Earlier if a user needs to use AI features inside mail, Docs, Sheets, Meet, and the rest of the Workspace suite, they need to pay an extra $20 per user per month for the Gemini Business Plan. Yesterday Google officially announced via a blog post that AI features will now be available to all the Workspace customers at no extra charge.
AI capabilities that will be rolled out to Google Workspace Business customers today and to Enterprise customers later this month include-
- AI assistance in the mail, Docs, Sheets, Meet, Chat, Vids, and more
- Chat with Gemini Advanced
- Unlock the power of NotebookLM Plus
But there is a catch, Google will not be charging for these AI features but has slightly increased the prices of its Workspace plans. For example, earlier the Standard Business plan was priced at $12 while for the Gemini Business add-on, they needed to pay $20, an amount totaling $32 per user per month. Now users will have to pay $14 ($2 extra) for the Workspace Business standard plan including AI features.
New Pricing For Workspace Plans (Global)
Flexible Plan (Monthly Payment)
- Business Starter- $8.40 USD per user
- Business Standard- $16.80 USD per user
- Business Plus- $26.40 USD per user
Annual/Fixed-Term Plan (Monthly Payment)
- Business starter- $7 USD per user
- Business standard- $14 USD per user
- Business Plus- $22 USD per user
The new pricing takes effect from tomorrow for new customers, monthly subscription pricing will be updated starting 17th March 2025 or at renewal date with an Annual/Fixed term plan whichever is later. Very small business customers are not subject to pricing changes at this time.
Workspace Plans- Indian pricing
- Business starter- Rs 160.65 INR per user/month
- Business standard- Rs 864 INR per user/month
- Business Plus- Rs 1700 INR per user/month
In India, the AI feature is standard across all the plans.
