A beta 'Direct offer' asset appeared in Google Ads for AI Mode promotions
- Date
- Oct 7, 2026 (first reported)
- Primary source
- PPC News Feed
A beta-labelled Direct offer asset was spotted in the Google Ads assets interface alongside Promotion, Message and Lead form, letting advertisers build the Direct Offers promotions that show to high-intent shoppers in AI Mode. Offers can be created at account or campaign level and serve only on campaigns using AI Max or text customization.
- Setup fields: an internal offer name, a short description that Google AI uses to decide when to show the offer and to generate the offer text, and a final URL.
- Incentive type and amount, with an optional CSV upload of single-use promo codes. Where several incentives exist, Google AI picks which to show based on customer behaviour and context.
- Optional terms and conditions, a terms URL, and start and end dates.
- An optional daily limit by claim value or number of claims; without one the offer runs to the end date or until all codes are claimed.
- In AI Mode the offer appears as a 'Claim one-time code' bar under a sponsored result, opening a card with the promo code and a 'Continue to site' button.
- Spotted by Christian Cabrera.
Sources
- open_in_newGoogle Tests "Direct Offer" Asset in Google AdsPPC News Feed · Oct 7, 2026
- open_in_newGoogle Ads tests new Direct Offer asset for AI Mode promotionsSearch Engine Land · Oct 7, 2026
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