• Google is upgrading the storage allowance for its AI Pro subscription tier
• Users will now get access to 5TB of storage compared to the previous 2TB cap
• This is a free upgrade and the plan will still cost $19.99/ £18.99 a month

Google is upgrading its $20-a-month AI Pro plan with even more storage, but the best part is that it’s not going to cost you any more than what you’re already paying — and it could be the reason you don’t sign up to ChatGPT.

In a post shared to X (see below), VP of Google Photos and Google One Shimrit Ben-Yair announced that the tech giant is upgrading the AI Pro plan storage allowance from 2TB to 5TB for free — which is more than double. “We know your memories and projects need space to grow,” she said, adding, “Now you have a little extra room to create more with Google AI and securely store more of the memories that matter most”.

The company offers a number of Google One monthly plans starting with Basic ($1.99/ £1.59/ AU$2.99), Standard ($2.99/ £2.49/ AU$4.49), and Premium ($9.99/ £7.99/ AU$14.99) tiers, allowing you to expand your cloud storage across Google’s roster of services. It also offers three AI plans that bundle the added storage benefit with access to Gemini tools. These include AI Plus ($7.99/ $6.99/ AU$12.49), AI Pro ($19.99/ $18.99/ AU$32.99), and the very pricey AI Ultra ($249.99/ £234.99/ AU$409.99).

Google’s AI Pro plan is already a jam-packed offering, giving you higher accessibility to Gemini tools such as Deep Research and image generation and editing with Nano Banana Pro, not to mention you’ll also have increased access to NotebookLM’s slew of features — so the free storage boost comes as a very generous upgrade.

While Google has rolled out its free storage increase, rival service ChatGPT has its own Plus plan that costs the same as Google's, but doesn't offer additional storage in the way that Google's plan does. Though it doesn't have Google's range of additional services that require extra storage, such as Photos and Drive, ChatGPT isn't explicit about how much storage it offers across each of its plans, as well as how much access you get to its roster of models and features.

Unsure of which service to opt for? This is how Google's plans compare to ChatGPT's price-wise.

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