U.S. — Google began accepting preorders for its new Home Speaker on June 17, 2026. The device is scheduled to start shipping on June 25, 2026.

The Google Home Speaker is priced at $100 and features a round, slightly flattened chassis. The chassis is covered in partially recycled fabric and includes touch-capacitive controls on the top surface. A status light ring is located at the base of the speaker, which illuminates to indicate when the device is listening, processing a request, or responding.

The speaker is available in four color options: porcelain, hazel, jade, and berry. The jade and berry color variants are exclusive to U.S. retail distribution. The device emits 360-degree audio, and two units can be wirelessly paired to produce stereo sound. The speakers can also connect to a Google TV Streamer to output spatial surround sound.

Hardware for the speaker includes a quad-core A55-based processor clocked at 2GHz with a dedicated neural processing unit. It contains three far-field microphones and a physical mute switch. The device functions as a Matter controller and a Thread Border Router using the Thread 1.3 specification at launch.

The Gemini assistant, used for the speaker, supports mid-sentence command corrections and allows follow-up interactions without repeating a wake phrase. Google improved command latency by up to 40 percent during the development period. Anish Kattukaran, Chief Product Officer for Google Home, stated that the device runs local models for noise cancellation, echo suppression, and sound separation.

Google Home Premium costs $10 per month. This subscription is required to access features such as live AI conversation, AI camera search, and automated home activity summaries. Customers who purchase the speaker before mid-September 2026 will receive a six-month complimentary Google Home Premium subscription.

No independent assessment of Google Home Speaker’s claims was available.