Google Search Console Just Dropped Generative AI Performance Reports (Here’s the Tea)

If you've been wondering whether your site is actually showing up inside Google's AI Overviews or AI Mode, you now have a direct answer straight from Search Console.
On June 3, 2026, Google officially launched the Generative AI Performance Reports in Search Console. There are two of them: one for Search and one for Discover. Both give you impression data from Google's generative AI features for the first time.

This is a big deal. Until now, you had no way to separate AI-driven visibility from regular organic performance. That changes today.

Here's everything you need to know.

What Are the Generative AI Performance Reports?

Simply put, these are dedicated dashboards inside Search Console that show you how often your pages appear within Google's AI-powered features.

Think of it this way: when someone searches on Google and sees an AI Overview at the top of the results page, your site might be one of the sources cited in that response. Previously, that impression would just blend into your overall performance data. Now you can see it separately.

The two reports cover different surfaces:

• The Generative AI performance Search report tracks impressions from AI Overviews and AI Mode in Google Search.

• The Generative AI performance Discover report tracks impressions from generative AI features within Google Discover (the content feed on Android and the Google app).

Both reports are part of a gradual rollout, so not every site owner has access yet. But Google is actively expanding availability as they test and gather feedback.

Search Report vs. Discover Report: What's the Difference?

They measure the same type of event (AI-driven impressions) but across two completely separate platforms.

One subtle but important difference: in the Discover report, impressions are counted per session. If a user scrolls past your card, scrolls back, and sees it again, that still counts as one impression. The Search report works more like traditional impressions.

Also worth noting: the Discover report tracks the page that sourced the information, not necessarily the page a user would land on if they clicked. That matters when you're doing canonical URL mapping.