Gemini Can Now Generate Interactive Images Directly in the Chat

Gemini has always been good at generating images thanks to Nano Banana, but Google recently launched a new way for you to understand a topic when chatting with the AI tool. Now, when you ask Gemini to visualize something, you won't just get a static image, but an interactive one instead. 

The new feature will generate a dynamic visualization when an image isn't enough. Google says you can ask Gemini to "show me" or "help me visualize" a specific topic, and the visual will be created when you click the "show me the visualization" button that appears.

I tested the feature out by asking Gemini how the moon orbits the Earth, and then to show me how a car engine works. Both times, an interactive visual was created that explained a lot more than a single image could. 

For the moon orbit visualization, there was a slider to adjust the orbit speed, along with other tweaks to adjust the view. Similar characteristics appeared in the car engine visualization as well. I was able to change whether the animated car engine played or manually adjust the view so it illustrated each step of the process. 

Anthropic announced a very similar feature for Claude in March, and the results were impressive. However, there isn't a way to save the visuals in Gemini, as you can do with Claude. Whether and how these interactive simulations will improve over time remains to be seen. 

Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment. 

The new Gemini feature is rolling out globally to all users, but is currently not available for Education or Workspace accounts. Visualizations will only be generated when using the Pro model.