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Gemini Spark
A 24/7 personal AI agent that lives across your Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, YouTube, and Maps. It keeps working when your laptop is closed: drafting replies, watching for deadlines, and running multi-step jobs in the background.
Pricing
Google AI Ultra at $200/month (reduced from $250 this week). The catch: Spark is currently a US-only beta limited to Ultra subscribers, with Pro tier ($20/month) access promised "soon." Most readers will be watching this one for the next 60 days, not using it. Worth knowing what is coming.
As reported in our 23 May 2026 issue.
Try it in 3 steps
- Open the Gemini app, switch to the Spark tab, and connect your Google Workspace.
- Set up the "Daily Brief": Spark pulls Gmail, Calendar, and Tasks into a priority-ranked morning digest delivered by 7am.
- Try one real cross-app prompt, like: "Find the contract Sarah sent last month, summarize the changes, and email her the redline." Spark executes end-to-end and reports back when it is done.
Where we covered it
- 23 May 2026, Tool of the Week: Did Google Just Out-Ship Everyone?
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