Google is making a strategic move to bring its advanced AI tools to a wider global audience. Following a successful trial in Indonesia, the company has announced that its new, more affordable subscription plan, Google AI Plus, is now available in 40 additional countries, significantly expanding its reach. This move provides a budget-friendly way for more users to access premium AI features that were previously part of Google’s more expensive plans.
Google’s AI Plus affordable tier expansion
The new AI Plus plan is a significantly cheaper alternative to the company’s premium AI Pro plan, which costs $20 a month. Pricing for the new play may vary between regions, though. That said, the plan aims to offer a low-cost entry point into Google’s AI ecosystem. Plus, as an incentive for new users, Google is offering a 50% discount for the first six months.
So, what do you get with a Google AI Plus subscription? It’s a comprehensive package of AI and productivity tools. Subscribers get higher usage and editing limits for Google’s image generation model, often referred to as Nano Banana. There’s also access to the company’s fast video generation model, Veo 3 Fast. Additionally, the plan includes creative tools like Whisk and Flow, along with Gemini integration directly within Google Workspace apps like Gmail, Docs, and Sheets.
Google AI Plus subscribers also get more features within NotebookLM. Plus, they’ll gain an extra 200 GB of storage for their Google account, which they can share with up to five family members. It’s worth noting that while the storage is shareable, the AI ​​features themselves are only for the primary account holder.
Google’s decision to launch and expand this plan looks like a direct response to competition. The move is positioned as a head-on challenge to OpenAI’s ChatGPT Go, which followed a similar strategy by offering an affordable service in developing markets. The introductory discount makes the Mountain View giant’s offer even more attractive.
40 new countries
The expansion of Google AI Plus makes a number of powerful tools more accessible to a huge number of people. The new plan is available in the following countries: Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, El Salvador, Ghana, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mali, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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