Google Offering Free Gemini Advanced Subscription With Pixel 9, Report Says
July 18 update below: Google reveals Pixel 9 Pro’s AI capabilities with new video
Update July 18: Google has released a new teaser videopromoting the Pixel 9 Pro smartphone’s AI capabilities, following the discovery of a free one-year subscription to Gemini Advanced bundled with the next-gen flagship.
Google is hoping customers will want to “break up” with their old phones and buy a Pixel 9 Pro for … [+]
Posted on X, the video features a smartphone user asking Gemini to help him write a breakup letter on his old phone, after finding “something new, that feels magical. Not just the same old thing.” Before revealing an image of a Pixel 9 Pro, accompanied by the message “Oh hi, AI.”
The video makes it clear that AI will play a major role in differentiating the Pixel 9 Pro from other smartphones by offering a significantly different experience than previous generations. Different enough, Google hopes, to justify a “breakup” with your old phone.
This also lends weight to the previous report revealing that Google’s most advanced AI assistant will come with the Pixel 9 Pro and that the new flagship’s AI capabilities will significantly surpass those of the current Pixel 8 lineup.
All will be revealed on August 13.
A new report reveals that Google’s upcoming Pixel 9 series will come with a free subscription worth hundreds of dollars when it launches in August.
According to a famous whistleblower Assemble DebugPixel 9 Pro customers will get one year of free access to Google’s premium AI model, Gemini Advanced, at no additional cost. This represents a significant savings for heavy AI users, as Gemini Advanced is currently only available as part of a monthly Google One AI Premium subscription that costs $239 per year.
The information about this free perk comes from details hidden in the code of the latest beta version of Google’s Android app. So while this offer can’t be guaranteed at this point, it’s clear evidence of Google’s plans. According to the report, the free one-year subscription could be reserved for the more expensive Pixel Pro and Pixel Pro XL models, while the entry-level Pixel 9 could be limited to just six months.
The text found in the app includes the wording, “Your Pixel Pro comes with a one-year subscription to Gemini Advanced, our most powerful AI model with priority access to new features, at no cost to you.”
However, the text elsewhere in the code says: “Your Pixel can give you access to a 6-month subscription to Gemini Advanced, our most powerful AI model with priority access to new features, at no cost to you.” This second piece of text suggests that some Pixel 9 smartphones, most likely the standard Pixel 9, might only receive six months of free access to Gemini Advanced.
What is Gemini Advanced?
Gemini Advanced is the premium version of Google’s Gemini AI model, a direct competitor to well-known rivals such as Apple Information Or ChatGPTGemini replaces Google Assistant on Android devices, and Gemini Advanced users will have access to a range of additional features seamlessly integrated into their smartphone experience.
Gemini Advanced adds several premium features, such as:
- Access to the latest news Gemini 1.5 Pro model
- A context window of one million tokens, allowing the model to handle much larger inputs and documents
- Gemini inside Gmail, Google Docs and other appsproviding AI assistance with tasks such as writing, summarizing and creating spreadsheets.
- Other unspecified “new and exclusive” features
How much is Gemini Advanced worth?
A year of monthly payments for a Google One AI Premium subscription currently costs $239. However, this subscription includes many other benefits in addition to Gemini Advanced, which should not be included in the free promotion.
Google One Premium (without Gemini Advanced) is billed $99 per year, so assuming Google doesn’t offer a full Google One AI Premium subscription with every Pixel 9, we can say that Gemini Advanced adds about $140 of value to the package over a year. Note that if you’re interested in trying Gemini Advanced now, there’s a one-month free trial available for Google One AI Premium so you can evaluate it for yourself.
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