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Google's cheapest AI plan gets voice in Gmail and Keep, not in Docs
Google added four features to its consumer AI plans on 9 September 2026, and the conditions in brackets are the story. Three of the four skip the entry paid tier entirely, the fourth reaches it in two apps out of three, and on Google's own plans page every tier runs the same model.
Ahmad J · Sep 9, 2026 · 6 min read
Google's Lyria 3.5 has one price, and the 30 second clip stayed on Lyria 3
Lyria 3.5 is Google's new music model and it costs exactly what Lyria 3 Pro cost: $0.08 a song. The only 30 second rate, $0.04, still belongs to a model the same pricing page calls legacy.
Ahmad J · Sep 6, 2026 · 6 min read
Gemini Flash is half price until 31 December, and Google published the date it ends
Google's pricing page lists 32 Gemini models. Only three carry a second, dated price, and all three are the current Flash line, doubling on 1 January 2027. The comparison that makes it fair, the model card warning that compounds it, and what to budget instead.
Ahmad J · Sep 3, 2026 · 6 min read