{"id":71022,"date":"2026-06-11T22:49:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T22:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/71022\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T22:49:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T22:49:10","slug":"google-ai-plus-just-got-a-welcomed-upgrade-and-a-major-price-drop-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/71022\/","title":{"rendered":"Google AI Plus Just Got A Welcomed Upgrade (And A Major Price Drop)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s no shortage of AI chatbots competing for your attention in 2026. However, if you own an Android device or are already immersed in Google&#8217;s ecosystem \u2014 which, let&#8217;s be honest, most of us are \u2014 then Gemini is likely the assistant you&#8217;ll want to use. The basic service is free, but Google, like its competitors, offers paid plans with extended limits, more storage, and other perks. The Google AI Plus plan is a great way to get more out of Gemini, and Google has recently cut its price\u00a0from $7.99 to $4.99 a month.<\/p>\n<p>Google is also doubling storage capacity from 200GB to 400GB for the AI Plus plan, allowing users to store twice as much data across Google Drive, Google Photos, and other services. There are plenty of other features the Google AI Plus plan unlocks, too, including the Omni Flash model in Gemini for video generation and increased limits for NotebookLM and Google Flow.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t plan on using Google&#8217;s AI features, you can always subscribe to one of Google&#8217;s dedicated storage plans instead; these cost $1.99 or $2.99 a month for 100GB or 200GB, respectively. This will still let you use most of Gemini&#8217;s features. If you do decide to join the AI Plus plan, though, you&#8217;ll be glad to know that <a data-ylk=\"slk:Google is doing really well with AI;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/lifestyle\/theres-no-company-doing-ai-195947625.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google is doing really well with AI<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a data-ylk=\"slk:13 Cool Gadgets To Plug Into Your TV&#039;s USB Port;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashgear.com\/1894153\/cool-usb-gadgets-plug-into-tv-port\/?zsource=aol\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">13 Cool Gadgets To Plug Into Your TV&#8217;s USB Port<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Google&#8217;s other AI plans<img alt=\"Google Nano Banana extension on Gemini\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_slashgear_852\/a782a63b23b21b9b70d3d6e59d666362.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Google Nano Banana extension on Gemini &#8211; Nwz\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>Compared to the free version of Gemini, the Google AI Plus plan gets you double the usage limits across Gemini&#8217;s models. For $19.99 a month, you can jump to the Google AI Pro tier. This unlocks 5TB of cloud storage, four times the AI usage limits of a free account, and plenty of other features, including Google&#8217;s Nano Banana Pro image generation model. This plan also includes a YouTube Premium Lite subscription, which removes ads on most non-music videos.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside AI Plus and AI\u00a0Pro, Google also offers two other AI Ultra plans for $99.99 and $199.99. These get you up to 30TB of storage, the highest usage limits, and a full YouTube Premium individual plan. Unless you require it for work or are an avid AI user, though, the Google AI Pro plan should be plenty. If you use AI sparingly, the base\u00a0Google AI Plus plan is probably the best value here. Plus, increased cloud storage means you can <a data-ylk=\"slk:back up your Android phone;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashgear.com\/1522089\/how-to-back-up-phone-using-google-services\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">back up your Android phone<\/a> or any files you frequently work with without worrying about running out of Google Drive storage.<\/p>\n<p>Want the latest in tech and auto trends? <a data-ylk=\"slk:Subscribe to our free newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.slashgear.com\/newsletter-syndicated?utm_source=aol&amp;utm_medium=slashgear-NL-feed\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to our free newsletter<\/a> for the latest headlines, expert guides, and how-to tips, one email at a time. You can also <a data-ylk=\"slk:add us as a preferred search source;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=slashgear.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">add us as a preferred search source<\/a> on Google.<\/p>\n<p>Read the <a data-ylk=\"slk:original article on SlashGear;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashgear.com\/2191960\/google-ai-plus-storage-upgrade-price-drop\/?zsource=aol\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">original article on SlashGear<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There&#8217;s no shortage of AI chatbots competing for your attention in 2026. 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