Home Emerging Tech News Gemini may not stay ad-free in the age of ChatGPT ads Google OpenAI recently started testing ads inside ChatGPT , and AI companies are already trying to figure out whether advertising inside an AI chatbot can work without annoying users. Now Google is making it clear that Gemini may not avoid that business model forever. During Alphabet’s Q1 2026 earnings call , Google Chief Business Officer Philipp Schindler was asked directly about ads in the Gemini app. He kept the answer measured, saying Google’s current focus is the free tier, subscriptions, and AI plans, while the company is working on monetizing AI Mode in Search first. Google Could ads really come to the Gemini app? While not revealing any immediate plans, Schindler did say that if Google finds an ad format that works well in AI Mode, the same idea could eventually be used in the Gemini app .…