Subscription comparison · Google
Google AI Plus (Gemini) vs Gemini (no Google AI plan)
The monthly prices of Google AI Plus (Gemini) and Gemini (no Google AI plan) as each provider lists them, the usage limits each publishes in its own words, and what the terms say about automated use. Features and output quality are not compared.
Calculated impact price per month and over 12 months
Google AI Plus (Gemini) costs $4.99 a month and Gemini (no Google AI plan) $0 a month with monthly billing, as listed in the United States on : a difference of $4.99 a month, $59.88 over 12 months.
| Price, USD | Google AI Plus (Gemini) | Gemini (no Google AI plan) | Google AI Plus (Gemini) minus Gemini (no Google AI plan) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per month, monthly billing | $4.99 Published | $0 Published | +$4.99 |
| 12 months, monthly billing | $59.88 | $0 | +$59.88 |
Calculated 12 months = 12 × the monthly price; prices per person, as listed in the United States on . Sources: Google AI Plus (Gemini) price page · Gemini (no Google AI plan) price page.
Limits in the provider’s words Published quoted with the date read
| What the provider says | Google AI Plus (Gemini) | Gemini (no Google AI plan) |
|---|---|---|
| Messages | Not in our data | “Usage limits Plan Limit Without an AI plan Standard limits”support.google.com, read |
| Usage compared with another plan | “AI Plus 2x higher than standard limits”support.google.com, read | Not in our data |
| Reset | “Your limit refreshes every 5 hours until you reach your weekly limit.”support.google.com, read | “Your limit refreshes every 5 hours until you reach your weekly limit.”support.google.com, read |
| How large is the context window on this plan? | “AI Plus 128k tokens”support.google.com, read | “Plan Context window Without an AI plan 32k tokens”support.google.com, read |
| How many Google Flow credits does this plan include per month? | “Get 200 Google Flow Credits to use across our AI creative studio”gemini.google, read | Not in our data |
| Is Deep Research limited on this plan? | Not in our data | “For users without a Google AI plan, some features that require more compute resources, like Deep Research, may be unavailable during periods of high demand.”support.google.com, read |
Word for word from each provider’s own pages, each read on at least two different dates; a row says “Not in our data” where we have no such statement for that plan.
Automated use in the terms
What the terms that apply to each plan say about automated access or scraping, which matters if you plan to run the subscription from scripts rather than by hand.
- Google AI Plus (Gemini) — the terms that apply to this plan are not in our data.
- Gemini (no Google AI plan) — the terms that apply to this plan are not in our data.