Google cuts AI Plus to $4.99/month and doubles storage to 400GB
Google is making its Gemini AI Plus subscription significantly cheaper — down from $7.99 to $4.99 a month, a cut of about 37%. At the same time, the cloud storage included in the plan doubles from 200GB to 400GB. Existing subscribers don't need to do anything: the storage bump rolls out within days, and the lower price kicks in at the next billing cycle.
What's in the plan
AI Plus launched in January 2026 as a more affordable step below Google's pricier AI Pro tier. Subscribers get access to Gemini 3 Pro, Nano Banana Pro, and Deep Research — tools that previously required a more expensive plan. Google has since added several new features to the tier: AI-powered email tools, a Daily Brief agent that builds a personalized daily summary inside the Gemini app, and access to Gemini Omni, a model designed to generate video from multiple types of input.
?We're updating the price of our Google AI Plus plan to $4.99/mo?or local equivalent (down from $7.99), and doubling the included storage, from 200GB to 400GB ☁️. Now you can unlock tools to boost your productivity and creativity - and get more space to store your photos,…
— Vikas Kansal (@vikaskansalHQ) June 8, 2026
The announcement was made on June 8, 2026, by Vikas Kansal, Google's product lead for Gemini AI subscriptions. Google confirmed the plan is available in over 160 countries, priced at "$4.99 or local equivalent" — meaning UK pricing will follow a GBP conversion rather than a flat rate.
Why it matters now
At $4.99, AI Plus undercuts ChatGPT Plus (currently around $20/month) by a wide margin — though the two aren't feature-for-feature equivalents. The sharper comparison is with entry-level AI bundles from rivals like Anthropic, where Google is competing on price and ecosystem rather than raw model performance alone.
For users already inside Google's ecosystem — Gmail, Drive, Google Photos — the value case is straightforward. The 400GB storage is shared across all three services, and the plan supports family sharing for up to six people. That bundling effect is what makes the price cut meaningful beyond headline numbers, per Engadget.
The timing isn't accidental. Google's move follows Apple's WWDC 2026 AI announcements and comes ahead of OpenAI's anticipated IPO filing — a signal, notes Startup Fortune, that the AI subscription battle is shifting toward pricing strategy and ecosystem depth rather than model bragging rights alone.
