Google unveils Googlebook, a new AI-native laptop line built around Gemini

At its annual Android Show, Google has announced a new laptop line called Googlebook. Ben Greenwood, the company's director of Android Experiences, said at the event that the devices are "designed from the ground up for AI." The first Googlebooks are expected to launch in autumn 2026.

The Googlebook range does not directly replace Google's Chromebook line; it sits alongside it. But Google has said the Googlebook is "more powerful" and offers a "more proactive personal assistant." The operating system underneath has been referred to in pre-launch leaks as Aluminium OS, a fusion of Android and ChromeOS.

According to Greenwood, the Googlebook will have a device architecture in which Gemini runs "deeply integrated with every app." On current Windows and macOS laptops, Gemini runs as a Chrome plug-in or standalone app, which forces unwanted context switches. On the Googlebook, Gemini is placed at system level.

On hardware, the Googlebooks will be built around Snapdragon X3 Elite and Mediatek Dimensity AI-Plus architectures. The NPU (neural processing unit) output of both is around 50 TOPS, well above the 36 TOPS of Apple's new M5 processor.

TechCrunch reports that the Googlebooks will be priced between $700 and $900 — roughly twice the price of the Chromebook line ($350-$500). Google is partnered with Lenovo, Asus and Acer as the OEM manufacturers. A premium tier called Googlebook Pro is expected in 2027.

On the software side, the Googlebook will run a new platform called Gemini Intelligence. Google's materials describe a Liquid Glass-like visual treatment and a design focus on collapsing fragmented information into meaningful summaries. For example, Gmail, Calendar and Docs are presented as able to answer joint questions about a contract-signing flow.

When working on a document, Gemini is expected to make page-level edits — with the user's approval. A command like "fix article 4 of this contract" can route directly to that section of the document. This is a direct response to Microsoft's Copilot+ PC strategy.

Google's other announcements at Android Show included a Gemini-powered dictation upgrade for Gboard and new Android Auto features. The Android 17 release is expected to begin rolling out this autumn. All of these announcements are a preview of Google's I/O developer conference next week.

Wall Street analysts say the Googlebook's higher price point relative to Chromebooks may create market-entry friction. Toni Sacconaghi, an analyst at Bernstein, told the BBC: "Google's decision to build an AI laptop is strategically correct, but the pricing puts it in direct competition with Apple. Apple is pricing its M5 systems at the same points as Googlebooks."

Google's Googlebook strategy places it alongside Apple and Microsoft as a third strong AI-native laptop player. Available information suggests all three are competing for about half of the AI laptop market by autumn 2026. Hard consumer-demand data is still pending.