How to Disable AI Mode in Chrome: Step-by-Step (2026)

Chrome quietly added AI Mode to the address bar and to Google search results in 2025. For some users it is helpful. For others it is unwanted clutter and an extra interaction step. This guide covers every place AI Mode appears in Chrome and how to turn each one off.

The Short Answer

AI Mode in Chrome lives in three places: the omnibox (address bar) entry point, the AI Mode tab on Google search results, and the right-click context menu. Each has a separate control. The fastest path is to disable the chrome://flags entry that controls the omnibox AI Mode entry point, then opt out of AI Mode at the Google account level so it does not return on next sign-in.

Disable AI Mode in the Chrome Omnibox

The omnibox AI Mode entry is the small Gemini icon that appears in the address bar when you start typing a query. To remove it:

1. Open Chrome.
2. Type chrome://flags in the address bar and press Enter.
3. In the search box at the top, type AI Mode or omnibox AI.
4. Look for a flag named something like AI Mode omnibox entry point or Gemini in omnibox.
5. Set the dropdown to Disabled.
6. Click Relaunch at the bottom right to restart Chrome.

The icon should be gone after relaunch. If the flag does not appear, the feature is not enabled for your Chrome version, and you do not need to do anything.

Disable AI Mode in Google Search Results

When AI Mode is enabled at the account level, Google search results show an AI Mode tab next to All, Images, Videos, and so on. To remove it:

1. Go to labs.google.com on the same Google account you use in Chrome.
2. Find AI Mode.
3. Click Leave or toggle off.

If you do not see AI Mode in Search Labs, it has been moved out of Labs and into the default search experience. In that case there is no on-off toggle, and the only way to remove it is to use a content blocker or a search-cleaning extension that hides it.

Our Search Cleaner extension hides the AI Mode tab along with AI Overviews, sponsored ads, shopping carousels, and 22 other Google search elements. Each has its own toggle, so you only hide what you want hidden.

Disable Keep Exploring with AI Mode

Keep Exploring with AI Mode is a follow-up suggestion Google adds at the bottom of search results, prompting you to continue the search inside AI Mode.

There is no direct toggle for this prompt. It appears when AI Mode is enabled on your account. Disabling AI Mode in Search Labs removes the prompt as well. If AI Mode is no longer in Labs for you, the prompt is part of the default experience and a search-cleaning extension is the practical fix.

Disable AI Mode from the Right-Click Context Menu

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Chrome added a right-click option called Search with AI Mode in some versions. To remove it:

1. Type chrome://flags in the address bar.
2. Search for context menu AI or Search with AI.
3. Set to Disabled.
4. Relaunch Chrome.

If the flag does not exist for your Chrome version, the right-click entry was removed in a later update or never enabled for you.

Disable AI Mode in the Search Bar Specifically

The Google homepage search bar and the in-page search box both show an AI Mode entry next to the microphone and camera icons. This is controlled at the Google account level, not in Chrome.

1. Sign in to your Google account.
2. Go to labs.google.com.
3. Disable AI Mode.
4. Reload google.com.

If the icon persists, sign out of all Google accounts in Chrome, then sign in only to the account you disabled.

Disable AI Mode in Chrome Mobile

On Chrome for Android, AI Mode is controlled the same way as desktop. Open chrome://flags, search for AI Mode, set to Disabled, and tap Relaunch.

On Chrome for iOS, chrome://flags is not exposed the same way. The control is in Chrome Settings, then Sync and Google services, then Search assistance or Gemini. Toggle it off.

If AI Mode Keeps Coming Back

Google sometimes re-enables features after major updates or sign-ins. If your AI Mode flags reset:

1. Open chrome://flags and reset all to default, then re-disable just the AI Mode flags. This avoids accumulated flag state issues.
2. Sign out of all Google accounts in Chrome.
3. Clear cookies for google.com.
4. Sign back in with only the account where AI Mode is disabled in Search Labs.
5. Restart Chrome.

If the feature still returns, it has likely been promoted out of Labs and is now part of the default experience. The only reliable removal at that point is a search-cleaning extension.

Key Takeaways

Chrome AI Mode lives in multiple surfaces, each with its own control. Disable the omnibox flag in chrome://flags, opt out of AI Mode in Search Labs, and if Google has promoted the feature out of Labs, use a search-cleaning extension to hide what cannot be turned off. The same approach works for Chrome on Windows, Mac, Linux, ChromeOS, and Android. iOS is a special case with limited flag access.