Google Workspace boosts promotional discount to 50% off for new users.
What happened
Between the May 4, 2026 and May 11, 2026 captures of Google's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Promotional discount increased from 20% to 50% off for first 3 months across all plans. Discounted prices updated: Starter $7.36→$4.60, Standard $14.72→$9.20, Plus $22.96→$14.35 CAD/user/month. Pulse files it as a pricing change (discount change) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Nov 9, 2026) lists Starter at $7, Standard at $14 and Plus at $22.
It lands 8 days after Google's previous change, "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 Anthropic, OpenAI, Microsoft and Metabase also changed their Cloud & DevOps pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- +30 percentage pointsAll plansDiscount20%50%
- PromoStarter$7.36$4.60
- PromoStandard$14.72$9.20
- PromoPlus$22.96$14.35
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All plans | Discount | 20% | 50% | +30 percentage points |
| Starter | Promo | $7.36 | $4.60 | −38% |
| Standard | Promo | $14.72 | $9.20 | −38% |
| Plus | Promo | $22.96 | $14.35 | −38% |
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 May 4, 2026 and May 11, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where the discount goes from 20% to 50%, Starter from $7.36 to $4.60, Standard from $14.72 to $9.20 and Plus from $22.96 to $14.35.
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Google, the last 90 days
Full history- Sep 7, 2026PackagingGoogle Workspace: promo discount cut from 50% to 30%/20% off
- Jul 2, 2026PackagingGoogle Workspace: new Workspace Studio feature; AI Ultra Access dropped
- Jun 24, 2026PackagingGoogle Workspace drops 50%-off promo from Starter, Standard, Plus
- May 12, 2026Discount changeGoogle Workspace boosts promotional discount to 50% off for new users. This change
- May 4, 2026ImprovementGoogle Workspace rolls out Workspace Studio AI flows across all plans
Across Cloud & DevOps in the same window
All Cloud & DevOps changes- AnthropicMay 13Anthropic API consolidates Microsoft 365 and Outlook integrations
- OpenAIMay 11OpenAI API raises GPT-Realtime-2 text output 50%, adds translate
- MicrosoftMay 5Microsoft Dynamics365 swaps Record updates for prebuilt Sales Close Agent
- MetabaseMay 5Metabase Enterprise now promises 1-day support via Slack, Teams, and email
Questions about this change
Did Google raise prices in May 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between May 4, 2026 and May 11, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: discount change.
What changed on Google's pricing page between May 4, 2026 and May 11, 2026?
Discount (all plans): 20% → 50% (+30 pts); Starter promo: $7.36 → $4.60; Standard promo: $14.72 → $9.20; Plus promo: $22.96 → $14.35. Pulse compared the captures it took on May 4, 2026 and May 11, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Google change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Google in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Google Workspace rolls out Workspace Studio AI flows across all plans" on May 4, 2026; Google has been tracked since 2025-12-20.