How to Turn Off Google AI Mode

Can you turn off Google AI Mode?

Google currently does not offer a universal switch to disable AI-generated answers in search. This page covers workarounds for reducing Google's broader AI search experience, including AI Mode, AI Overviews, and other AI-generated results.

AI features such as AI Overviews are becoming a built-in part of the search experience rather than optional experiments. Because of this, the best available options involve bypassing or reducing AI summaries rather than disabling them permanently. If you are looking specifically to hide AI Overview summary blocks from the search results page, see How to Hide Google AI Overviews.

Google describes AI Overviews as a feature that helps users understand complex questions and discover information across the web. You can read more in Google's AI features documentation.

Method 1: Switch to Web results only

The most reliable way to avoid AI-generated summaries is to use the Web results filter. This filter shows traditional search results without most search features.

Steps

1. Perform a search on Google
2. Click More in the results filter bar
3. Select Web

The Web filter removes most search features including:

• AI Overviews
• featured snippets
• knowledge panels
• product widgets

This provides a more traditional list of blue-link results.

Method 2: Use the Web-only search parameter

Another workaround is forcing Google to display Web-only results through a URL parameter.

Example:

https://www.google.com/search?q=your-query&udm=14

The parameter udm=14 tells Google to show Web results only, which typically removes AI-generated summaries.

Some users create browser bookmarks using this parameter to bypass AI answers more quickly.

Method 3: Use Verbatim search

Google's Verbatim search option disables most query rewriting and semantic interpretation.

Steps

1. Perform a search
2. Click Tools
3. Open the dropdown under All results
4. Select Verbatim

Verbatim search forces Google to match the exact words in your query. Although this does not always remove AI summaries entirely, it often reduces AI-generated responses.

Method 4: Use alternative search engines

Some users prefer search engines that emphasize traditional results. Examples include:

• DuckDuckGo
• Brave Search
• Kagi

However, many search engines are also introducing AI-generated answers, so the experience may still include AI features depending on the query.

Why Google is integrating AI into search

Google is gradually integrating AI into search to help users explore complex questions more efficiently. AI-generated answers summarize information from multiple webpages and provide quick explanations before users explore individual sources.

Google explains that these AI features are designed to help users discover information more efficiently while still linking to relevant webpages. You can read more in Google's AI Overviews help page.

What this means for websites

Even though some users prefer traditional search results, AI-generated answers are becoming a permanent part of the search ecosystem.

Instead of competing only for search rankings, websites may now gain visibility when they are cited as sources inside AI-generated responses. For marketers and SEO teams, this shift means websites must optimize not only for rankings but also for AI search visibility, ensuring their content can be discovered and referenced by AI systems.

If you want to understand how websites can appear in these AI-generated answers, see our guide on how to rank in Google AI Mode.

Important note

Google frequently changes how AI features appear in search. Some methods for bypassing AI summaries may only work in certain regions or during specific rollout phases.

Because AI search is evolving quickly, the effectiveness of these workarounds may change over time.

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