Comment by richbell

Comment by richbell 3 days ago

> [Billing and Service Notice] Google Workspace service and pricing updates

> Dear administrator,

> Starting today, your Google Workspace subscription includes new AI features designed to help your users improve their productivity and innovation. With these changes, we will also be updating subscription pricing starting March 17, 2025.

> ...

> These features were previously available only to users with a Gemini for Google Workspace Add-on, but now will be included with Google Workspace Business Standard plans. You will see these features added to your subscription in the coming weeks. Soon, you'll get access to even more Gemini features in your Google Workspace apps.

> Review the Google Workspace blog announcement to learn more about these changes.

> Starting March 17, 2025*, your Google Workspace Business Standard subscription price will be automatically updated to $14.00 per user, per month with an Annual/Fixed-Term Plan (or $16.80 if you have a monthly Flexible Plan).

grodriguez100 3 days ago

So we don’t want to use this, but there is no way to opt out and we still have to pay X extra per user :-/

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jkaplowitz 3 days ago

The FAQ does clarify that opt-outs are available for the functionality itself, but not for the pricing change.
(Disclaimer: Although I have worked for Google in the past, that ended almost a decade ago and wasn't in any role related to pricing or product decisions about Google Workspace. I have no inside info on this announcement and am not speaking for Google here.)

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- grodriguez100 3 days ago
  
  Sure, but they use the “AI is now available to everyone” to justify the price increase.
  Opting out of the functionality I don’t need is not particularly useful (I won’t use it anyway) but the thing is I will be charged for it anyway.
  
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  jkaplowitz 3 days ago
  
  I'm certainly not a fan of the decision either.
  In those countries where MS has now bundled Copilot Pro into Microsoft 365 Personal and Family Plans - not the US yet, so far only a few APAC countries like Australia and Singapore - it's still possible to get a "Classic" version of the subscription at the old price and feature set, but only via the cancellation screen, not otherwise advertised. I wonder, but certainly do not know, if Google has similar plans.
  
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jakedata 3 days ago

Failure is not an option! It is included in the price...

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notatoad 3 days ago

watch for google to be very proud of how many users signed up for the paid tier of gemeni in their next earnings report.

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