Google today made three features of Gmail AI free to all individual account holders in the United States, removing the subscription requirement that was previously restricted to Google AI Pro or Ultra tiers.
Help Me Write allows users to compose an entire email from scratch by typing prompts. Similar to Apple Intelligence's writing tools, Help Me Write includes refinement options such as Formalize, Elaborate, and Shorten, and users can also apply Polish to messages they've already written. This feature is available on the web, Android, and iOS and can be accessed by tapping the pen icon with the AI Spark badge.
Gmail is also rolling out personalized suggested replies, an evolution of smart replies that goes beyond generic responses. This feature analyzes the context of the conversation and matches the tone and style of your writing. For example, if a colleague asks about rescheduling a meeting for another day, a suggested reply can be drafted to reflect the way the user typically communicates, and then reviewed before sending.
The third new free feature is AI summaries of long email threads. When you start a long conversation, an AI summary card may appear at the top with a bulleted list of the main points discussed.
All three features are expected to roll out to personal account users in the US today, and then become available worldwide.
The change comes amid a preview of a new “AI Inbox” feature that Google will introduce in the coming months. The redesigned view appears as a new option alongside the classic inbox, providing personalized briefings that show important information without users having to open individual messages.
Google's AI Inbox also includes a “Suggested To-Do” section that highlights bills, reminders, and short-term tasks, and a “Keep me up on topics” that provides context for messages that are important but not actionable right away. Google says the feature is currently available to Trusted Testers and will be rolled out more broadly later this year.
