Leaked US pricing shows that Google’s new Pixel 9 Pro models won’t come cheap

We knew Google’s Pixel 9 Pro models wouldn’t come cheap — after all, the Pixel 8 Pro started at a thousand dollars in the US. But this year, Google is making some changes to its Pro lineup, adding a smaller variant that now takes over as the standard Pro model, with the larger one getting a new “Pro XL” designation. That’s not even mentioning the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, which is Google’s sequel to the original Pixel Fold.

Now, a pricing leak gives us an idea of just how expensive some of these Pro models will be in the US.

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A poster on Reddit has shared what appears to be T-Mobile’s pricing for the Google Pixel 9 Pro and 9 Pro XL in multiple storage variants. According to the leak, the Pixel 9 Pro will start at $1,000, while the Pixel 9 Pro XL will carry a $1,200 starting price.

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Notably, the 512GB storage variants are listed with the same pricing as their 256GB counterparts. This is likely due to promotional pricing at the carrier that would potentially offer a free storage upgrade.

This would effectively be a $200 price hike for the bigger Pro model

At first glance, that might seem to be par for the course, considering last year’s Pro model also started at $1,000. But the Pixel 9 Pro XL will be the direct sequel to the Pixel 8 Pro, and that is said to be getting a $1,200 starting price. In essence, Google is hiding a price hike for the series by sliding the smaller Pixel 9 Pro into the slot that used to be reserved for its largest, most expensive phone.

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The Pixel 9 Pro XL (left) next to the standard Pixel 9 (right), which is roughly the size of the Pixel 9 Pro.

These numbers line up with the European Pixel 9 pricing leak we had seen earlier — while the prices won’t match perfectly due to local tariffs and other factors, that leak also had the Pixel 9 Pro matching the Pixel 8 Pro’s MSRP, with the 9 Pro XL costing a bit more than that.

For reference, the European pricing leak pegged the Pixel 9 Pro Fold at the same price point as the original Pixel Fold, which retailed for $1,800 in the US.

While the Pixel 9 Pro dealing with a case of shrinkflation would be disappointing, there’s plenty to be excited about for Google’s August 13 event. In less than a week, the rumor phase comes to an end and Google’s new phones will be revealed on a livestream for all to see.

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