By Kevin Flores
Publication Date: 2026-01-27 00:00:00
There is a special kind of magic in getting a generative AI model to do exactly what you want. You tweak the prompt, adjust the context, and suddenly it clicks. But for many developers, this moment of success is followed by a slightly less magical question: Okay, so how do I turn this into a real app without paying a huge bill?
We want to fix this disruption. The path between a great idea in a chat window and an online application should be as short as possible.
That’s why we’ve integrated the premium benefits of the Google Developer Program (GDP) directly into the Google AI Pro and Google AI Ultra subscriptions at no additional cost. This includes Google Cloud credits of $10 per month for Google AI Pro subscribers and $100 per month for Google AI Ultra subscribers.
The fuel for construction and use
Previously, a GDP Premium subscription gave you access to our most powerful models, such as Gemini 3 Pro. This is great for prototyping. But transitioning to production usually meant navigating your way through a…
