Google makes AI-tools free for WORKSPACE users: answers to prices and availability of features

Google recently announced that a complete set of AI tools that were previously available only in Gemini for the Workspace Plan for $ 20 per month per month, now included in standard offers at no additional cost. AI-cans such as automatic e-mail results, work with notes during meetings, proposals for spreadsheets and GEMini Chat Botte are now available to all clients.

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This means that the Business Standard Business Standard Tariff Cost is increasing from $ 12 to $ 14 per user. These changes came into force for new customers. Since March 17, existing customers will see this change. Small business accounts are currently exempt from this adjustment.

Although the price increase was widely reported, Google Workspace support has provided additional clarification, indicating that it may not concern all users. According to support representatives, it is unclear whether organizations that refuse AI function will face with increased costs. Official recommendations on this issue have not yet been made, which leaves many clients in uncertainty.

Talks between Google Workspace representatives and the Search Engine Journal developers have shown that abandoning AI function is not straightforward. Settings to disconnect such AI functions as Gemini are not visible to business accounts by default. Administrators need to contact Google support to access these settings. For corporate customers, settings are available directly in the Workspace administrative console.

• 📌 AI function included by default: Gemini and other AI tools will be active for most accounts if they are clearly not disabled.
• 📌 The refusal process is difficult: Business account owners need to contact Google to access and change the AI ​​function settings.
• 📌 Uncertainty with pricing: it is unclear whether an increase in the price of $ 2 if you give up AI tools.

This course of Google makes you think about competition with Microsoft. Inclusion of AI-function in standard Workspace offers reflects Microsoft's recent solution to integrate its COPILOT PRO AI instruments in standard Microsoft 365. Both companies seek more users to attract more productivity platforms.