--- title: Colab is now part of your Google AI plan | daily.dev description: Google AI subscribers now receive premium Google Colab benefits, including priority access to faster accelerators and more powerful machines. Google AI Ultra... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/colab-is-now-part-of-your-google-ai-plan-kaof9vqvd twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Colab is now part of your Google AI plan | daily.dev og:description: Google AI subscribers now receive premium Google Colab benefits, including priority access to faster accelerators and more powerful machines. Google AI Ultra... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/colab-is-now-part-of-your-google-ai-plan-kaof9vqvd og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/kaOf9VQvd.png og:image:alt: Colab is now part of your Google AI plan og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Colab is now part of your Google AI plan **[Google Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/googledevs)** · 1 min read · 40 upvotes · 3 comments ## Summary Google AI subscribers now receive premium Google Colab benefits, including priority access to faster accelerators and more powerful machines. Google AI Ultra subscribers additionally get uninterrupted background execution and Premium GPU access, letting long training runs finish without a browser tab open. The rollout happens over the coming weeks in Colab-supported countries, and existing Colab subscriptions remain unchanged with benefits stackable across plans. Google AI plans also bundle expanded cloud storage, broader model access, Gemini app features, Workspace integrations, and premium access to Google Antigravity and AI Studio. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What Colab benefits do Google AI Ultra subscribers get? Google AI Ultra subscribers get uninterrupted background execution and Premium GPU access in Google Colab, allowing long training runs to finish without keeping a browser tab open. Google AI subscribers more broadly get priority access to faster accelerators and more powerful machines. Benefits roll out over several weeks to Colab-supported countries and stack with existing Colab subscriptions. _Track how cloud AI plans expand compute access before committing to a training setup, on daily.dev._ ### Do I lose my existing Colab subscription if I sign up for Google AI? No, existing Colab subscriptions are unaffected when subscribing to a Google AI plan. Google AI subscription benefits stack on top of an existing Colab subscription, giving even more access to premium Colab features like faster accelerators and Premium GPUs. _daily.dev helps developers stay ahead of subscription and pricing changes across cloud AI tools._ ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@hardik15** · 3 upvotes > Looks like Google is trying hard to increase it's Google AI plan sales, with adding new services and features. Already available for good times; however they lack a lot in "AI" in the AI plan. > > > Either they need to rename and market it without AI heavy plan or they need to make some big leaps in the their AI implementations **@kartiknvj** · 1 upvotes > Colab integration with Google AI plans is a good move for accessibility. I use Colab for quick prototyping and sharing eval results with teams. The limitation has always been compute access, and bundling it with the AI plan removes that barrier. How do you handle the transition from prototype to production when your tool is tied to a specific platform? **@agustinbarrientos** · 0 upvotes > Thanks for including Colab in the AI plans, especially background execution for training runs! ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Google AI Studio Expands Access for Pro and Ultra Subscribers](https://daily.dev/posts/google-ai-studio-expands-access-for-pro-and-ultra-subscribers-dy7tluxtq) · C\# Corner · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [I got a Google AI subscription for NotebookLM, and keep finding features I didn't know I was paying for](https://daily.dev/posts/i-got-a-google-ai-subscription-for-notebooklm-and-keep-finding-features-i-didn-t-know-i-was-paying--18okuateo) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Google Launches Colab CLI for Developers, Automation, and AI Agents](https://daily.dev/posts/google-launches-colab-cli-for-developers-automation-and-ai-agents-r8hst8g5q) · InfoQ · 2 upvotes · 1 comments - [Google launches $100 AI Ultra plan and cuts top tier to $200](https://daily.dev/posts/google-launches-100-ai-ultra-plan-and-cuts-top-tier-to-200-3dxngickf) · The New Stack · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Google’s more affordable AI Plus plan rolls out to all markets, including the U.S.](https://daily.dev/posts/google-s-more-affordable-ai-plus-plan-rolls-out-to-all-markets-including-the-u-s--r06f1pqyu) · TechCrunch · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#machine-learning](https://daily.dev/tags/machine-learning), [#data-science](https://daily.dev/tags/data-science), [#gpu](https://daily.dev/tags/gpu), [#google-ai](https://daily.dev/tags/google-ai) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/colab-is-now-part-of-your-google-ai-plan-kaof9vqvd) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Colab is now part of your Google AI plan","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/colab-is-now-part-of-your-google-ai-plan-kaof9vqvd","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/colab-is-now-part-of-your-google-ai-plan-kaof9vqvd"},"datePublished":"2026-09-22T18:04:20.501Z","dateModified":"2026-09-22T18:04:37.287Z","description":"Google AI subscribers now receive premium Google Colab benefits, including priority access to faster accelerators and more powerful machines. 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