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Google has shown the shop window and half the industry is already acting as if the store were open. It isn't. The new Google Search ads with Gemini are tests, pilots and upcoming rollouts, not a general launch for every advertiser.

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TL;DR: The no-nonsense summary

Verdict: get prepared and ask uncomfortable questions; don't switch on imaginary campaigns.
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Availability in Spain/EU: Unconfirmed

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The source does not confirm availability in Spain or the EU. The rollout stage is unspecified. Eligibility: tests and pilots, with no general access or confirmed regional list. Do not equate these formats with AI Max.

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Source: https://blog.google/products/ads-commerce/google-marketing-live-search-ads/

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What are Google’s new Gemini-powered Search ads?

They are experimental formats in which Gemini adapts or accompanies ad creative based on the query and context. The official Google announcement of May 20, 2026 describes them in far less epic terms than some headlines do: tests, pilot programmes, “coming soon” and rollouts over the following months.

Conversational Discovery ads use Gemini to tailor creative to a user’s specific question. Highlighted Answers lets relevant ads appear within recommendation lists generated in AI Mode.

In both cases, a Gemini-generated explanation appears alongside the advertiser’s creative. Google says the content will retain its sponsored label. And one thing is worth remembering: placing advertising inside an answer does not magically turn it into a neutral recommendation.

Google has also announced two more pieces for Google Search. AI-powered Shopping ads will generate personalised product explanations. Business Agent for Leads will add a conversational agent built from the advertiser’s website to answer queries and capture leads.

Then there is Direct Offers. The pilot is expanding with Gemini-generated promotional bundles, native checkout for merchants compatible with UCP, and future travel-related offers. Future. Let’s not let that word disappear under the carpet.

Are Gemini-powered ads available in Spain?

There is no confirmed availability in Spain or the European Union. The official source does not publish a list of markets, access requirements or criteria for joining the tests either.

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Availability: what is confirmed and what is unknown

We also do not know the specific bidding model, pricing, performance metrics or selection process. A post translated into or accessible from Europe does not prove commercial availability. It sounds obvious, but then come the screenshots, the “it’s already here” claims and the smoke-and-mirrors party.

AI Max for Search is not the same launch

AI Max for Search is a separate solution for optimising search campaigns. Google recommends AI Max for Search, AI Max for Shopping and Performance Max as the foundation for making the most of the new formats, but enabling those campaigns does not guarantee access to any test.

The confusion stems from a timing nuance. In September 2025, Google said AI Max for Search was expanding globally to all advertisers, though it was still in beta. In April 2026, it announced that it was leaving beta and that legacy features would migrate.

Neither announcement makes Conversational Discovery ads, Highlighted Answers, AI-powered Shopping ads or Business Agent for Leads generally available. Same ecosystem, different timelines. Mixing them up is like giving the whole family credit for one cousin’s gym membership.

If you need to put the pieces in order before touching your campaigns, here is this complete guide to Google Ads. It is also worth reviewing what really changes in Google AI Max reporting, because that is a product with its own journey.

What do they mean for advertisers and agencies?

If these formats move ahead, creative will no longer be solely what the advertiser supplies. Gemini may build an explanatory layer between the ad and the user. It will need as much oversight as a headline or landing page.

My take is clear: turning on Gemini will offer little competitive advantage. The difference will lie in feeding the system well and spotting when it invents a connection, overstates a benefit or explains the product in a tone the brand would never use.

For retailers, that means clean product listings, complete attributes, consistent promotions and up-to-date pricing. For lead generation, it means a website that genuinely answers customer questions. If Business Agent for Leads learns from a website full of empty phrases, it will return empty phrases at spectacular speed. Boom. Innovation.

If this rolls out, agencies will have another headache: separating the performance of the ad from the generated explanation and the conversation that follows. If Google does not provide enough detail, we may know there was a conversion without understanding which promise caused it. Try auditing that.

Then there is the client conversation. Teams will need to agree on what AI can rephrase, which claims are prohibited, who approves promotions and how errors are logged. In regulated sectors, leaving it until later is playing with fire and handing the bill to the PPC manager.

The limits Google still has not explained

Basic operational answers are still missing: countries, eligibility, dates, editorial controls, reporting and error handling. Without them, it is impossible to judge actual performance or design a serious rollout.

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Google does confirm that ads will retain their sponsored-content identification. It does not confirm how far advertisers will be able to approve, block or rebuild each generated explanation. That difference is huge.

Google automation needs a professional to keep it within sound boundaries. Solid data, exclusions, search-term reviews, commercial consistency and someone watching the account. Blind faith? None.

Could these formats respond better to complex intent and reduce friction before the click? Yes. Could they also blur the brand message and hide decisions inside a conversational interface? Also yes.

Google Search ads with Gemini deserve attention, but today they call for preparation, not fanfare. Get catalogues and pages in order, define brand controls and ask about actual access in your market. Until Google publishes countries, dates and conditions, any “available to everyone now” claim is advertising about advertising. And rather poor advertising at that.

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