Last updated: September 26, 2026 TL;DR: Google Search Console now separates Text-based and Multimodal search under Web, making it easier to see when an image was part of a search journey. Multimodal reporting can include Google Lens, Circle to Search, image uploads and Chrome image search. Use the data to identify visual landing pages and improve image SEO. Google has added a useful layer of visibility to Search Console: site owners can now separate text-based web search from multimodal web search —search journeys where an image is used as part of the query. The change was announced on September 24, 2026, and is rolling out globally. Google says the reporting can include searches made with Google Lens, Circle to Search on Android, image uploads to Google Search, and Chrome’s “Search this image” feature . For SEO teams, the interesting part is not just the new filter. It is the ability to see which pages are surfaced when users search visually, then use tha...