I just saved $180 a year on my Google AI plan without losing my Drive storage - here's how

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• Google AI Plus now includes 400GB of storage for $4.99 a month.
• Downgrading from AI Pro to AI Plus could save $180 a year.
• Google One plans can be changed from the web or mobile app.

I don't love paying for Google Drive. But after 14 years of using Docs, Sheets, Slides, Photos, and uploading random files, I now have about 340GB of digital junk sitting in Google storage. That's far beyond the free 15GB given to every account. So, I need to shell out $20 a month for Google AI Pro, which gives me 5TB of storage and access to the Gemini 3 Pro model in the Gemini app.

The issue? I want to whittle down my subscriptions, and I barely use Gemini enoughto justify the AI part of the bill. I need...

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