Is Google AI Plus worth it?
Google AI Plus ranks #14 of 14 in our overall ranking of paid AI subscriptions, with a score of 61.0 out of 100 (mixed). Its main strength: strong recent user reviews — 91% of App Store reviews in the last 30 days give 4–5 stars. Where it loses points: model quality lags the current frontier — Gemini 3.6 Flash: 155.2 on the Epoch Capabilities Index.
Price
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What you get
Everything in Free, with higher limits
Usage limits, in Gemini’s words: 2x higher usage limits than Free.
- Web searchIncluded
- Deep researchIncluded
- Image generationIncluded
- Voice modeIncluded
- MemoryNot stated
- File uploadsIncluded
- Coding agentNot included
- Desktop appNot stated
- Mobile appIncluded
- IntegrationsIncluded
- API accessNot included
Models included
- Gemini 3.1 Pro Previewlimited
- Gemini 3.6 Flash
- Epoch Capabilities IndexGemini 3.1 Pro Preview156.2
- Epoch Capabilities IndexGemini 3.6 Flash155.2
- WebDev ArenaGemini 3.1 Pro Preview1446.6
- WebDev ArenaGemini 3.6 Flash1537.0
- FrontierCodeGemini 3.6 Flash34.4%
- DeepSWEGemini 3.6 Flash46.7%
- DeepSWEGemini 3.1 Pro Preview11.7%
Independent results from Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0) and Artificial Analysis. How every model ranks
Strengths and weaknesses
- Strong recent user reviews — 91% of App Store reviews in the last 30 days give 4–5 stars
- Model quality lags the current frontier — Gemini 3.6 Flash: 155.2 on the Epoch Capabilities Index
- Missing features that matter for this category — No coding agent
Generated from the score, so it cannot contradict it. How scoring works.
Questions about Google AI Plus
- Is Google AI Plus worth it?
- Google AI Plus ranks #14 of 14 in our overall ranking of paid AI subscriptions, with a score of 61.0 out of 100 (mixed). Its main strength: strong recent user reviews — 91% of App Store reviews in the last 30 days give 4–5 stars. Where it loses points: model quality lags the current frontier — Gemini 3.6 Flash: 155.2 on the Epoch Capabilities Index.
- How much does Google AI Plus cost?
- Google AI Plus costs $4.99 a month in the US (€4.99 in Germany and £4.49 in the UK). Price read from gemini.google.
- What does Google AI Plus include?
- Everything in Free, with higher limits. Usage: 2x higher usage limits than Free. Included: web search, deep research, image generation, voice mode, file uploads, mobile app and integrations. Not included: coding agent and API access.
- Which AI models does Google AI Plus include?
- Google AI Plus includes Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview (limited allowance) and Gemini 3.6 Flash. Models that cost extra on top of the plan are not listed.