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GOOGLEarnings2026-04-29

Alphabet's CEO describes speed and cost improvements in Search as AI features have been added.

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Sundar Pichai · Alphabet Investor Relations · Alphabet 2026 Q1 Earnings Call

Even as we have brought new AI features into our results page, we have reduced Search latency by more than 35% over the past five years. And since upgrading AI Overviews and AI Mode to Gemini 3, we have reduced the cost of core AI responses by more than 30%, thanks to continued hardware and engineering breakthroughs.

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Key terms

latency
The delay between a user asking for something and the result appearing.
AI Overviews
AI-written summaries that appear at the top of Google search results.
AI Mode
A conversational, AI-driven way of searching within Google Search.

Educational summary of a public statement. Not investment advice.