Is Google testing an AI Mode button on the search results page?

Yes — Search Engine Roundtable spotted an AI Mode button in the search bar on Google's results page, a placement beyond the homepage search box where it already appears. Google has not confirmed the test, and the button doesn't show for every query.

single-source — confirmation pending

Search Engine Roundtable · Sep 18 Sep 18 Google Search AEO

Google tests AI Mode button on the search results page

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Is Google testing an AI Mode button on the search results page?: Yes — Search Engine Roundtable spotted an AI Mode button in the search bar on Google's results page, a placement beyond the homepage search box where it already appears. Google has not confirmed the test, and the button doesn't show for every query.

Google is testing an AI Mode button inside the search bar on its results page, not just the homepage, per Search Engine Roundtable. Barry Schwartz said he could replicate the test but it doesn’t appear for every query, and Google has not confirmed it.

Why it matters: Another entry point into AI Mode inside the results page itself would shorten the path from a normal search to an AI Mode session, on top of surfaces where AI Mode is already reachable.

The record: Google Google AI Mode

Glossary: AI Mode

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Posted to the wire September 18, 2026. Edited by Joe Balewski.

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