Google cuts AI Plus subscription to $5/month, doubles storage to 400GB
Google lowered its AI Plus subscription from $8 to $5 per month and doubled included storage from 200GB to 400GB. The plan includes access to Gemini 3 Pro, Nano Banana Pro, Deep Research, and the newly announced Gemini Omni video generation model.
Google cuts AI Plus subscription to $5/month, doubles storage to 400GB
Google reduced the price of its AI Plus subscription plan from $8 to $5 per month while doubling the included cloud storage from 200GB to 400GB, according to Vikas Kansal, the company's Product Lead for Gemini AI subscriptions.
The AI Plus plan, which launched in January 2026, provides access to Google's Gemini 3 Pro model, Nano Banana Pro, and Deep Research features at a lower price point than the company's AI Pro plan. Google positioned Plus as a budget option with more restrictive usage limits compared to Pro.
New features added
Beyond the price and storage changes, Google added several new capabilities to the AI Plus tier:
- Gemini Omni: Access to Google's latest AI model for generating video "from any input"
- Daily Brief agent: An AI tool that summarizes upcoming schedules in the Gemini app
- AI-powered email tools: Unspecified email features announced following Google I/O 2026
The announcement came shortly after Google I/O 2026, the company's annual developer conference.
Rollout timeline
According to Kansal, existing AI Plus subscribers will receive the additional storage space within the next few days. The reduced $5 monthly price will appear on their next billing cycle. New subscribers can sign up immediately at the updated price on Google's website.
Google previously offered these Gemini features exclusively through its more expensive AI Pro plan before creating the Plus tier as a lower-cost alternative.
What this means
Google is aggressively pricing its AI subscription to compete with standalone AI services and cloud storage plans. At $5 monthly, AI Plus undercuts OpenAI's ChatGPT Plus ($20/month) while bundling significant cloud storage—a combination that targets users who might otherwise pay for both AI tools and Google One storage separately. The pricing suggests Google sees broader consumer adoption, rather than premium pricing, as its path to AI subscription revenue.
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