Google criticized for locking $20 Workspace AI subscribers to outdated Gemini models
thedealdirector · x · 2026-09-25
A user slams Google for upselling Workspace customers a $20 "AI" add-on, then refusing to ship new models to subscribers: enterprise Gemini subscriptions remain stuck on 3.6 Flash (labeled "NEW"), far behind current-generation models. Since AI spend concentrates with engineers, sales and ops teams are told to "just use Gemini," and the author mocks CFOs who will renew for three more years over a 10% discount — highlighting the pay-but-no-frontier-model pain in enterprise AI subscriptions.
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