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Google AI Plus now includes 400GB of storage for $4.99 a month.
Downgrading from AI Pro to AI Plus could save $180 a year.
Google One plans can be changed from the web or mobile app.
I don't love paying for Google Drive. But after 14 years of using Docs, Sheets, Slides, Photos, and uploading random files, I now have about 340GB of digital junk sitting in Google storage. That's far beyond the free 15GB given to every account. So, I need to shell out $20 a month for Google AI Pro, which gives me 5TB of storage and access to the Gemini 3 Pro model in the Gemini app.
The issue? I want to whittle down my subscriptions, and I barely use Gemini enough to justify the AI part of the bill. I need storage.
Also: I tried Google Drive's new AI cleanup tool to fix 14 years of clutter
So, when Google dropped its AI Plus plan to $4.99 a month and bumped the included storage to 400GB, my cheap little ears perked up. Suddenly, Google had a plan that covered my current storage needs, with Gemini access included, if I wanted it.
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