Google Workspace: new Workspace Studio feature; AI Ultra Access dropped
What happened
Between the Apr 21, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026 captures of Google's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: New 'Workspace Studio' feature added to the comparison table (automate your workday with intelligent AI agents), available across all plans. 'AI Ultra Access' add-on discontinued (previously included everything in AI Expanded Access plus the highest AI capability tier). In detail: New 'Workspace Studio' feature added to the comparison table - automate your workday with intelligent AI agents. Included across all plans (Starter, Standard, Plus, Enterprise); 'AI Ultra Access' add-on removed - previously included everything in AI Expanded Access plus the highest access tier to advanced AI capabilities in Workspace. Pulse files it as a packaging change (feature added, add-on removed) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 12, 2026) lists Starter at $7, Standard at $14 and Plus at $22.
It lands 9 days after Google's previous change, "Google Workspace drops 50%-off promo from Starter, Standard, Plus" (Jun 24, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Google Workspace boosts promotional discount to 50% off for new users" (May 12, 2026) and "Google Workspace rolls out Workspace Studio AI flows across all plans" (May 4, 2026). Google has been tracked since 2025-12-20.
In the same window Microsoft, Metabase, Anthropic and OpenAI also changed their Cloud & DevOps pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Starter, Standard, Plus · FeatureAdded
BeforeNo 'Workspace Studio' feature
After'Workspace Studio' feature
- Plus · Add-onRemoved
Before- previously included everything
AfterNot listed
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter, Standard, Plus | Feature | No 'Workspace Studio' feature | 'Workspace Studio' feature | Added |
| Plus | Add-on | - previously included everything | Not listed | Removed |
Values as written on Google's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Google's pricing page (cloud.google.com) from Apr 21, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where 'Workspace Studio' feature now appears.
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Google, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 12, 2026packagingGoogle Workspace swaps Gems for AI skills, rewords Gemini on Starter plan
- Sep 7, 2026packagingGoogle Workspace: promo discount cut from 50% to 30%/20% off
- Jul 3, 2026improvedGoogle Workspace: new Workspace Studio feature; AI Ultra Access dropped · this change
- Jun 24, 2026packagingGoogle Workspace drops 50%-off promo from Starter, Standard, Plus
- May 12, 2026packagingGoogle Workspace boosts promotional discount to 50% off for new users.
- May 4, 2026improvedGoogle Workspace rolls out Workspace Studio AI flows across all plans
Across Cloud & DevOps in the same window
All Cloud & DevOps changes- MicrosoftJul 3Dynamics 365 Sales: 3 new AI agents added (Opportunity, Research, Close)
- MetabaseJul 3Metabase: AI and Transforms add-ons move from flat fees to usage-based pricing
- AnthropicJul 2Anthropic API: Fast mode for Opus 4.8 + Managed Agents pricing added
- OpenAIMay 11OpenAI API raises GPT-Realtime-2 text output 50%, adds translate
Questions about this change
Did Google raise prices in June 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Apr 21, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: feature added, add-on removed.
What changed on Google's pricing page between Apr 21, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026?
Starter, Standard, Plus feature: No 'Workspace Studio' feature → 'Workspace Studio' feature, added; Plus add-on: - previously included everything → Not listed, removed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Apr 21, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Google change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 3 other pricing-page changes for Google in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Google Workspace drops 50%-off promo from Starter, Standard, Plus" on Jun 24, 2026; Google has been tracked since 2025-12-20.