 | Free Free | Basic (100 GB) up to 6 users $19.99 $1.67/mo Plus sales tax where applicable Source · Checked | Google AI Plus (2 TB) up to 6 users $99.99 $8.33/mo Plus sales tax where applicable Source · Checked | Google AI Pro (5 TB) $199.99 $16.67/mo Plus sales tax where applicable Source · Checked |
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| Choose a plan | Choose a plan | Choose a plan | Choose a plan | |
Billed once for the full year, up front. | Billed once for the full year, up front. | Billed once for the full year, up front. |
Cloud storage in the US
Google One plans: storage, sharing and Google AI
Every Google Account has up to 15 GB of free storage shared across Gmail, Google Drive and Google Photos. Google One raises that total: Basic to 100 GB, Google AI Plus to 2 TB with Gemini features, and Google AI Pro to 5 TB with more Gemini, YouTube Premium Lite and Google Home Premium. Every plan can be shared with up to 5 others.
- 15 GB free. Shared across Gmail, Drive and Photos.
- Total storage. Plan sizes are totals that include your free 15 GB.
- Share with 5. Every plan shares storage with up to 5 others.
- Gemini on AI plans. 2x usage on AI Plus, 4x on AI Pro, compared with no AI plan.
- Extras on AI Pro. YouTube Premium Lite and Google Home Premium Standard.
Most important before you pay
Tomas StankevičiusUpdated 2026-10-14Facts from one.google.com and Google One Help, with dates
At a glance
- Free storage
- 15 GB
- Plans
- Basic 100 GB, Google AI Plus 2 TB, Google AI Pro 5 TB
- Sharing
- Up to 5 others, every plan
- Gemini
- AI Plus 2x, AI Pro 4x
- AI Pro extras
- YouTube Premium Lite, Google Home Premium
- Commitment
- Cancel anytime
Plans change — check the provider’s own page before you pay.
Prices with dates
Every price has a source and the date it was checked.
From one.google.com and Google One Help
Plans, storage rules and sharing as Google publishes them for the US.
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Short summary
For Gmail and Android users, Google One is the simplest storage upgrade, and every plan can be shared with five people. Basic is enough for most single users; Google AI Pro makes sense if you’d also use Gemini, YouTube Premium Lite and 5 TB.
Sharing on every plan
Up to 5 others, even on Basic.
Above 100 GB, it’s an AI plan
The 2 TB and 5 TB tiers are sold as Google AI Plus and AI Pro.
- We recommend first:
- Gmail, Google Photos and Android users running out of 15 GB.
- With caveats:
- iPhone-only households — iCloud+ fits device backups better.
Who Google One is for, and who it isn’t
Storage only, or storage with Gemini?
A good choice
For Gmail and Photos users
One pool for Gmail, Drive and Photos.
For families
Share with up to 5 others.
For Gemini users
Google AI plans add Gemini with higher limits.
A weaker choice
For iPhone backups
iCloud+ is built into iOS.
If you need Office apps
Microsoft 365 bundles storage with them.
If you want a storage-only 2 TB plan
The 2 TB tier comes as Google AI Plus, with Gemini included.
Plans
Prices are in the block above.
| Plan | What it means in practice |
|---|---|
| Basic (100 GB) | What it means in practice100 GB total for Photos, Drive and Gmail; share with up to 5 others. |
| Google AI Plus (2 TB) | What it means in practice2 TB, Gemini with 2x usage, Flow, Gemini in Gmail; share with 5. A cheaper 400 GB plan with the same name is on the Google AI plans page. |
| Google AI Pro (5 TB) | What it means in practice5 TB, Gemini with 4x usage and Deep Research, Gemini in Gmail and Docs, YouTube Premium Lite, Google Home Premium Standard; share with 5. |
Storage only → Basic; storage plus Gemini → AI Plus or AI Pro.
Our score and what it’s made of
This is our own assessment based on checked facts. It isn’t an average of user reviews or the provider’s claim. Below — every criterion with its weight and source.
3,6
out of 5 · average of 3 plans · 8 of 8 criteria checked
The score is calculated from the criteria you see below: each criterion shows its weight, what exactly we found and where. Where we have the provider’s page, there’s a link with a check date; where the number comes from our catalog, we say so. “Not checked” means we don’t have the data and the criterion isn’t counted. “Provider doesn’t say” means we went through the provider’s pages but the information isn’t there; that criterion isn’t counted either. If you disagree with the weights — in the methodology you’ll see all the parts and can weigh them your own way. We don’t put app store ratings into structured data: they were collected on other websites, so they stay as visible text.
Scores for individual plans: Basic (100 GB) 3,5 · Google AI Plus (2 TB) 3,7 · Google AI Pro (5 TB) 3,7
The same for all “Google One” plans
| Criterion | What we found | Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advertised price is the final price(10 %) | sales tax is added at checkout | 3,0 | our catalog |
| Free way to try it(10 %) | 15 GB free | 5,0 | our catalog |
| Encryption(22 %) | the provider manages the keys | 2,0 | our catalog |
| Version history(14 %) | 30 days | 3,0 | our catalog |
| Number of people(12 %) | 6 people | 5,0 | our catalog |
| App rating(10 %) | 4,7 out of 5 | 4,7 | our catalog |
Depends on plan
| Criterion | Basic (100 GB) | Google AI Plus (2 TB) | Google AI Pro (5 TB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price compared with others(10 %) | 1,67 USD/mo5,0 | 8,33 USD/mo5,0 | 16,67 USD/mo4,0 |
| Amount of storage(12 %) | 100 GB2,0 | 2 TB4,0 | 5 TB5,0 |
Availability in the US
The final price in the US is clear
You pay in dollars, and the price is the one the provider lists — sales tax, where your state charges it, is added at checkout.
- price in dollars
- tax terms are known
- shared international price list — the price depends on your account’s country
What you get for the money
What’s included in the plan, what’s available in the US, and how the paid version differs from the free one.
Content
What you actually get to watch: catalog, languages, sports and events.
What counts toward your storage
Your quota is shared across Gmail, Drive and Photos.
Photos
Original-quality photos and videos, and Storage saver photos backed up after June 1, 2021.
Gmail
Messages and attachments, including Spam and Trash.
Drive and Docs
Files in Drive and files created or edited in Docs, Sheets, Slides and other apps.
What US App Store reviewers say
Google One has 4.7 out of 5 stars from 22,900 ratings on the US App Store. We also read the 50 most recent US reviews — 38 of them gave one or two stars. Recent reviews skew toward people with a problem, so read them as a list of what can go wrong, not as a verdict.
Canceling and downgrading
The most frequent complaint: people who installed the app to cancel or downgrade found it confusing.
Benefits
Some AI Pro members say included benefits such as YouTube Premium Lite didn’t always activate.
Storage
Others struggle with storage filling up from Google Photos.
Canceling is done in Google One → Settings → Cancel membership — see our cancel page for the exact steps.
Where it works
Supported devices and apps, and syncing.
Where it works
| Group | Examples | Caveat |
|---|---|---|
| Google apps | ExamplesGmail, Google Drive, Google Photos | CaveatStorage is shared across all three. |
| Google One app | ExamplesCheck storage and manage your plan | CaveatAlso on the web. |
App ratings in the stores
These are ratings from store users. They rate how the app works; they say nothing about whether the subscription price is fair.
Ratings change constantly and often drop after price increases or removed features. We show the value from the check date together with the number of reviews, because 4.8 from two hundred and 4.5 from two million ratings aren’t the same thing.
Account and terms
Sharing, storage limits, cancellation and what happens to your files.
Sharing
- Every plan can share storage with up to 5 others.
- Plan sizes are totals; the free 15 GB is counted inside them.
- Promotional storage returns to normal when the promotion ends.
Workspace Individual
When you run out of space
| Condition | How it works |
|---|---|
| Uploads and backups | How it worksStop in Drive and Photos |
| Gmail | How it worksSending and receiving can be affected |
| After 2 years over quota | How it worksContent may be removed, with at least 3 months’ notice |
Canceling
Google says you can cancel any time and that you stay enrolled unless you choose to cancel. If you subscribed through Google Play, manage it in Google Play subscriptions.
Monthly or yearly
Cancel anytime; yearly billing saves up to 16% according to Google.
Google Play
Subscriptions on Google Play run until you unsubscribe.
Check your space first
What counts toward your storage
Your free 15 GB and any Google One storage are one pool shared by Gmail, Drive and Photos.
| Feature | Limit | What it depends on |
|---|---|---|
| Google Photos | LimitOriginal quality always counts | What it depends onStorage saver and Express count if backed up after June 1, 2021 |
| Gmail | LimitMessages and attachments, including Spam and Trash | What it depends on |
| Google Drive | LimitPDFs, images, videos and Docs, Sheets, Slides edited after June 1, 2021 | What it depends onShared files count only for their owner |
| Android backups | LimitAll data in Android backup settings | What it depends on |
| Over quota | LimitNo new Drive uploads or Photos backups; Gmail can be affected | What it depends onNobody can edit or copy your affected Docs files |
| Over quota for 2 years | LimitContent may be deleted | What it depends onGoogle gives at least 3 months’ notice and a chance to download |
Deleting old photos may not help
Plans and terms
Who each plan is for and what terms it requires.
Family sharing: how the storage and AI are split
A Google One plan can be shared with up to five others in a Google family group. Members share the family’s storage quota, but nobody sees anyone else’s files unless they share them.
- Who sets it up
- The plan manager, 18 or older
- Members
- Up to five others, living in the same country
- Storage
- Each member’s files fill their own 15 GB first, then the shared plan storage
- Freeing space
- Members can only free up their own usage
- AI benefits
- Gemini app, Gemini Notebook and other AI features for everyone; some limits (Google Flow, Antigravity) are shared by the whole group
- Not shared
- YouTube Premium Lite, Google Home Premium and Google Store credit stay with the plan manager
- Not available
- Family sharing isn’t offered on Google One Lite (30 GB)
Files stay private
What we don’t claim
Common claims about Google One, next to what Google says.
Paid storage replaces the free 15 GB.
It’s counted inside the plan’s total; nothing you store is lost when you upgrade.
Shared folders use my storage.
Files in shared folders count only against the owner.
Google AI Plus is one plan.
Google sells two plans with that name: 2 TB on the Google One plans page and 400 GB on the Google AI plans page.
If there’s no price on the page, the service isn’t available in the US.
Not necessarily. More often it means the provider doesn’t publish a fixed price or shows it only at checkout. Availability and a published price are two different things.
An annual plan always works out cheaper.
Cheaper than the monthly plan only if you use the whole period. You pay for the whole year up front, and when you cancel you usually don’t get the unused part back — so it’s a saving for people who already know they’ll stay all year.
Deleting the app cancels the subscription.
No. Deleting the app doesn’t stop the payments — only canceling in the account where you bought the subscription does. The app disappears, the bill stays.
Every plan looks the same in every country.
No. The list of plans, the features in the same plan and the available languages can differ. That’s why we don’t carry data from another country over to the US page.
The price on the pricing page is exactly what you’ll be charged.
Not always. US providers list prices before sales tax, and whether tax is added at checkout — and how much — depends on your state. On one VPN order page we saw a 6.25% sales tax added on top of the listed monthly price.
This list isn’t an accusation against the service. If you find something on our page that doesn’t match the official source, write to us.
When Google One is a good choice
More storage
Basic.
Compromise: 100 GB.
Gemini plus storage
Google AI Pro.
Compromise: Most expensive.
Family
Any plan, share with 5.
Compromise: One pool to manage.
Pros and cons
Pros
15 GB free
More than most.
Sharing on every plan
With 5 others.
AI Pro extras
YouTube Premium Lite, Google Home Premium.
Cons
Same name, two plans
Google AI Plus is sold with 2 TB and with 400 GB.
Over-quota consequences
Gmail can be affected.
Best inside Google
Less useful for iPhone backups.
Google One compared with iCloud+ and Microsoft 365
Based on each provider’s US pages.
| Criterion | Google One | iCloud+ | Microsoft 365 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free storage | 15 GB | 5 GB | 5 GB |
| Sharing | Up to 5 others | You plus five | Family: up to six people |
| Largest plan | 5 TB (AI Pro) | 12 TB | Family, Premium: 2 TB shared |
| Extras | Gemini on AI plans | Private Relay, HomeKit | Office apps, Copilot |
- Free storage
- 15 GB
- Sharing
- Up to 5 others
- Largest plan
- 5 TB (AI Pro)
- Extras
- Gemini on AI plans
- Free storage
- 5 GB
- Sharing
- You plus five
- Largest plan
- 12 TB
- Extras
- Private Relay, HomeKit
- Free storage
- 5 GB
- Sharing
- Family: up to six people
- Largest plan
- Family, Premium: 2 TB shared
- Extras
- Office apps, Copilot
If you use Gmail and Android — Google One
Storage across Gmail, Drive and Photos.
If you use an iPhone — iCloud+
Backups and Family Sharing.
If you need Office apps — Microsoft 365
Storage with Word and Excel.
Final verdict
Google One is the natural upgrade for Gmail and Android users, with sharing on every plan. Basic covers most people; choose Google AI Pro only if you’ll use Gemini and the extras.
Choose it if
Gmail or Google Photos is running out of space.
Think twice if
You’re considering AI Plus — confirm the storage amount at checkout.
Skip it if
You’re all-in on Apple devices.
iCloud+ fits iPhone users; Microsoft 365 bundles storage with Office apps.
Google One prices
Plans as one.google.com lists them for the US.
Compare plansGoogle One plans can be canceled any time; Google shows yearly billing as saving up to 16%. Paid storage adds to the 15 GB every Google Account already has.
Google One deals and discounts
We have no confirmed deals or promo codes for Google One right now. When the provider publishes one and we have checked it, the dates and terms will appear here — we never list made-up promo codes.
Google One free trial
We found no free trial for Google One on the provider’s website right now. If one appears, we will mark it here and in the free trials list.
How to pay less for Google One
- Annual billing for “Basic (100 GB)”: $19.99 for 12 months instead of $23.88 if you pay monthly — you save 16%.
- “Basic (100 GB)” for up to 6 people: $1.99/mo, or $0.33 per person.
- Annual billing for “Google AI Plus (2 TB)”: $99.99 for 12 months instead of $119.88 if you pay monthly — you save 17%.
- “Google AI Plus (2 TB)” for up to 6 people: $9.99/mo, or $1.67 per person.
- Annual billing for “Google AI Pro (5 TB)”: $199.99 for 12 months instead of $239.88 if you pay monthly — you save 17%.
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If a service publishes a list of countries or languages, we can say whether the US is on it — that list looks the same for everyone. Checkout, however, can look different for every account, so for amounts a provider shows only at checkout we write: check before you pay.
A shorter section doesn’t mean something is missing from the product
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Three different answers
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