Google says AI Mode's lower monetization is weighing on Search
Original title: [AINews] Google admits AI Mode hurts Search revenue; -15% $500B drop worst since 2004 IPO. AI Bear Market coming?
The same digest covers Anthropic dropping Claude Ultra's 5-hour cap and several new model releases.
Google's chief business officer said strong growth in AI Mode queries weighed on results because those queries monetize less than classic Search. The Latent Space roundup links that comment to a broader tech selloff and cooler public AI-market sentiment. It also reports Anthropic renaming its Max tiers and lifting the 5-hour limit on verified Ultra plans, plus releases including Gemini 4 Carbon, Genie 4 and Mistral Large 4.
Unconfirmed: The headline's $500B drop and "worst since 2004" figures are not confirmed in the quoted remarks; cited subscription margins are labeled unverified.
- Philipp Schindler said AI Mode query growth hit results via lower monetization.
- Anthropic renamed Max 5x to Max at $100/month and Max 20x to Ultra at $200/month.
- Verified Ultra accounts lose the 5-hour session limit; weekly limits stay.
- Gemini 4 Carbon is ranked #1 in Text Arena; Genie 4 is a research preview.
- Mistral Large 4 is described as 1T parameters with a 1M-token context.
- Products
- AI ModeGoogle SearchClaude
- Organizations
- Google DeepMind
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