You can get a free Pixel 9a when you buy any Pixel 10

Alex Choros - Managing Editor + Group Telco Editor

Last updated 12 February 2026

If you pick up any Pixel 10 device on an Optus mobile plan, you'll get a free Pixel 9a. You read that correctly: Optus will give you a free phone with your new phone.

The free Pixel 9a is available with every device in the Pixel 10 family: the standard Pixel 10, the Pixel 10 Pro, the Pixel 10 Pro XL, and the Pixel 10 Pro Fold. It also applies to all configurations; you don't need to pick a specific storage size or colour. The free Pixel 9a is a 128GB model however, and only comes in "Obsidian" (black). The model in question retails for $849.

Compare Optus' 36-month Pixel 10 plans below:

#1	Optus	Optus $60 Optus Small Promo Plan 100GB data Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device 36 mths device payments Deal: 50% off. Now $674 when you pay over time and stay connected on select SIM plans. Ends 12/11/26 or while stock lasts. $57.72/mth Min. cost $1,387.56 Go to Site	$57.72/mth (plan + phone) Min. cost $1,387.56	Go to Site
#2	Optus	Optus $69 Optus Promo Plan 360GB data Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device 36 mths device payments Deal: 50% off. Now $674 when you pay over time and stay connected on select SIM plans. Ends 12/11/26 or while stock lasts. $87.72/mth Min. cost $1,417.56 Go to Site	$87.72/mth (plan + phone) Min. cost $1,417.56	Go to Site
#3	Optus	Optus $70 Optus Choice Plus Plan 240GB data Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device 36 mths device payments Deal: 50% off. Now $674 when you pay over time and stay connected on select SIM plans. Ends 12/11/26 or while stock lasts. $88.72/mth Min. cost $1,418.56 Go to Site	$88.72/mth (plan + phone) Min. cost $1,418.56	Go to Site
#4	Optus	Optus $90 Optus Choice Plus Plan 480GB data Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device 36 mths device payments Deal: 50% off. Now $674 when you pay over time and stay connected on select SIM plans. Ends 12/11/26 or while stock lasts. $108.72/mth Min. cost $1,438.56 Go to Site	$108.72/mth (plan + phone) Min. cost $1,438.56	Go to Site

#1	Optus	Optus $60 Optus Small Promo Plan 100GB data Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device 36 mths device payments Deal: 50% off. Now $849 when you pay over time and stay connected on select SIM plans. Ends 12/11/26 or while stock lasts. $62.58/mth Min. cost $1,737.48 Go to Site	$62.58/mth (plan + phone) Min. cost $1,737.48	Go to Site
#2	Optus	Optus $69 Optus Promo Plan 360GB data Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device 36 mths device payments Deal: 50% off. Now $849 when you pay over time and stay connected on select SIM plans. Ends 12/11/26 or while stock lasts. $92.58/mth Min. cost $1,767.48 Go to Site	$92.58/mth (plan + phone) Min. cost $1,767.48	Go to Site
#3	Optus	Optus $70 Optus Choice Plus Plan 240GB data Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device 36 mths device payments Deal: 50% off. Now $849 when you pay over time and stay connected on select SIM plans. Ends 12/11/26 or while stock lasts. $93.58/mth Min. cost $1,768.48 Go to Site	$93.58/mth (plan + phone) Min. cost $1,768.48	Go to Site
#4	Optus	Optus $90 Optus Choice Plus Plan 480GB data Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device 36 mths device payments Deal: 50% off. Now $849 when you pay over time and stay connected on select SIM plans. Ends 12/11/26 or while stock lasts. $113.58/mth Min. cost $1,788.48 Go to Site	$113.58/mth (plan + phone) Min. cost $1,788.48	Go to Site

#1	Optus	Optus $60 Optus Small Promo Plan 100GB data Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device 36 mths device payments Deal: 50% off. Now $1,000 when you pay over time and stay connected on select SIM plans. Ends 12/11/26 or while stock lasts. $66.76/mth Min. cost $2,037.72 Go to Site	$66.76/mth (plan + phone) Min. cost $2,037.72	Go to Site
#2	Optus	Optus $69 Optus Promo Plan 360GB data Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device 36 mths device payments Deal: 50% off. Now $1,000 when you pay over time and stay connected on select SIM plans. Ends 12/11/26 or while stock lasts. $96.76/mth Min. cost $2,067.72 Go to Site	$96.76/mth (plan + phone) Min. cost $2,067.72	Go to Site
#3	Optus	Optus $70 Optus Choice Plus Plan 240GB data Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device 36 mths device payments Deal: 50% off. Now $1,000 when you pay over time and stay connected on select SIM plans. Ends 12/11/26 or while stock lasts. $97.76/mth Min. cost $2,068.72 Go to Site	$97.76/mth (plan + phone) Min. cost $2,068.72	Go to Site
#4	Optus	Optus $90 Optus Choice Plus Plan 480GB data Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device 36 mths device payments Deal: 50% off. Now $1,000 when you pay over time and stay connected on select SIM plans. Ends 12/11/26 or while stock lasts. $117.76/mth Min. cost $2,088.72 Go to Site	$117.76/mth (plan + phone) Min. cost $2,088.72	Go to Site

#1	Optus	Optus $60 Optus Small Promo Plan 100GB data Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device 36 mths device payments Deal: 50% off. Now $1,350 when you pay over time and stay connected on select SIM plans. Ends 12/11/26 or while stock lasts. $76.48/mth Min. cost $2,737.56 Out of Stock	$76.48/mth (plan + phone) Min. cost $2,737.56	Out of Stock
#2	Optus	Optus $69 Optus Promo Plan 360GB data Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device 36 mths device payments Deal: 50% off. Now $1,350 when you pay over time and stay connected on select SIM plans. Ends 12/11/26 or while stock lasts. $106.48/mth Min. cost $2,767.56 Out of Stock	$106.48/mth (plan + phone) Min. cost $2,767.56	Out of Stock
#3	Optus	Optus $70 Optus Choice Plus Plan 240GB data Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device 36 mths device payments Deal: 50% off. Now $1,350 when you pay over time and stay connected on select SIM plans. Ends 12/11/26 or while stock lasts. $107.48/mth Min. cost $2,768.56 Out of Stock	$107.48/mth (plan + phone) Min. cost $2,768.56	Out of Stock
#4	Optus	Optus $90 Optus Choice Plus Plan 480GB data Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device 36 mths device payments Deal: 50% off. Now $1,350 when you pay over time and stay connected on select SIM plans. Ends 12/11/26 or while stock lasts. $127.48/mth Min. cost $2,788.56 Out of Stock	$127.48/mth (plan + phone) Min. cost $2,788.56	Out of Stock

You can also score the free Pixel 9a on a 24-month plan, but not on a 12-month plan or with an outright device purchase.

After you've received your new Pixel 10, the Pixel 9a will be delivered to the same address within 21 days.

Optus' free Pixel 9a promo runs until March 22.

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Alex Choros is the Managing Editor of WhistleOut Australia and an award-winning journalist. He's been writing about consumer technology for over a decade and is an expert on the Australian telco sector, to the point where he knows far too many phone and internet plans by heart. In addition to leading the WhistleOut editorial team, Alex is responsible for ruining the office Sonos with his troubled taste in music.

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