Google launches Gemini subscriptions to help corporate workers build AI agents (www.cnbc.com)

Google has introduced Gemini Enterprise ($30 per user/month) and Gemini Business ($21 per user/month), subscription tiers that package its Agentspace agent-building tools for nontechnical corporate workers. The offerings include premade agents for software development, data science and customer engagement, connectors to enterprise data in Box, Microsoft and Salesforce, and access to third‑party agents (Workday and others). A notable built‑in governance feature, Model Armor, inspects and blocks problematic requests and responses so organizations can enforce security and compliance without bespoke setups. Existing Agentspace customers will be upgraded to the new plans for the remainder of their contracts. The launch signals Google’s push to move companies from pilot projects toward practical agent use by lowering technical barriers and adding enterprise controls. Analysts caution many firms are still exploring rather than deploying agents at scale, but built‑in governance and no‑code agent creation could ease procurement and risk concerns. Technically, Gemini subscriptions rely on Google’s multimodal Gemini models (text, images, video), so commercial customers will watch how quickly Google rolls model improvements (e.g., the upcoming Gemini 3.0) into the platform. The move comes amid similar pushes from OpenAI and Microsoft to integrate third‑party tools, highlighting a competitive race to become the default enterprise agent platform.