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# AI in June 2026: Gemini cuts AU prices, Anthropic ships Fable 5
- URL: https://www.theaidirectory.com.au/ai-recap-june-2026-australia/
- Published: 2026-06-29T23:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-09T06:45:20.000Z
- Description: A 36% Gemini price cut in Australia, the Mythos-class Claude Fable 5, and Copilot's usage-based billing going live — June moved prices in our favour and the frontier up again.
- Author: Adam
- Tags: Editorial, Australia, Monthly Recap, #editorial, #news

**By Adam** · Part of our [monthly AI recap series](https://www.theaidirectory.com.au/ai-updates-australia/), looking back at June 2026 (to date).

June delivered the rarest kind of AI news for Australians: prices falling, in AUD, with no asterisk.

**Gemini got cheaper — a lot cheaper.** Google [overhauled its Australian pricing](https://gemini.google/au/subscriptions/?hl=en-AU&ref=theaidirectory.com.au): AI Plus dropped from A$12.49 to **A$7.99/month**, a 36% cut and the lowest paid entry point of any major assistant here. The single A$409.99 AI Ultra tier was split into A$149.99 and A$329.99 options, and the free tier moved to Gemini 3.5 Flash. AI Pro held at A$32.99.

**The frontier moved again.** Anthropic released [Claude Fable 5](https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-fable-5-mythos-5?ref=theaidirectory.com.au), a new Mythos-class model and its most powerful public release — free on Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise for an introductory window before moving to usage credits.

**Billing models bedded in.** GitHub Copilot's [usage-based AI Credits billing took effect](https://github.blog/news-insights/company-news/github-copilot-is-moving-to-usage-based-billing/?ref=theaidirectory.com.au) on 1 June, and Windsurf [relaunched as Devin Desktop](https://devin.ai/blog/windsurf-is-now-devin-desktop/?ref=theaidirectory.com.au) under Cognition — one subscription now spanning the desktop editor and the cloud agent.

**On the horizon:** Microsoft's M365 Copilot Business promo ends 30 June, with AU$26.91/user/month reverting to AU$31.40\. *(Update, 1 Sep 2026: the rise didn't land — Microsoft re-ran the AU$26.91 discount for a new 1 July–31 December 2026 window.* [*Source*](https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/microsoft-365-copilot/pricing?ref=theaidirectory.com.au)*)*

**What it meant for you:** if you've been weighing Gemini, this is the moment — A$7.99/month is hard to argue with. And if you run Copilot for Business, lock in your understanding of the new pricing before 30 June.

*Full month-by-month detail lives in our* [*AI Updates log*](https://www.theaidirectory.com.au/ai-updates-australia/)*. — Adam*