Gmail bumps the attachment limit to 50MB for Enterprise Plus users

We’ve all been there: you’ve finished a massive slide deck or a high-res PDF, you hit “send” in Gmail, and you’re immediately met with that familiar popup telling you the file is too large and needs to be shared via Google Drive instead. While Drive is a fantastic tool for collaboration, sometimes you just want to send a direct attachment in your email: especially when dealing with external partners or strict regulatory workflows. Google is finally addressing this friction by doubling the attachment size limit for its top-tier users.

More room for data-rich files

Starting today, users on Google Workspace Enterprise Plus can now attach files up to 50MB directly to an email. This is a significant jump from the long-standing 25MB limit we’ve lived with for years.

But it’s not just about sending. Google is also increasing the total incoming message size limit to 70MB. This ensures that if a partner on a different email platform sends you a particularly hefty file, your inbox won’t bounce it back with a “file too large” error. It’s a smart move toward better interoperability with other enterprise email systems.

Google is specifically targeting two areas of friction with this change:

• Reducing context switching: You can now simply drag and drop larger presentations or spreadsheets into a draft without the extra steps of uploading to Drive, managing permissions, and inserting a link.
• Better external collaboration: For clients or partners who might have trouble accessing shared Drive links due to their own internal IT policies, being able to receive a direct attachment is a major win.

Rollout and admin controls

If you are on an Enterprise Plus account, this feature is admin configurable. Admins will need to hop into the Help Center to unlock these higher limits for their users, as they are not enabled by default.

The rollout began on February 23, 2026, for both Rapid and Scheduled Release domains. If you’re paying for Google’s highest-tier Workspace plan, you should see these new limits appearing in your admin console over the next couple of weeks.

It’s a small change in the grand scheme of Google’s AI-focused roadmap, but for those of us who live in our inboxes, that extra 25MB is going to make a world of difference.