Google AI Plus launches in India at ₹399 per month to compete with ChatGPT Go subscription

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Google introduced its AI Plus subscription in India at ₹399 per month, with an introductory offer of ₹199 for six months. The plan provides access to Gemini 3 Pro, Nano Banana Pro image tools, video generation capabilities, and 200GB of storage. Google enters India's competitive AI subscription market months after OpenAI launched ChatGPT Go at the same price point.

Google AI Plus Enters India's Competitive AI Subscription Market

Google launched its Google AI Plus subscription in India on Wednesday, introducing a more affordable tier priced at ₹399 ($4.44) per month

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. New subscribers can access an introductory offer of ₹199 ($2.21) per month for the first six months . The move marks Google's attempt to compete directly with OpenAI's ChatGPT Go subscription, which launched in India in August at the same ₹399 price point

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. Before this launch, Google's cheapest AI subscription available in India was AI Pro, priced at ₹1,950 per month ($21.69)

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Source: TechCrunch

Source: TechCrunch

Access to Advanced AI Models and Enhanced Features

The AI Plus plan provides enhanced access to Gemini 3 Pro, Google's newest model, along with higher usage limits compared to the free tier . Subscribers gain access to Nano Banana Pro, powered by Gemini 3 Pro, for text-based image generation and editing capabilities

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. The plan includes 200 monthly AI credits for image and video generation across Flow and Whisk apps, which utilize the Veo 3.1 Fast AI model

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. In comparison, free tier users receive only 100 monthly AI credits

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. Vikas Kansal, product lead for AI Subscriptions, stated: "We are thrilled to see how users in India are using our AI tools in diverse ways, from the Gemini app to NotebookLM. We want even more people to benefit from these advances" .

Source: Gadgets 360

Source: Gadgets 360

Google Services Integration and Storage Benefits

Subscribers receive expanded access to NotebookLM's Audio Overviews tool, along with the research and writing assistant, features that free users cannot access

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. The plan integrates Gemini's AI features across Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Vids

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. Users get 200GB of storage across Google Photos, Drive, and Gmail, significantly more than the 15GB offered in the free tier

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. The subscription can be shared with up to five family members, extending these benefits across households .

Source: AIM

Source: AIM

Late Entry Into India's Price-Sensitive Market

Google's timing reveals a delayed response to the competitive landscape. The AI Plus plan was first introduced in Indonesia in September and offered in other countries that same month, making India a later addition . OpenAI gained an early advantage by launching ChatGPT Go in India in August, and currently offers it free for a year to existing subscribers and new users

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. ChatGPT Go provides users with 10 times more limits than the free plan for messages, image generation, and file uploads, along with extended access to GPT-5 AI model

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. However, OpenAI does not offer cloud storage to its users, giving Google a differentiation point

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Strategic Partnerships and Market Expansion

AI companies have intensified efforts to capture India's massive user base through strategic partnerships and promotional offers. Perplexity partnered with telco Airtel to offer its Pro plan free for a year to all Airtel customers

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. Google teamed up with Reliance Jio to provide its AI Pro plan for 18 months at no cost to users on certain carrier plans, offering 2TB of cloud storage and higher image and video generation limits

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. This partnership approach allows companies to tap into India's huge population while leveraging existing telecom infrastructure. Google now offers three subscription tiers in India: the free tier, AI Plus at ₹399 per month, AI Pro at ₹1,950 per month with 1,000 AI credits and 2TB storage, and AI Ultra at ₹24,500 per month with 25,000 AI credits and 30TB storage

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. The tiered approach enables Google to serve different user segments while competing across multiple price points in India's diverse market.🟡 expansion.

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