Short answer: Gemini Agent is a business AI agent. Google Cloud's universal work agent: give it objectives, not instructions. It works across Workspace and third-party channels and can create coworker agents with their own Workspace identity.
Gemini Agent
Key facts
| Website | https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/google-cloud/gemini-at-work/ |
|---|---|
| Vendor | Google Cloud |
| Channels / category | Web, iOS, Android, Windows and Mac desktop, command line, Google Workspace, Slack, Microsoft 365 (per Google's keynote adaptation and 9to5Google) |
| Pricing / availability | Private preview. Included at no additional charge for Gemini Enterprise customers, including existing Workspace business and enterprise plans (per Implicator); charges for persistent coworkers or long autonomous tasks not yet published |
| Launched | 2026-10-08 |
| Funding (reported) | n/a (Google Cloud product) |
| Channels confirmed | Not confirmed |
| From the site (verbatim) | “Google Cloud’s new Gemini agent automates workflows by connecting to your business systems. See how it streamlines enterprise tasks in one prompt.” |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] |
| Last checked | 2026-10-13 |
What can Gemini Agent do?
- Announced 8 Oct 2026 at Gemini at Work 2026 as a universal agent for work source
- 'You give it objectives, not instructions': delegate an outcome and come back to finished work (Thomas Kurian keynote) source
- Runs each job on the best-fitting model, across Gemini and Anthropic's Claude models today source
- Coworker agents get their own Workspace account (email, calendar, Drive, directory entry) and act under their own identity source
- Works inline in Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides and Chat; mention @Gemini to invoke it source
- Hard spend caps in the Cloud Billing Console pause a project's agent when reached source
- In private preview; wide availability soon for select Workspace Business and Enterprise plans source
Frequently asked questions
What is Gemini Agent?
Google Cloud's universal work agent: give it objectives, not instructions. It works across Workspace and third-party channels and can create coworker agents with their own Workspace identity.
How much does Gemini Agent cost?
Private preview. Included at no additional charge for Gemini Enterprise customers, including existing Workspace business and enterprise plans (per Implicator); charges for persistent coworkers or long autonomous tasks not yet published
Where can you use Gemini Agent?
Web, iOS, Android, Windows and Mac desktop, command line, Google Workspace, Slack, Microsoft 365 (per Google's keynote adaptation and 9to5Google)
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