Google courts coders and consumers at I/O, touts cheaper AI model for enterprises

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California: Alphabet’s Google on Tuesday put AI agents directly into its search box and rolled out a faster, cheaper version of its Gemini model, aiming to blunt gains by rivals Anthropic and OpenAI among enterprise customers.

Alphabet, which recently came within striking distance of Nvidia as the world’s most valuable company, also reinforced its core consumer products including Search and YouTube by announcing a set of agents that will autonomously complete tasks like making purchases, monitoring ticket availabilities, and planning schedules in real time.