Google One and Google Drive Pricing: Every US Plan

Plans

Google One sells three paid sizes in the United States, and each has a monthly price and a lower yearly price. Every figure here is in US dollars for one person, from Google One's plans page. We read the copy that web.archive.org captured on 2 November 2026 at 09:51 UTC, because the live page shows pounds from our location in the UK. The page loads on its Monthly view, so we took the Annual prices from the text the page carries for each plan, such as "$99.99 / year (save $19.89)". We did not press the toggle.

The same page says "All Google accounts come with up to 15 GB of storage, which is included as part of the total storage offered in other Google One plans." So the larger sizes are totals that include the 15 GB, not extra on top of it. The page lists "Share storage with up to 5 others" on each paid plan, and the 2 TB and 5 TB plans carry the Google AI names. We found no 2 TB plan on that page that leaves the Gemini features out.

Monthly or Yearly

The yearly price is lower on every paid plan. Google's plans page says "Save up to 16%", and its per-plan text matches our sums: 12 payments of $1.99 come to $23.88, which is $3.89 more than $19.99; 12 payments of $9.99 come to $119.88, which is $19.89 more than $99.99; and 12 payments of $19.99 come to $239.88, which is $39.89 more than $199.99.

Over three years, each column on its own basis, with no price change assumed:

The first column is 36 times the monthly price. The second is three times the yearly price. We worked every sum out in a script, and Google's page prints no three-year figure.

Switching is allowed both ways. Google's Update your Google One plan page says that a switch from monthly to annual "takes effect immediately" and that "Your remaining monthly time is credited toward the new annual cost." A switch from annual to monthly "takes effect at the end of your current annual term." On the same page, Google says "Annual plans usually cost less overall" and that new storage may take up to 24 hours to appear after you buy a bigger plan.

AI Plans

The 2 TB and 5 TB sizes are Google's AI plans, and the plans page lists what comes with each next to the storage:

• Basic, 100 GB: storage and sharing. The page lists no Gemini line for it.
• Google AI Plus, 2 TB: "Gemini app access with double the usage limits than without a Google AI plan, plus access to our Flash models," Google Flow with expanded access, Gemini in Gmail, and Gemini Notebook with more access.
• Google AI Pro, 5 TB: Gemini app access "four times higher than without a Google AI plan," Gemini in Gmail, Docs, Vids and more, YouTube Premium Lite (Individual) and Google Home Premium (Standard).

If you cancel, Google's cancel page says you lose access to premium subscriptions "like Google Home Premium, Google Health Premium, and YouTube Premium."

Sizes we could not price. Google's pages describe the sizes in different ways, and we cannot settle it from them. The plans page above lists Google AI Plus at 2 TB for $9.99 a month. On Google's AI plans page (captured 30 October 2026) and its About page (captured 23 October 2026), the Google AI Plus tile says "400 GB storage," while the comparison table on each says "400 GB or 2 TB." The About page also lists a Standard plan with "200 GB storage." The visible text of those pages shows no price for either tile. The About page's hidden data does carry "Starting at $7.99/mo" for Google AI plans, dated 6 March 2026, but it names no size. Google's Update your Google One plan page names "Google AI Plus (400 GB and 2 TB)" and a 200 GB plan, in a list of plans with quarterly billing in India only. If you have seen a $4.99 price for a 400 GB plan, we found it on no Google page, so we do not repeat it. We could not confirm a 2026 US price or availability for a 200 GB or a 400 GB plan.

Google AI Ultra starts at 20 TB: the AI plans page says "Starting at 20 TB of storage." The Ultra tile in that capture shows no price. The page's savings calculator on its Ultra tab does print "$99.99/mo - Ultra plans are billed monthly only" and a "Google AI Ultra bundle" line of "$99.99/mo," but it does not say which Ultra size that is, so we list no Ultra price in the tables.

Drive and Workspace

Google Drive has no price of its own. Google's Buy more Google storage page says "Your Google Account comes with up to 15 GB of cloud storage at no charge." It lists Google Drive, Gmail and Google Photos as sharing that storage, and says Google One "starts with 100 GB of storage." So the plan you pick above is the price of Drive space. The same page says that with a work or school account you cannot buy more storage for yourself and should contact the person who gave you the account.

For work, Google Workspace is priced per user. Google's payment plans page, last updated 26 October 2026 and read on 2 November 2026, gives these US dollar prices for each user:

For the Annual/Fixed-Term plan the page's billing row says "Monthly or yearly": $7, $14 and $22 are the monthly payment option, and the yearly payment it prints is $84, $168 and $264 per user. The Flexible plan is billed monthly, and the page shows its yearly payment as not available. Google says of Flexible: "You cancel your subscription at any time without penalty." Of the annual plan it says: "If you cancel your subscription before the renewal date, you're charged for the remaining balance of your contract and no refunds are issued." We did not re-read the storage amount per edition, and we did not look up the price of Workspace Individual.

Sharing

Each paid plan on the plans page says "Share storage with up to 5 others." Google's storage help page adds that "Files in shared folders only consume the cloud storage quota of the original file owner, never the recipient." So someone you share a folder with does not use their own room for it, and you do. When a plan is canceled, Google's cancel page says "You and your family members will lose access to your additional storage."

Quota

Google's How your Google storage works page says what changes when you use more storage than you have:

• "You can still sign into and access your Google Account."
• "You can’t upload new files or images to Google Drive."
• "You can't back up any photos and videos to Google Photos."
• "Your ability to send and receive email in Gmail can be impacted."
• Collaborative files are affected too: "Until you reduce your storage usage, nobody can edit or copy your affected files."

The harder rule is the long one. Under the heading "If you’re over your quota for 2 years or longer," the page says: "If you don't free up or purchase more space to get back under quota, all of your content in your Google Account may be removed including in Gmail, Google Photos, Google Drive (this includes Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drawings, Forms, Vids, and Pics) and your Android device's backup." On notice, it says: "We will contact you at least 3 months before content is eligible for deletion." Further down it says: "If your account is subject to this policy change, we’ll give you at least 3 months notice before your content may be deleted." The page does not say which accounts are subject to the change, so we cannot tell you whether yours is.

The page also says that after you delete a large number of files, it normally takes up to 48 to 72 hours for the storage figure to update. It does not say whether a Drive link you shared keeps opening while you are over quota. We could not confirm that, and we do not guess.

Cancel

Google's cancel page says "You can cancel your Google One membership plan at any time." The same page has Android, Computer, and iPhone and iPad tabs, and we read all three.

Android phone or tablet

1. Open the Google One app.
2. At the top, tap Menu, then Settings, then Cancel membership.
3. Tap Cancel membership again to confirm.

Computer

1. Go to Google One.
2. Click Settings, then Cancel membership.
3. Click Cancel membership again to confirm.

iPhone or iPad

1. Open the Google One app.
2. On the left, tap Menu, then Membership plans, then Manage plan.
3. Tap Cancel membership, then tap Cancel Subscription on the subscription page. You might need to scroll to find it.

If you signed up for Google One through the App Store on an iPhone or iPad and later switched to an Android device, the page says you cannot adjust your membership or change your payment method in the app, and to use the App Store on another device. If you do not want to cancel, it says you can decrease storage instead.

What happens next, in Google's words:

• Timing: "When you cancel your membership, your Google One storage and benefits won’t go away immediately. You have until the end of the billing cycle to use them."
• What you keep: "Each person will keep their default storage of up to 15 GB at no charge."
• If you use more than that: Gmail "can't send or receive messages," and Google Drive "can't sync or upload new files."
• Refunds: "In most countries or regions, Google storage plan purchases are non-refundable." The page does not give a separate rule for the United States, so we could not confirm one.

Other Options

Google is one of several ways to buy room, and the plans differ in what comes with them. For Apple's side, our post on iCloud storage prices has every iCloud+ plan, and it is also where Dropbox is covered. Here is the one Apple plan that matches Google's 2 TB, next to Google's two nearest sizes:

US dollars, one person, and we could not confirm whether tax is included. Google's yearly prices are as its page shows them. Apple bills iCloud+ monthly at $9.99 for 2 TB on its plans and pricing page, published 16 September 2026, so $119.88 is 12 payments. Google AI Plus paid yearly is $299.97 over three years, which is $59.67 less than 36 payments of $9.99 for iCloud+ 2 TB ($359.64). At the monthly price both cost $9.99. For other ways to send a big file without buying storage, see Mail Drop on Mac and Send Large Files with Google Drive.

Loop

Loop is a different job from Google One. If you want room for photos, Gmail and backups, buy a Google One plan. If you have a finished file on your Mac and want to send it as a link carrying your own name, Loop is built for that. It shows when a reader opens the link and how long they stay on each page, and a reader can sign by typing their full name. Readers need only a web browser. A Loop licence is $49 once for one person.

Loop keeps the shared files in a Cloudflare account that you own. Cloudflare's R2 pricing page, updated 30 October 2026, lists a monthly free allowance of 10 GB-month, then $0.015 per GB-month for storage, with no data-transfer charge for downloads. The same page says Cloudflare rounds usage up to the next billing unit, so 1.1 GB-month is billed as 2 GB-month. Cloudflare's get-started page says you need an R2 subscription, added through a checkout flow, and that R2 is free to get started with included free monthly usage. Our own setup notes say Cloudflare may ask for a payment method at that step; the page does not say so.

Our sum is $49 plus (GB held minus 10) times $0.015 times 36 months. It ignores request charges and the rounding above. At 30 GB held that comes to $59.80, against $59.97 for three years of Google One Basic paid yearly. So Loop is lower only below about 30 GB held and higher above it. Google already gives you up to 15 GB at no charge, so we claim no saving: Basic holds 100 GB, and Loop holds only the files you share, receive and sign.

Loop's 14-day free trial starts the first time you run it and needs no payment. While it lasts, the pages your readers see carry a small "Shared with Loop" badge.

Limits

What Loop leaves to Google One and to your own mail:

• Backup and sync. Loop does not back up your Mac or sync your folders, and it holds no photo or device backups. Its Loop location in Finder lists your links and downloads a file when you open it.
• Family storage, Gmail, Docs and Gemini. Loop has none of them.
• Sending the message. Loop sends no email. You paste the link into your own mail. For signing reminders and team invites, Loop opens a ready-made draft in your mail app and you press send.
• Signatures. A signature is a typed full name, a simple electronic signature. Loop checks that the email looks like an address and, where the sender named the signers or set an allowed list, that it matches. It does not confirm the signer owns the address.
• Price and size. The licence is $49 whatever you store, even when your files fit in Google's 15 GB. Loop promises no maximum file size.
• Where it runs. Sending needs a Mac and your own Cloudflare account.

Our post on how long file sharing links last covers expiry, and File Sharing Cost compares what plans cost together. For limits and previews when sending from Drive, see Google Drive for Photographers.