Google One, the corporate’s all-in-one subscription service for additional cloud storage throughout Gmail, Google Photos, Drive, and extra, not too long ago crossed 100 million subscribers. The main milestone got here only a day after the tech large unveiled Gemini Advanced, the artificial intelligence (AI) assistant backed by its strongest foundational mannequin, Gemini Ultra. Its subscription plan is being bundled with Google One, and it’s stated to have contributed to the accelerated progress of Google One subscribers. The search engine maker had introduced that the Gemini Advanced plan may even deliver AI capabilities to its different companies.
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, revealed the milestone through a publish on X (previously referred to as Twitter) and stated, “We just crossed 100M Google One subscribers! Looking forward to building on that momentum with our new AI Premium Plan (launched yesterday) offering AI features like Gemini Advanced.” Additionally, he additionally revealed that Gmail, Docs, and different companies which might be a part of the Google One subscription may even get AI-based options.
The quantity is important for the tech large, given it eliminated its free limitless storage provide for Google Photos in 2021 and has been pushing customers to go for the paid subscription ever since. Back then, the transfer was not fashionable, particularly for customers who had backed greater than 15GB of information, which exceeded the free restrict. However, gaining greater than 100 million subscribers in lower than 4 years highlights the worth proposition of Google One.
The affect of the achievement turns into clearer when in comparison with the corporate’s YouTube paid subscriptions. Google additionally not too long ago hit 100 million subscribers on the platform, comprising each YouTube Premium subscribers and YouTube Music subscribers. The milestone got here 9 years after a paid tier was first introduced for YouTube (YouTube Red was launched in October 2015).
In India, Google One month-to-month subscriptions begin on the value of Rs. 130 for 100GB of mixed space for storing. This additionally contains some AI-based photograph enhancing options, however none are powered by Gemini. The premium plan with 2TB of space for storing is priced at Rs. 650 a month, whereas the Gemini Advanced subscription plan, named Google One AI Premium, is ready at Rs. 1,950 per 30 days.
