Why this matters now

Most teams lose momentum switching between search, chat, and creative tools. Glean now surfaces results as you type and lets you generate visuals in the same conversation, keeping context intact and speeding up delivery.

What’s new (and how it works)

1) Search in Chat + Autocomplete

As you begin typing in Assistant, permissions-aware search results and document suggestions appear directly under the chat bar. These inline, autocomplete-powered results also sit alongside the chat response, so you can verify sources without leaving the thread. Outcome: faster discovery, fewer detours, more trust.

Practical example: Start a question like “latest Q3 renewal tracker” and watch the Assistant surface the most relevant board deck, tracker sheet, or call recordings before you finish the sentence—then ask a follow-up to summarise or compare, with citations.

2) Image Generation in Assistant

You can now create downloadable .png visuals directly in the Assistant—diagrams, infographics, and quick illustrations—grounded in the same enterprise context Glean already understands (docs, tickets, code, conversations). Glean is model-agnostic; the feature launches with “Nano Banana Pro”, with additional model providers coming to the platform. Admins can enable/limit usage and access in the console.

Availability: Image generation is available for Glean Key customers on GCP with usage-based pricing; Search in Chat and autocomplete are on by default for most deployments (check Assistant settings if you don’t see them).

Key benefits

• Find faster: Inline, autocomplete suggestions surface the right files as you type, and trusted results appear next to chat answers.

• Create without context loss: Build visuals in the same conversation, grounded in your company’s knowledge.

• Governed and flexible: Admin controls for access and usage; model-agnostic design with more providers on the way.

Practical steps & real-world workflows

Sales – QBRs without tab-hopping
Type your prompt; autocomplete surfaces the latest board deck, renewal tracker and key calls. Ask for an outline with citations, then generate a highlight visual to drop straight into your deck.

Engineering – Faster incident reviews
Query a service; Glean suggests the architecture doc and runbook inline. Get a plain-language summary and generate a “before vs after” diagram to align the team in minutes.

Every employee – Show your impact
Ask Assistant to summarise last quarter’s work and produce a one-page infographic you can share with your manager.

Admin tips (deployment):

1. Confirm Search in Chat + autocomplete are enabled in Assistant settings.

2. In Admin Console, set image generation access, quotas, and workspace rules; note GCP Key availability and usage-based pricing.

FAQs

Q1: What’s the primary benefit of Chat Search?
It surfaces relevant, permissions-aware results as you type and shows them next to the response—so you get trusted answers faster, without leaving the chat.

Q2: How does autocomplete enhance the experience?
Autocomplete pre-loads likely files and pages in line with your query, cutting typing time and discovery steps while keeping context in view.

Q3: What can image generation be used for?
Create grounded visuals—diagrams, infographics, quick illustrations—inside Assistant and download as .png for decks, briefs, and updates. Admins manage access and usage.

Summary

Glean’s latest updates close the gap between finding and creating. With Search in Chat, autocomplete, and image generation, teams move faster with more confidence—staying in one conversation from question to output. For UK-based organisations, Generation Digital can help implement, govern, and drive adoption.