Google to announce AI enhancements for corporate Gmail customers for $30 a month – WSJ

Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:) Google is finally stepping into the realm of AI technology sales in a bid to catch up in the highly lucrative cloud software market.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Google Cloud’s CEO, Thomas Kurian, will unveil a series of enhancements aimed at corporate Gmail users at an annual cloud conference in San Francisco on Tuesday.

For a monthly fee of $30, customers can access these AI-powered tools, which facilitate drafting emails and summarizing lengthy documents stored in the cloud. This way, Google is matching the price Microsoft (NASDAQ:) will charge for a competing offering in its flagship 365 suite.

This move will further escalate the rivalry with Microsoft, the second largest cloud provider, and OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, which Microsoft has heavily invested in.

Furthermore, Google plans to utilize the conference to exhibit real-world applications of its AI technology.