Google AI Pro: storage increases to 5 TB with no additional costs for users
Google has announced some changes to its Google One subscription plans. Specifically, subscribers to the Google AI Pro plan will benefit from a substantial increase in the storage quota included in the package, rising from the previous 2 TB to the current 5 TB. The most significant aspect of this move is the maintenance of the monthly fee at 21.99 euros, making the offer particularly aggressive compared to the previous configuration that aligned the Pro version's storage with that of the Google One basic tier.
| Plan | Storage | Monthly Price |
|---|---|---|
| Google One Free | 15 GB | Free |
| Google One Basic | 100 GB | 1.99 EUR |
| Google One Standard | 200 GB | 2.99 EUR |
| Google AI Plus | 200 GB | 7.99 EUR |
| Google One Premium | 2 TB | 9.99 EUR |
| Google AI Pro | 5 TB | 21.99 EUR |
| Google AI Ultra | 30 TB | 274.99 EUR |
The update is global and affects all services within the ecosystem, allowing users to fill the 5 TB with data from Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Photos backups. In our account, the technical novelty has already been applied, but it is likely that not all users will see the newly updated thresholds yet, due to what is typically Google's rollout modus operandi, which may take hours or days to complete.
The new storage configuration for Google AI Pro creates a clear distinction among the various AI subscription levels proposed by Google. The entry-level plan, called AI Plus, remains anchored to an offer of 200 GB for a cost of 7.99 euros per month. The leap to the Pro version is now much more justified not only by the computational capabilities and advanced features of Gemini but also by a vastly superior storage capacity for an expense that does not reach three times the base price.
For users with even greater needs, the higher tiers of Google One remain available, up to the maximum quota of 30 TB offered at 274.99 euros per month for the top-of-the-line Google AI Ultra plan aimed at enterprise and demanding power users.
The choice of date for this announcement, April 1st, is no coincidence and explicitly recalls one of the most famous maneuvers in Google's history. In 2004, the company introduced Gmail by offering 1 GB of space, a quota that at the time seemed implausible compared to the few megabytes offered by competitors. Many users thought it was a joke, precisely because of the date, but the commitment was upheld, forever changing market expectations. In this case as well, the increase of 3 TB without surcharge on the existing fee aims to lock users into Google services. With the explosion of content generated by artificial intelligence, often including large media assets and extensive datasets, extending the limit to 5 TB appears as a technical necessity to allow Pro users to fully leverage the potential of the cloud without the constant concern of saturating available space for emails or photographic memories.