--- title: "Gemini Spark review: Google's agent, prices and countries · AgentDots" description: "Gemini Spark profiled: how Google's round-the-clock agent works inside Gmail, Calendar and Docs, what Google AI Pro and Ultra cost, and the countries it skips." url: https://agentdots.org/agents/gemini-spark/ lang: en --- Google · May 19, 2026 # Gemini Spark Google's agent needs no introduction to your inbox or calendar, which makes it the bargain of the field in America and a non-starter across much of Europe. Spark lives in the Gemini app for Android, iOS, macOS and the browser, and it also surfaces within Gmail, Chrome and Photos, among other Google products. Google unveiled Gemini Spark at its I/O conference on 19 May 2026. The agent runs on Gemini 3.5 from Google's cloud and draws on everything your Google account already knows. Americans pay least: Google AI Pro includes it for $19.99 a month. In other supported countries it comes only with Google AI Ultra, whose two tiers cost $99.99 and $199.99 monthly, and Britain, Switzerland, Nigeria and the European Economic Area cannot buy it on any plan. ## A day run on timers Spark behaves less like a conversation partner and more like a well-kept diary. You tell it which Google apps it may touch, then set up jobs in the Gemini app: a weekly round-up of mail still awaiting a reply, say, or a task that springs into action when a particular client writes or a meeting moves. As many as 15 can run side by side. Over time, jobs you repeat harden into reusable skills, so the second request of a kind needs less explaining than the first, and the diary more or less keeps itself. ## Home advantage If your email, calendar, documents and photos already sit with Google, Spark starts with a head start no rival can match. Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Photos and Chrome are native territory, so nothing from a third party has to be plugged in. For Americans it is also the cheapest paid agent of the five, and Google AI Pro, at $19.99, throws in cloud storage and Google's other AI extras. The rollout came in stages: Ultra subscribers in May, the Mac in June, extra Ultra markets in early July, and the American Pro plan from 23 July. ## Outside the walled garden Step away from Google's own apps and much of the advantage fades. Spark cannot be reached from WhatsApp, Slack or any other chat app, which leaves it out of the places where many people actually talk. Its initiative is mostly scheduled rather than self-directed: it responds to timers and triggers instead of proposing work of its own. Geography bites too. Outside America the $19.99 plan does not include it, so you need Ultra at $99.99 a month or more, and in Britain, Switzerland, Nigeria and the European Economic Area no plan at all will do. ## Supervision required Spark operates on data Google already holds for you, which means its reach extends exactly as far as the apps you switch on for it. Google itself urges people to watch the agent closely and to interrupt when something looks wrong. Sensitive actions wait for your confirmation, and on business accounts Workspace administrators keep their usual controls. The practical discipline is simple: allow apps one at a time rather than all at once, and prune scheduled tasks that have outlived their purpose, because a forgotten trigger is still a live one. ### Suits - People whose life runs through Google - American subscribers on a budget - Recurring inbox and calendar chores - Jobs set off by emails or meetings ### Look elsewhere for - Anyone in Britain, the EEA, Switzerland or Nigeria - Work that lives mostly outside Google - People who want to text their agent For an American whose days run through Gmail and Calendar, Spark on the $19.99 plan is the best value in the category. Anyone elsewhere should first confirm their country is covered, then weigh whether Ultra pricing is justified by how much of their life Google already holds. MakerGoogle ModelGemini 3.5 LaunchedMay 19, 2026 From$19.99 a month Set-up time[about 10 minutes](https://agentdots.org/setup/gemini-spark/) Official site[gemini.google/overview/agent/spark](https://gemini.google/overview/agent/spark/) ## Prices - Google AI Pro$19.99 a month The cheapest paid door to Gemini Spark at $19.99 a month, but since July 2026 only subscribers in the US get the agent with it, and Google says more countries will follow. - Google AI Ultra (5x)$99.99 a month Gemini Spark with five times Pro usage for $99.99 a month, and the plan that unlocks it in most supported countries, with Nigeria, Switzerland, the UK and the EEA excluded. - Google AI Ultra (20x)$199.99 a month Twenty times Pro usage and access to Google's experimental features at $199.99 a month, aimed at heavy users whose working day already runs through Gmail, Calendar and Docs. [Prices →](https://agentdots.org/pricing/gemini-spark/) ## Compare - [Gemini Spark vs Dots](https://agentdots.org/compare/dots-vs-gemini-spark/) - [Gemini Spark vs Muse](https://agentdots.org/compare/muse-vs-gemini-spark/) - [Gemini Spark vs Claude](https://agentdots.org/compare/gemini-spark-vs-claude/) - [Gemini Spark vs OpenClaw](https://agentdots.org/compare/gemini-spark-vs-openclaw/) ## The agents at a glance | The agents at a glance | [Gemini Spark](https://agentdots.org/agents/gemini-spark/) | | --- | --- | | Keeps working when you log off Carries on with long or scheduled tasks after you close the app. | Yes | | Takes the initiative Suggests or starts useful work without being asked. | Partly | | Its own computer in the cloud Runs on a machine the provider hosts, not on your laptop. | Yes | | Lives in chat apps Reachable from messaging apps you already use. | No | | Talks by voice You can speak to it and hear answers. | Partly | | Buys things Can complete purchases or bookings for you. | Partly | | Standing rules Has a place for instructions that apply to every task. | Partly | | Choose the AI model Lets you decide which language model does the thinking. | No | | Run it yourself Runs on a laptop, home server or rented machine that you control. | No | | Free to start Has a free tier with the agent included. | No | | Built for teams Sold on business plans with admin controls. | Partly | A full dot means yes, a half dot means partly, an empty ring means no. ## News July 23, 2026 [Gemini Spark comes to US subscribers on the Google AI Pro plan](https://agentdots.org/news/spark-comes-to-ai-pro/) ## Incidents ## Questions readers ask ### Does Google AI Pro come with Gemini Spark? For American subscribers, yes: Google added it to the $19.99 plan on 23 July 2026. Everywhere else it currently takes Google AI Ultra, whose tiers cost $99.99 and $199.99 monthly. Google has promised to widen Pro access to more countries but has set no dates. ### Is Gemini Spark available in the UK or Europe? No. Google leaves out Britain, Switzerland, Nigeria and every EEA member on all of its plans, and has offered no timetable for change. The probable reason is the scrutiny regulators apply to agents acting on people's personal information. ### How many tasks can Gemini Spark run at once? As many as 15 at the same moment. Each one can be tied to a timetable, every Monday morning for instance, or to an event such as an incoming message or a rescheduled meeting. Jobs you set up again and again turn into reusable skills. ### Can I message Gemini Spark on WhatsApp or Slack? No. Spark cannot be reached through any chat app. Instead you open the Gemini app, which runs in a browser and on Android, iOS and macOS, or meet it inside Google products like Gmail, Chrome and Photos.