Google Spark is a new cloud AI agent, but it will cost at least $100 per month

Google has introduced Spark, a new Gemini powered AI agent that is designed to work in the cloud and handle digital tasks across your apps. The assistant was announced at Google I/O 2026 and will first roll out to trusted testers before reaching Google AI Ultra subscribers.

Spark is not meant to be a normal chatbot that waits inside an app. Google describes it as a 24 hour cloud based agent that can move across your digital life, use connected services, and work on longer tasks without needing constant manual input.

The assistant can connect to Google services such as Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and Slides. That means it can help with tasks like checking email, drafting replies, building documents, making study guides, or using information from your files to complete a broader request.

Google says Spark can also create sub agents to handle different parts of a task. For example, one part of Spark could review your inbox, another could pull details from a document, and another could prepare a draft. That kind of setup shows where Google wants AI agents to go next: not just answering questions, but doing multi step work.

The third party support could make Spark more powerful over time. Google plans to add MCP connectors for services such as Adobe, Asana, Box, Canva, Dropbox, HubSpot, Intuit, Monday, Pandora, Spotify, and Wix. That could let Spark check project status, help with creative files, find cloud documents, or assist with tasks outside Google’s own apps.

Spark will live in the cloud rather than on your computer. That has two sides. It means Spark can keep working without being tied to your device, but it also means it will depend on cloud access and permissions. Google has not yet fully explained how approval controls and permission limits will work, which will be important for a tool that can act across email, documents, and third party services.

Google is also changing its AI Ultra plan around Spark. The plan will now start at $100 per month, with a higher tier reaching $200 per month. That means Spark will not be available to AI Pro subscribers at launch. It is clearly being positioned as a premium productivity tool for people or businesses that want an AI assistant to manage work in the background.

Google also plans to launch Android Halo later this year. This will be a new interface where you can watch Spark’s live progress as it works through tasks. That could help people understand what the agent is doing instead of leaving everything hidden in the background.

Spark shows how quickly AI assistants are moving from chat tools into task running agents. The promise is useful: less inbox management, faster document creation, smarter reminders, and help across many apps. The concern is also obvious. An AI agent with broad access to your digital life needs strong controls, clear permissions, and easy ways to review what it is doing.

For now, Spark looks like an ambitious but expensive step in Google’s AI strategy. At $100 per month, it is not aimed at casual Gemini users. It is aimed at people who see enough value in handing routine digital work to an AI agent that runs all day in the cloud.