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Google AI Pro’s new annual subscription brings you big savings – here’s how it compares to ChatGPT

David Nield

26 June 2025

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You can now pay annually for Google AI Pro for the first time
The overall price is the equivalent of getting two months for free
As yet, ChatGPT doesn’t offer annual subscription options

Good news if you’re fully committed to Google Gemini AI, and you like saving money: the Google AI Pro subscription can now be purchased annually as well as monthly, and you ‘ll save yourself a chunk of money if you pay year-to-year.

As spotted by 9to5Google, you can now pay $199.99 for a year of AI goodness, instead of the existing $19.99 a month option – with the latter working out as $239.88 over the 12 months ($39.89 more than an annual plan).
In the UK, your options are £18.99 a month or £189.99 a year (saving you £37.89). It’s not immediately clear if the deal is the same in Australia, but there the monthly fee is AU$32.99 – so presumably you’d be looking at AU$329.99 a year (saving AU$65.89). Essentially, you’re getting two months free if you pay for a year in advance.

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Of course, the downside of annual plans is that you’re committed for a full year, so you can’t opt out whenever you like – which is why you’ll often see annual plans available for less overall, in all the places where you’re signing up for a subscription.

How does ChatGPT compare?

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Subscription

Monthly price

Annual price

Google AI Pro

$19.99 / £18.99 / AU$32.99

$199.99 / £189.99 (Aus TBC)

Google AI Ultra

$249.99 / £234.99 / AU$409.99

Not available

ChatGPT Plus

$20 / £20 (about AU$30.58)

Not available

ChatGPT Pro

$200 / £200 (about AU$306)

Not available
ChatGPT Plus remains at $20 / £20 per month (AU$30.58 at current rates). There’s no option to pay annually as yet, and you can also put up $200 / £200 (about AU$306) per month for the top-tier ChatGPT Pro plan, with fewer limits and more features.
For comparison purposes, Google’s own super-charged, pro-level plan is Google AI Ultra, and that’s going to set you back $249.99 / £234.99 / AU$409.99 per month. At the time of writing, there’s no option to pay annually (perhaps understandably), though you do get the first three months for half price if you want to give it a try.
All of which means there’s not too much to choose between the monthly costs of Gemini and ChatGPT, when it comes to the cheaper plans that most people are going to sign up for – but if you want to pay annually and save, that’s only possible on the Google service.

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We’ll have to wait and see whether ChatGPT responds with an annual plan of its own. It’s also worth mentioning that you can use both Gemini and ChatGPT for free, but with a limited set of features and more restrictions on your usage.
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