Google Gemini Personal Intelligence Hits U.S. Free Tier: Is Canada Next?

Google is rolling out its Personal Intelligence feature to all free-tier users in the United States, allowing its AI to pull specific details from apps like Gmail, Photos, and Search to provide more relevant answers.

The feature works by connecting the dots across your personal Google data. Instead of providing generic advice, Gemini can now look at your actual purchase receipts to help troubleshoot a tech issue or scan your travel confirmations to calculate if you have enough time to grab a meal during a flight layover. It can even suggest shopping items that match previous purchases, such as finding a bag with hardware that specifically matches a pair of shoes you recently bought.

“Personal Intelligence allows you to securely connect the dots across your Google apps — like Gmail, Google Photos and more — to provide responses that are uniquely relevant to you,” the company explained on Tuesday.

We first learned about Personal Intelligence when it was announced in January. The feature makes life easier for those that are intertwined into the Google ecosystem across Gmail, Google Photos, Search and more. It debuted in beta at the time for paid Pro and Ultra subscribers in the U.S., but now is going free to all.

Google says the feature is not available for Workspace business or education accounts and is strictly for personal Google accounts. As for privacy, Google says users have full control over which apps are connected and that the AI does not train directly on your private Gmail inbox or Photos library.

While this powerful integration is currently limited to the U.S. across AI Mode in Search, Chrome, and the Gemini app, we can only hope this expansion makes its way to Canada soon.