The topic Google is bundling YouTube Premium Lite into its best storage plan – here’s where is currently the subject of lively discussion — readers and analysts are keeping a close eye on developments.
This is taking place in a dynamic environment: companies’ decisions and competitors’ reactions can quickly change the picture.
For most users, it’s YouTube Premium Lite that will be included in their monthly subscription. Google’s $20/month AI Pro plan, which recently received a boost up to 5TB of cloud storage, now includes Premium Lite on all individual plans. While Premium Lite is more restrictive than its more expensive counterpart, you still get an elevated YouTube experience out of it, including no ads on non-music videos, background play, and downloads. Throw in the 5TB cloud storage perk, and even if you aren’t using Gemini, it’s tricky not to see the AI Pro plan as worth its $20/month price regardless.
Meanwhile, YouTube Premium — without the restrictions Lite includes — is still included as part of Google’s top-tier AI Ultra subscription, newly re-priced at “just” $100 per month. It’s a sweet perk, I suppose, but the best bang-for-your-buck still resides in that $20 AI Pro plan.