Google's AI Mode Introduces Interactive Financial Charts in Search

Google's AI Mode Now Creates Interactive Stock Charts For You

Alex Valdes from Bellevue, Washington has been pumping content into the Internet river for quite a while, including stints at MSNBC.com, MSN, Bing, MoneyTalksNews, Tipico and more. He admits to being somewhat fascinated by the Cambridge coffee webcam back in the Roaring '90s. Google's AI Mode now can create interactive charts when users ask questions about stocks and mutual funds, the company said in a blog post Thursday. Users might ask the site to compare five years of stock performances for the biggest tech companies, or request to see mutual funds with the best rates of return over the past decade. Gemini, Google's AI engine, will then create an interactive graph and comprehensive explanation. I created a sample by going to the webpage for the new experiment (if you try it at work, you might learn that your admin has banned it, but it should work on a personal computer). Once there, I told it exactly what I wanted, "make me an interactive chart showing MSFT stock over the past five years." It produced the chart, and I was able to move the slider from one date to another, showing the stock price on that date. It's the same kind of chart you can probably get at your financial advisor's site, but it did work. But be warned: AI has accuracy issues, and users need to be extra-careful with financial information of any kind. "AI has historically struggled with quantitative reasoning tasks," said Sam Taube, lead investing writer at personal finance company NerdWallet. "It looks like Google's AI mode will often provide links to its data sources when answering financial queries. It's probably worth clicking those links to make sure that the raw data does, in fact, match the AI's output. If there's no link to a data source, proceed with caution; consider manually double-checking any numbers in the AI's output. I wouldn't trust any AI model to do its own math yet." The feature is a new experiment from Google Labs. At its I/O conference last month, Google announced AI Mode's ability to create interactive graphics for complex sets of data. The feature is now only for queries about stocks and mutual funds, but it will be expanded to other topics eventually. "I'd avoid asking AI any 'should I invest in XYZ' type questions," Taube told CNET. "The top AI models may be smart, but they aren't credentialed financial advisors and probably don't know enough about your personal financial situation to give good advice. What's more, AI doesn't have a great track record at picking investments, at least so far. Many AI-powered ETFs (funds that use AI to pick stocks to invest in) are underperforming the S&P 500 this year."

Google debuts interactive charts in AI Mode to help make you a finance whiz

Google debuted Search's AI Mode as a Labs experiment to select users earlier this year. At I/O, the company expanded availability to all US users, added Deep Search and Project Astra capabilities to the feature, and previewed some upcoming features, including AI Mode's ability to generate interactive graphics for complex datasets. Google has now started testing this feature for finance-related queries. Google announced the new feature in a recent blog post, highlighting how AI Mode can help users compare and analyze financial information over a specific period with a custom-made interactive graph based on their query. As illustrated in the following clip, when asked to "compare the stock performance of blue chip CPG companies in 2024," AI Mode generates a stock price comparison graph and a table that dynamically updates the stock prices when you interact with the graph.

Google AI Mode can create charts to answer financial questions, Google Labs tests 'Portraits'

At I/O 2025, Google previewed a number of upcoming features for AI Mode, and the ability to create interactive charts is now in testing. Google can now answer your questions with custom data visualization and graphs. The first domain for this is financial data when asking about stocks and mutual funds. This can be used to compare stocks, see prices during a specific period, and more. Ask to "compare the stock performance of blue chip CPG companies in 2024." Instead of manually researching individual companies and their stock prices, AI Mode does the heavy lifting for you using Gemini's advanced multi-step reasoning and multimodal capabilities. And ask a follow up like "did any of these companies pay back dividends?" and AI Mode understands what to research for you. Google credits "advanced models [that] understand the intent of the question," with AI Mode using historical and real-time information. It will then "intelligently determine how to present information to help you make sense of it." You can interact with the generated chart and ask follow-up questions. To try this out, make sure you've enabled AI Mode in Search Labs. In the future, you will be able to ask about sports. Other AI Mode features Google previewed at I/O include Search Live, Deep Search, Personal Context, and agentic capabilities powered by Project Mariner. In other AI Mode tweaks, Google restored Lens and voice input to the Search bar when you're scrolling through the Discover feed. Meanwhile, Google Labs today announced an experiment that "lets you interact conversationally with AI representations of trusted experts built in partnership with the experts themselves." You can ask questions of these "Portraits" and get back responses based on their knowledge and "authentic" content/work in the expert's voice "via an illustrated avatar." The first is from "Radical Candor" author Kim Scott. You might want to ask about "tough workplace situations or practice difficult conversations." Portraits use "Gemini's understanding and reasoning capabilities to generate a relevant and insightful response." Google says it "conducted extensive testing and implemented user feedback mechanisms to proactively identify and address potential problematic scenarios."

Try new data visualizations and graphs for finance queries in AI Mode.

Today, we're starting to roll out interactive chart visualizations in AI Mode in Labs to help bring financial data to life for questions on stocks and mutual funds. Now, you can compare and analyze information over a specific time period and get an interactive graph and comprehensive explanation -- custom-built for your question. Ask to "compare the stock performance of blue chip CPG companies in 2024." Instead of manually researching individual companies and their stock prices, AI Mode does the heavy lifting for you using Gemini's advanced multi-step reasoning and multimodal capabilities. And ask a follow up like "did any of these companies pay back dividends?" and AI Mode understands what to research for you. Under the hood, our advanced models understand the intent of the question, tap into real-time and historical information and intelligently determine how to present information to help you make sense of it. Try it out today in Labs!

AI Mode in Google Search Can Now Generate Interactive Charts and Graphs

The company recently added the Search Live feature in AI Mode Google added a new feature to AI Mode on Friday, the artificial intelligence (AI) search experience within Google Search. The new feature can create interactive graphs and charts by intelligently visualising data to help users easily understand data patterns. The Mountain View-based tech giant said the feature can be particularly useful when analysing financial data. The AI models behind the feature can capture a specific data point across a period of time, and then show it in a graphical representation. In a blog post, the tech giant detailed the new feature. Currently, this experience can only be accessed via Google Labs and is available as a preview. Individuals in the US can visit Labs and activate the feature from there. Google said the data visualisation feature is designed to help users with questions on stocks and mutual funds. It is unclear whether users can ask the chatbot to generate a chart or graph about a topic, or whether AI Mode generates it automatically, based on its understanding of its relevance. Based on the example shared by the company, it created an interactive chart on its own when asked a stock-related question. Another uncertainty is whether the feature works for topics outside of financial questions, or is currently just limited to that. Google says the feature can compare and analyse information over a specific time period, and then present the data in an interactive graph along with a detailed explanation to help users gain an understanding of the query. Highlighting an example, the company said that when a user asks AI Mode to "compare the stock performance of blue chip CPG companies in 2024," the underlying Gemini model uses reasoning and multimodal capabilities to generate an interactive chart instead of showing individual companies and their stock prices in a text or table format. Users can also ask follow-up questions, such as if any of these companies pay back dividends, and the AI Mode will show that information as well. As per a report, recently, Google began rolling out Search Live, a Gemini Live-like feature that lets users experience AI Mode hands-free, to some users in the US.