At I/O 2025, Google One AI Premium (and Gemini Advanced) became “Google AI Pro,” while a higher, more expensive tier was introduced with “Google AI Ultra.”
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Google One is seeing one of its plan options vanish, with the cost of adding more storage past 10TB immediately jumping by a whopping $200 – but that’s only what it looks like at first.
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To date, AI Premium is how you access the latest features from Google. At I/O 2025, that subscription tier is being renamed to “Google AI Pro,” while we’re getting “Google AI Ultra” for $249.99 per month.
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Google One now has 150 million subscribers in a 50% increase from February of last year. The subscription offering dates back to May of 2018.
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After previously offering a 50% discount, Google is now giving US college students free Gemini Advanced and Google One AI Premium for 15 months.
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As previewed in December, NotebookLM Plus is now officially available with Google One AI Premium, while the subscription now offers a student discount in the US.
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It’s not the dream of a full bundle, but some Google One subscribers will soon get a discount on YouTube Premium in the US. Meanwhile, YouTube is starting to test a handful of new features that subscribers can opt-in to.
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In addition to the standard 10% back on Google Store purchases, some Google One members today are being offered $150 off the Pixel 9 series.
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Google has started rolling out a “Lite” plan for Google One that has a small storage bump, and an even smaller cost.
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Gemini Advanced today is letting users give out three 4-month trials to the subscription.
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Around a year ago, Google quietly changed how credits are paid to One subscribers when purchasing on the Google Store. This means you’ll get instant access to any accrued store credits as soon as your order ships.
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After the Google One VPN shutdown in late June, the “Dark Web reports” function is now coming to all Google Account holders from late July 2024.
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As announced in April, users no longer have access to VPN by Google One today.
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As free trials have run out for many early adopters, Google is trying to tempt Google One AI Premium testers to give it another shot with a 50% discount.
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During the Google Store summer sale, Pixel 8 and 8 Pro buyers can get four months of Google One AI Premium for free.
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With VPN by Google One shutting down starting June 20, Pixel 7, 7 Pro, 7a, and Fold owners are starting to see their intended replacement go live.
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In recent months, Google One has undergone a number of changes from the addition of the AI Premium tier to paid Google Photos tools going free and the upcoming VPN removal on June 20. Google One might have quietly made another change in regards to additional or elevated support.
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Google announced Chromebook Plus in October and the next set of software features — both AI and nice quality-of-life additions to ChromeOS — and hardware are here. The highlight is how buying Chromebook Plus will get you 12 free months of Google One AI Premium, while Plus hardware now starts at $349 (from $399).
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Google Fi’s top plan already includes 100 GB of Google One storage, and the MVNO is now offering Unlimited Plus subscribers a free two-month trial to AI Premium.
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Earlier this year Google announced that the Google One VPN would be shutting down and, now, we have a specific date.
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Back in February, Google One AI Premium launched as the way to access Gemini Advanced and Gemini for Workspace. As we head into I/O 2024, are you paying for Gemini?
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Last week, Google announced that it would soon shut down the VPN service included with Google One. The company pointed to it only being used by a fraction of subscribers, and I wonder if part of that is due to a lack of consumer trust.
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In the months to come, Google will be shutting down the VPN that was available as a part of Google One. There’s been plenty of outcry surrounding the shutdown, but did you even use it?
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Back in October of 2020, Google One introduced a VPN that later became available on all plans and platforms. Google announced today that the VPN by Google One is shutting down in the coming months.
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