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How Google's updated AI Mode will ease your tab clutter when you search

Google Chrome's new AI Mode cuts tab clutter with side-by-side search results—shipping now.

Reporting by ZDNet AI 1 min brief
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Why it matters

Google is shipping a UX feature that improves search-to-result workflows using AI-assisted browsing, directly competing with Perplexity and other AI search products in the consumer layer.

The key facts

8 to know

  1. Google Chrome AI Mode launches side-by-side search result viewing

  2. Feature addresses tab clutter in search workflows

  3. Positions Google against AI-native search competitors like Perplexity

  4. Published April 2026 — suggests current product timeline

  5. Google Chrome AI Mode launches with side-by-side search result viewing

  6. Feature reduces tab clutter and improves search result visibility

  7. Integration at browser level targets millions of daily active users

  8. Product positions AI as workflow optimization, not chatbot novelty

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Publisher excerpt: With the new AI Mode, any search result you visit opens side-by-side with your search window so you can more easily view them together.
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