Google drops the AI Pro to 6 months with Pixel 11 Pro, ditches free plan for base model

Google has reduced the Google One AI Pro trial for the Pixel 11 series to 6 months for Pro models and eliminated it for the base Pixel 11, a change from the 12-month trials offered with the Pixel 9. The Google One AI Pro Plan costs $19.99 per month and includes 5TB of Drive storage, Google Health Premium, and expanded Gemini usage. The move is disappointing given the Pixel 11's marketing emphasis on Gemini AI features.

With the launch of the Pixel 9, Google offered fairly extensive 12-month free trials of the Google One AI Pro plan, but this is being stripped back with the Pixel 11 series. As an added bonus for buying the “Gemini phone,” Google has bundled in access to the enhanced AI plans for the past couple of years. This year, the company has decided to slash the trial period to just 6 months for specific handsets and ditched it entirely for the base model this time around. In the US, the Google One AI Pro Plan starts at $19.99 https://one.google.com/about/google-ai-plans/ and gives you 5TB of Drive storage, Google Health Premium, plus expanded Gemini usage. That latter addition has almost been treated as an important component with a modern Pixel, as Gemini is such a key aspect of the experience on the latest devices. Given how this has been a way to get people using Gemini and may be a way to hide certain advanced device features in the cloud, it’s not a great look. However, it was always expected that these offers would diminish as more functionality came to the AI plan. That said, it’s still disappointing that a phone sold on the back of certain AI functionality may not have access to the frontier models required to enhance the experience. You are not eligible for this trial if you currently subscribe to a Google One plan higher than 5 TB, have an active Google One add-on, are a member but not the manager of a Google One family plan, or pay for your subscription through a third-party affiliate. Pixel 11: Google Store https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-5527864-15751464?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstore.google.com%2Fconfig%2Fpixel 11%3Fhl%3Den-US&sid=damienwilde%3AI7HX0V | Amazon https://amzn.to/3UtFVqB | Best Buy https://bestbuy.7tiv.net/c/126147/1929241/10014?sharedid=damienwilde&subId1=damienwilde&subId2=0M4UZF&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fproduct%2Fgoogle-pixel-11-256gb-unlocked-frost%2FJ39TC82XV5 Pixel 11 Pro: Google Store https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-5527864-15751464?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstore.google.com%2Fconfig%2Fpixel 11 pro&sid=damienwilde%3AL2GGDW | Amazon https://amzn.to/4fUOxPt | Best Buy https://bestbuy.7tiv.net/c/126147/1929241/10014?sharedid=damienwilde&subId1=damienwilde&subId2=SCWF9O&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fproduct%2Fgoogle-pixel-11-pro-256gb-unlocked-canyon%2FJ39TC828SC Pixel 11 Pro XL: Google Store https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-5527864-15751464?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstore.google.com%2Fconfig%2Fpixel 11 pro&sid=damienwilde%3AL2GGDW | Amazon https://amzn.to/4g6oDqG | Best Buy https://bestbuy.7tiv.net/c/126147/1929241/10014?sharedid=damienwilde&subId1=damienwilde&subId2=K6Q9PH&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fproduct%2Fgoogle-pixel-11-pro-xl-512gb-unlocked-canyon%2FJ39TC82L9G%2Fsku%2F6684517 Pixel 11 Pro Fold: Google Store https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-5527864-15751464?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstore.google.com%2Fconfig%2Fpixel 11 pro fold%3Fhl%3Den-US&sid=damienwilde%3AZWT8Q3 | Amazon https://amzn.to/4wooSDQ | Best Buy https://bestbuy.7tiv.net/c/126147/1929241/10014?sharedid=damienwilde&subId1=damienwilde&subId2=9JZ23M&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fproduct%2Fgoogle-pixel-11-pro-fold-512gb-unlocked-olive%2FJ39TC8XCPV%2Fsku%2F6684610 More from Made by Google 2026 Everything announced at Made by Google 2026: Pixel 11, Pixel Watch 5, Pixel Tag, & more https://9to5google.com/2026/08/12/made-by-google-2026-announcements/ Pixel 11 Pro launches with the best of Google’s Gemini Intelligence starting at $1,099 Hands-on https://9to5google.com/?p=725011 The Pixel Watch 5 isn’t much at a glance, until you get to ‘At a Glance’ Hands-on https://9to5google.com/?p=724406 Pixel 11 hands-on: Better, but no longer a bargain at $899 Video https://9to5google.com/?p=724061 Pixel 11 Pro Fold is $1,899 and Google says the back is ‘nearly impossible to crack’ Hands-on https://9to5google.com/?p=725040 Pixel 11 videography improves with Pro Stable Video, Creator Suite, plus more https://9to5google.com/2026/08/12/pixel-11-videography/ FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More. https://9to5mac.com/about/ affiliate our homepage http://9to5google.com/ for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Google on exclusive stories https://9to5google.com/feature/exclusive/ , reviews https://9to5google.com/guides/reviews/ , how-tos https://9to5google.com/guides/how-to/ , and subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/9to5google