How To Disable AI in Google Chrome [2026 Guide]

I’m going to teach you how to disable AI in Google Chrome. If you want a faster, more hands-on browsing experience, turning off AI features in Chrome is a straightforward process. This Disable AI in Google Chrome [2026 Guide] walks you through every step.

Open Google Chrome on your device. If you haven't already, make sure your browser is up to date by clicking on the three vertical dots in the top right corner, selecting Help, and then choosing About Google Chrome. This ensures that you're running the latest version, which is crucial for the best performance and security.

Disable AI in Google Chrome [2026 Guide]

Follow these steps to turn off AI suggestions and data-driven prompts. You can adjust these settings in minutes and take back control of your browser experience.

Update Chrome

Click the three dots. Click Help. Click About Google Chrome.

You can also open:

chrome://settings/help

If you manage updates differently, see auto update.

Open settings

Click the three dots again. Click Settings. This menu is where you manage your browser configurations.

Feel free to explore if you're curious, but we will focus on disabling AI features. Look for Privacy and security. Here you will find settings that control how Chrome interacts with data and certain features that include AI elements.

For connection controls that can affect behavior, see proxy VPN.

Privacy and security

The goal is to ensure that predictive text and other AI-based suggestions are turned off. Open Privacy and security, then open Sync and Google services. These options are usually grouped there.

Turn off suggestions

Toggle off Autocomplete searches and URLs. Toggle off Show suggestions for similar pages when a page can't be found. Toggle off Make searches and browsing better.

By turning off these switches, you stop AI from offering suggestions based on your search history and typed information. This gives you results and address bar behavior that reflect only what you enter.

Clear browsing data

After you adjust these settings, clear cached data and cookies to ensure no residual AI data is lingering. Return to Privacy and security and click Clear browsing data. Select a time range, choose All time to be thorough, check Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files, then click Clear data.

You can also open:

chrome://settings/clearBrowserData

If you also need to change content filtering, see ad blocker.

Restart Chrome

As a final step, restart Chrome to ensure all changes apply. Close the browser completely and reopen it.

Final thoughts

You have disabled AI features in Google Chrome, reducing automated suggestions and putting you in direct control. These settings are easy to revisit if you want to re-enable any option later. Keep Chrome updated and review Privacy and security periodically to maintain the experience you prefer.