Google AI Ultra vs ChatGPT Pro - Which One’s Worth Your Cash?

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Google’s got a mid-range $36.99 Pro plan and a stacked Ultra at $249.99 (promo price)
OpenAI keeps things simple with ChatGPT Plus ($20) and Pro ($200)
Both companies aim at creators, coders and folks who want smarter tools
Google adds storage and writing tools, OpenAI goes hard on model access and speed

Google just dropped its new AI Ultra plan at $249.99 a month. Sounds steep right? Don't worry, it's a discount, after 3 months you're paying 460 bucks monthly. :) Ok, so here’s what you’re getting:

Gemini 2.5 Pro with Deep Think. It’s made to handle tricky reasoning and long tasks without getting stuck.

Flow. This one’s for video creators lets you build full movie scenes with an AI director’s touch.

Veo 3. A model that spits out high quality video. Think smooth shots not glitchy mess.

Whisk Animate. Turn still images into quick flashy 8-second clips.

NotebookLM. It’s like a writing and research buddy that doesn’t sleep.

And to sweeten the pot they toss in YouTube Premium and 30TB of cloud space.

Google and OpenAI AI Plans Go Head to Head

Google’s stepping up with two new AI plans. One’s built for creators on a budget the other’s for folks who want it all.

Google AI Pro goes for $36.99 a month (US first). It gives you solid video help file storage and Gemini in Gmail and Docs.

Google AI Ultra is the maxed-out version at $249.99. You get everything from Pro plus better video smarter reasoning and 30TB of storage.

Over on the OpenAI side it’s more about access to GPT-4o and how fast or deep you wanna go.

ChatGPT Plus at $20 a month gets you the basics. You still get GPT-4o with some video and image gen.

ChatGPT Pro is $200 and comes with longer responses faster speed better video and dev tools.

openai-chatgpt-plans — OpenAI Plans currently (and there are more plans for teams and enterprise users)

Side-by-Side Plan Breakdown

Thing	Google AI Pro 💲36.99/mo	Google AI Ultra 💲249.99/mo	ChatGPT Plus 💲20/mo	ChatGPT Pro 💲200/mo
Text Model	Gemini 2.5 Pro	Gemini 2.5 + Deep Think	GPT-4o (shorter replies)	GPT-4o full 128K replies
Video Gen	Veo 2 via Flow	Veo 3 via Flow	Sora (limited)	Sora 1080p 20s
Image to Video	Whisk (mid limits)	Whisk Animate	DALL·E 3 stills	DALL·E + Sora combo
Code Help	Gemini in Chrome Docs	Same plus Deep Think	GPT-4o code help	Full GPT-4o + API
AI in Apps	Gemini in Gmail Docs	Same plus NotebookLM	ChatGPT + tools	Same with early tools
Storage	2TB	30TB	None	None
Free Trial?	Yes first month	Nope	Nope	Nope

What Stands Out

Google AI Pro is a sweet spot for creators. You get AI that helps with docs, email and video for under $40.

You can make around 30 videos using the Veo 2 model. Each one’s 8 seconds max and 720p. So in total that’s 240 seconds of video a month.

Monthly cost: $36.99
Video time total: 240 seconds
Cost per second: ~$0.15
Cost per 5-second clip: about $0.75

Google AI Ultra is for heavy users. More video tricks, smart logic tools and way more cloud space.

ChatGPT Plus is a solid pick. Text, image, coding - plus some video for casual users.

OpenAI’s Sora video tool is included in the ChatGPT Plus plan ($20/month) and labeled as “unlimited,” but there are still soft limits in place. Users can generate videos up to 5 seconds at 720p or 10 seconds at 480p, with currently 1 task running at once (up to 4 video variations in 1 task). While there’s no official hard cap, reports suggest slowdown or temporary throttling after heavy use, typically around 200 image generations per day. In my experience, couple hours+ of constant generations (images and videos) will usually see a slow-down in task completion time. All videos are watermarked on this plan.

ChatGPT Pro is for full-on creators and devs. Bigger replies, more video, longer and higher resolution and it's not watermarked, better speed.