Before this change, Workspace customers had to pay an extra $20 to get Gemini AI. Now, Google has added the AI features as part of the subscription without an additional charge bu

Instead of a $20 or $30 standalone plan, Google added a few dollars to its business tiers and applied the Gemini generative AI to all plans.

Google announced Wednesday that its Gemini AI is coming to enterprise subscribers and that real-time AP news is coming to Gemini chats. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

Google says its artificial intelligence chatbot Gemini will now deliver up-to-date news from The Associated Press in the tech giant’s first such deal with a news publisher.

The Gemini AI assistant will now be included in Workspace subscriptions, a sign generative AI is fast becoming table stakes in office apps. Meanwhile, Google is bumping up prices for its paid Workspace plans.

Google is now offering its Gemini AI tools for free to all Workspace Business and Enterprise subscribers, removing the Rs 1,500 monthly fee. However, to accommodate these new features, Google has raised its subscription rates.

Google has added AI features to its regular Workspace accounts for business while slightly raising the baseline prices of Workspace plans. Previously, AI tools in the Gemini Business plan were a $20 per seat add-on to existing Workspace accounts,

Google adds AI features to Workspace, but two dollar price hike and unclear settings confuse users. Google Workspace AI tools are free to try but come with a $2 price hike. Opting out of AI features requires contacting support for business accounts.

Google stated in the early hours of Wednesday that all AI features in Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and Meet are now free of charge for Workspace customers, though the plan will cost an additional $2 per month per person.