Google AI Pro or Plus (Gemini): Which One to Buy
The difference between Google AI Pro (Gemini Pro) and Google AI Plus, how each one comes to your Google account, and how to read its warranty before you buy. Google's AI plans reach your Google account in several ways: an activation link, a coupon, a place in a family group or a ready account. Each way has its own rules and warranty, so this guide puts them side by side.
The two plans
Google AI Pro (Gemini Pro) gives you Google's advanced Gemini models with higher limits, plus extra storage. Google AI Plus is Google's lower-priced AI plan, below Google AI Pro.
Google AI Pro
18-month activation link: activates Google AI Pro on your own Google account, with 5 TB of storage. Use it within the time its option gives, 10 minutes or 1 hour after you receive it: links do not stay valid for long. Once used, the plan lasts its 18 months. 1-year family slot: your own Google account is added to a family group with Gemini Pro. You get Gemini's full usage limits for yourself, not shared with the other members, and your Gemini chats and files stay private to your account. After paying, send your email in the order's chat. 1-year coupon: an official coupon code for your own Google account. It works only on an account that has never used a promotional plan.
Google AI Plus
6 months, no card: activated on your own Google account, with 400 GB of storage and no payment method needed. Redeem it within 48 hours of purchase. 3-month coupon: an official coupon code for your own Google account, with 400 GB of storage. A card is needed to activate it. 3-month link: a trial activated with a link on your own Google account. A card must be added to the account, and only an account that has never had a premium plan, before or now, can use it. Use the link within 24 hours, and do not cancel the plan after activating it. 1-year ready account: a ready Google account with Google AI Plus and 400 GB of storage. Its login details are sent in the order's chat after paying.
Before you buy
Your account or a ready one: every option is on your own Google account except the 1-year Google AI Plus account, which is a new account with its own login. Eligibility: the Google AI Pro coupon needs an account that has never used a promotional plan, and the 3-month Google AI Plus link an account that has never had a premium plan. If yours has, choose another option. Links expire: use an activation link as soon as you get it, within the time its option gives. A card: the 3-month Google AI Plus coupon and link need a card on your Google account; the 6-month option does not.
Reading the warranty
Each option shows its warranty, and they differ a lot: Google AI Pro, 10-minute link: none after delivery. Google AI Pro, 1-hour link: a link that does not work, if reported within 1 hour of delivery. Google AI Pro, family slot: 3 months. Google AI Pro, coupon: the full 12 months. Google AI Plus, 6 months: 7 days from activation. Google AI Plus, 3-month coupon: the full 3 months. Google AI Plus, 3-month link: 24 hours on the link, then 2 months on the plan, as long as it is not cancelled. Google AI Plus, ready account: 12 months, with one replacement account. To use it, write in your order's chat before it ends.
Which one to choose
For a year of Gemini Pro on your own account, in a family group: the Google AI Pro family slot. For Gemini Pro on your own account without a family group: the Google AI Pro coupon, if your account has never used a promotional plan, or an 18-month link when one is in stock, used as soon as you get it. For Google AI Plus on your own account without a card: 6 months, no card. For a year of Google AI Plus without touching your own account: the ready account. For Antigravity with Ultra limits (20x): Google Antigravity, a place in a Google AI Ultra family group. Every option, with its warranty and rules, is on the Google Gemini page. How a family place works is in the guide to family and team plans.