Google launches Gemini Spark AI agent in India, Hong Kong

Google has expanded the international availability of its Gemini Spark AI agent, launching the service in India and Hong Kong this week. The rollout marks a significant step in the company's push to move its AI beyond simple chat interactions and into the realm of persistent, task-executing assistants.

Gemini Spark is designed as a background agent that can carry out multi-step workflows across Google's ecosystem of applications, including Gmail, Drive, Docs, Calendar, and YouTube. Unlike a standard chatbot that responds to individual prompts, Spark is intended to operate continuously, working on user-directed tasks even after a device is locked or turned off. The agent is powered by the Gemini 3.5 Flash model and runs on Google's Antigravity platform.

The service is now available to Google AI Ultra subscribers aged 18 and above in India, where the premium plan starts at approximately 6,500 rupees per month. In Hong Kong, the launch follows the removal of regional geofences for Google's generative AI services earlier this year, allowing local users direct access. The agent was first introduced at the company's I/O 2026 conference in May and initially made available to trusted...