Google AI Plus launches in the US at $7.99

What this means for you

A cheaper paid tier between Free and AI Pro: more access to Gemini 3 Pro, Deep Research and image generation than Free, plus 200 GB of storage, for $7.99 a month.

Context

Evidence

Google's January 27, 2026 post: 'Today, we’re launching Google AI Plus in 35 new countries and territories, including the U.S.' 'In the U.S., Google AI Plus is available for $7.99/month', including 'Gemini 3 Pro and Nano Banana Pro in the Gemini app', Flow, NotebookLM and 200GB of storage; 'For a limited time, new subscribers can get 50% off for the first 2 months'. The US plans page listed Google AI Pro ($19.99) and Ultra ($249.99) on January 24, 2026 and added Google AI Plus at $7.99/month ($3.99/month for 2 months) on January 28, 2026.

Sources

• Google: Google AI Plus is now available everywhere our AI plans are available, including the U.S. (Jan 27, 2026) · archived
• Gemini subscriptions page, US (before, Jan 24 2026: AI Pro $19.99, AI Ultra $249.99) · archived
• Gemini subscriptions page, US (after, Jan 28 2026: AI Plus $7.99 added) · archived

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