{"slug": "pixel-11-pro-warning-free-ai-deal-has-three-costly-catches", "title": "Pixel 11 Pro Warning: Free AI Deal Has Three Costly Catches", "summary": "Google has halved the free AI Pro trial for the Pixel 11 Pro, reducing it from 12 months to 6 months, and introduced two additional limitations for power users, according to a Forbes report by senior contributor Paul Monckton. The trial now requires a payment method on file and auto-renews at the full price unless canceled, and it excludes certain advanced AI features. This change affects users who previously received a full year of the AI Pro service with their device purchase.", "body_md": "# Pixel 11 Pro Warning: Free AI Deal Has Three Costly Catches\n\nBy Paul Monckton, Senior ContributorSource:\n\n[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)Google halved the Pixel 11 Pro's free AI Pro trial. Two catches hit power users.\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/pixel-11-pro-warning-free-ai-deal-has-three-costly-catches", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/pixel-11-pro-warning-free-ai-deal-has-three-costly-catches-hgb1", "published_at": "2026-08-16 16:26:56+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-16 18:11:39.028247+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-products", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Google", "Pixel 11 Pro", "Forbes", "Paul Monckton"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/pixel-11-pro-warning-free-ai-deal-has-three-costly-catches", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/pixel-11-pro-warning-free-ai-deal-has-three-costly-catches.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/pixel-11-pro-warning-free-ai-deal-has-three-costly-catches.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/pixel-11-pro-warning-free-ai-deal-has-three-costly-catches.jsonld"}}