--- title: Google's $100 AI Ultra is still overpriced, and here's... description: Google AI Ultra at $100/month is criticized as poor value due to its shift to compute-based usage limits and bundled services most users don't need. The author... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/google-s-100-ai-ultra-is-still-overpriced-and-here-s-what-i-use-instead-kychytl4z twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Google's $100 AI Ultra is still overpriced, and here's what I use instead | daily.dev og:description: Google AI Ultra at $100/month is criticized as poor value due to its shift to compute-based usage limits and bundled services most users don't need. The author... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/google-s-100-ai-ultra-is-still-overpriced-and-here-s-what-i-use-instead-kychytl4z og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/kYcHYtl4Z.png og:image:alt: Google's $100 AI Ultra is still overpriced, and here's what I use instead 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. # Google's $100 AI Ultra is still overpriced, and here's what I use instead **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Google AI Ultra at $100/month is criticized as poor value due to its shift to compute-based usage limits and bundled services most users don't need. The author argues you can replace nearly everything in the bundle: local LLMs offset AI costs, Claude Code or OpenCode replace Google's Antigravity coding tool, Home Assistant replaces Google Home Premium, and Dropbox/Backblaze beat Google Drive for real backup. The only irreplaceable piece is NotebookLM, which the author rarely uses anyway. The conclusion is that building your own stack of individual services is cheaper and more flexible than paying for the Google AI Ultra bundle. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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