Google Gemini pricing summary
Google Gemini plans
| Plan | Monthly (USD) | Details & notes |
|---|---|---|
| FreeFree | $0 | — |
| Google AI Plus | $4.99 | Cut from $7.99 in 2026-06 |
| Google AI Pro | $19.99 | Gemini Pro, 1M context |
| Google AI Ultra | $99.99 | Standard Ultra tier |
| Google AI Ultra (20x) | $199.99 | Top tier (revised down from the former $249.99) |
Source: Google official pricing ／ Captured: 2026-10-17 ／ Reference values — check the official site for the latest
Prices shown are the vendors' published US dollar (USD) prices. What you are actually billed varies by country, currency, tax and exchange rate. We do not publish converted amounts — check each vendor's official page for the exact price in your currency.
Which Google Gemini plan to choose
What each plan adds over the plan below it, based on the vendor's official descriptions.
| Plan | Monthly | What it adds over the plan below |
|---|---|---|
| Google AI Plus | $4.99 | 2x Free usage, the Flash model, video generation and 400 GB of storage. |
| Google AI Pro | $19.99 | 4x Free usage, Pro models such as Gemini 4 Argon, a 1M-token context, Deep Research and 5 TB of storage. |
| Google AI Ultra | $99.99 | 5x AI Pro limits, Veo 3.1 video generation, Project Genie, YouTube Premium and 20 TB+ of storage. |
| Google AI Ultra (20x) | $199.99 | 20x AI Pro limits. Otherwise the same as Google AI Ultra. |
What you get with Google Gemini for free
Limited to what the official pricing and help pages state. “—” means the official pages do not say.
| Item | Free plan |
|---|---|
| Models | Gemini Flash-Lite |
| Usage limit | Resets every 5 hours, with a weekly cap |
| Web search | ○ |
| Image generation | ○ |
| File & image upload | ○ |
| Voice chat | ○ |
| Deep Research | △ (limited) |
| Training on your inputs | Can be turned off in settings (default not stated officially) |
Source: Each vendor's official pricing and help pages ／ Captured: 2026-10-17
Checked on each vendor's official pages on 2026-10-17. Free plans can change without notice.
Google Gemini annual cost and where it sits on price
Price gap vs other major AIs (baseline: Google Gemini)
Cheapest paid plans side by side, with the gap against Google Gemini. A negative value means it is cheaper than Google Gemini.
| AI | Free tier | Cheapest paid | Top plan | Gap vs Google Gemini |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google GeminiThis page | Yes | $4.99 | $199.99 | ±$0 |
| ChatGPT | Yes | $8 | $500 | +$3.01 |
| Grok | Yes | $8 | $200 | +$3.01 |
| Microsoft Copilot | Yes | $19.99 | $99.99 | +$15 |
| Claude | Yes | $20 | $200 | +$15.01 |
| Perplexity | Yes | $20 | $200 | +$15.01 |
| DeepSeek | Yes | — | — | — |
Google API pay-as-you-go (per 1M tokens)
Usage-based API pricing rather than a monthly plan. This is the benchmark for bulk processing or building it into your own app.
| Model | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Gemini 4 Argon | $2 | $10 |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | $0.75 | $3.75 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | $0.3 | $2.5 |
API prices are reference values based on public rates as of 2026-10-17.
Google Gemini price change history
New plans, price increases and cuts, and discontinued plans for Google Gemini, newest first (US prices in USD).
| Date | Plan | Change | Monthly | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2026 | Google AI Plus | Price cut | $7.99 → $4.99 | Source |
| May 19, 2026 | Google AI Ultra (20x) | Price cut | $249.99 → $199.99 | Source |
| May 19, 2026 | Google AI Ultra | New plan | $99.99 | Source |
| Jan 27, 2026 | Google AI Plus | New plan | $7.99 | Source |
| May 20, 2025 | Google AI Ultra | New plan | $249.99 | Source |
| May 20, 2025 | Google AI Pro formerly “Google One AI Premium” | Renamed | $19.99 | Source |
Only changes confirmed by an official announcement or major tech-press reporting are listed (checked 2026-10-17). Changes that did not affect the price, such as usage limits, are not included.
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⚠ Reference values based on public data and editorial research; not a complete count of actual users.