Google Pics launches to create and edit images in Google Docs, Slides, and Drive
Google has launched 'Google Pics,' a new image generation and editing tool integrated into Workspace apps like Docs and Slides. The service is currently restricted to premium AI subscribers and business customers.
Why it matters
This rollout reflects Google's aggressive push to integrate generative AI directly into productivity workflows to compete with other AI-powered office suites.
Today Google is starting to make Google Pics available. Google Pics is a new service that is not to be confused with Google Photos or Google Images. Google Pics is billed by Google as providing you with "a suite of fine-tuned editing capabilities that let you generate images and make precise edits rather than starting from scratch".
Why this couldn't just be a Gemini feature is unclear. It is also using Nano Banana, although Google doesn't say which version. Pics is both a standalone product and integrated into Google Workspace apps, starting with Slides, Docs, and Drive, so it will let you "edit images where you're already working".
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