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Google Expands Gemini’s Deep Research Tool to Workspace Apps, Offers It for Free

Google Expands Gemini’s Deep Research Tool to Workspace Apps, Offers It for Free

Deep Research in Gemini now allows users to select sources which can be a combination of Search, Drive, Gmail, and Chat.

Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Rohan Pal | Updated: 7 November 2025 12:12 IST

Google Expands Gemini’s Deep Research Tool to Workspace Apps, Offers It for Free

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Google says the new feature will ground Deep Research in the user’s data to create more relevant reports

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Highlights

Deep Research sources are currently only available on the Gemini website
Google said it will be added to the mobile apps in the coming days
Gemini’s Deep Research tool was first introduced in March

Google added a new feature to its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Gemini on Wednesday. The new addition is the expansion of the Deep Research tool, which can now connect to several Google Workspace platforms and process data stored there to create more comprehensive reports. With this, the Mountain View-based tech giant has also taken big steps to deepen the integration of Gemini within its ecosystem. Interestingly, it is a free feature, meaning even those without a paid subscription can access and use it.

Gemini Deep Research Now Connects to Workspace Platforms

In a blog post, the tech giant announced and detailed the new functionality in Deep Research. As a refresher, Deep Research is the company's agentic tool that creates a comprehensive research plan based on the prompt and then executes it. At the time of releasing the feature, Google called it a research assistant that can be useful for students as well as scientists writing a new thesis.

Now, Gemini's Deep Research can pull in info from @Gmail, @GoogleDrive, and Chat when you connect your @GoogleWorkspace account to give you more context-aware reports.

To try it, just select “Deep Research” in Gemini on desktop and choose your sources. Coming to mobile soon.
— Google Gemini App (@GeminiApp) November 6, 2025

At the time, the feature only used information from the web or a document the user uploaded to create the report. But now, users can connect it to Google Drive, which includes Docs, Slides, Sheets and PDFs, Gmail, and Google Chat. This means it can access files, emails, chat messages, and more to draw data and analyse them. It is currently available on the website, with access to mobile apps to be added soon.

Using the feature is pretty straightforward. After visiting the Gemini website, select Deep Research from the Tools menu, and a new option dubbed Sources appears. Click on it and it will show four new options — Search, Drive, Gmail, and Chat. Just selecting Search will result in the tool running a typical web-based search to find information. But to ground the tool, users can just select their Gmail, Drive and Chat. This will help them create reports on their data and projects.

Highlighting an example of what users can do with this new functionality, the post mentioned, “you can start a market analysis for a new product by having Deep Research analyse your team's initial brainstorming docs, related email threads and project plans.”

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Akash Dutta is a Chief Sub Editor at Gadgets 360. He is particularly interested in the social impact of technological developments and loves reading about emerging fields such as AI, metaverse, and fediverse. In his free time, he can be seen supporting his favourite football club - Chelsea, watching movies and anime, and sharing passionate opinions on food. More