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Google DevelopersSpencer Shumway, Niv Govindaraju, Mae LaPresta1 min readrelease notesintro

Colab is now part of your Google AI plan

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Summary

Google AI subscription plans now include premium Google Colab benefits such as priority access to faster accelerators, background execution, and Premium GPU access. Existing Colab users keep their plan, and the new features will roll out over the coming weeks to supported regions.

  • Google AI subscribers get priority access to faster accelerators and more powerful machines in Colab.
  • Google AI Ultra adds uninterrupted background execution and Premium GPU access for long training runs.
  • Current Colab subscriptions remain unchanged and can be stacked with Google AI benefits.
  • Rollout occurs over the next few weeks in Colab‑supported countries.

ML engineers and researchers using Colab should care because the Google AI subscription unlocks faster GPUs and background execution for longer jobs.

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