Zed Pro for Students
Verification required: confirm your student status (school email or student ID) to claim.
- Free money amount
- $10/month
- Duration
- 12 months
- Expiry date
- No fixed end date
- Updated
- Jan 1, 2026
Overview
The Zed Student Plan grants accredited university students 12 months of free access to Zed Pro, a high-performance, multiplayer code editor designed for real-time collaborative coding and AI-assisted development.
Included Benefits
- Zed Pro Tier: Complete access to all Zed Pro features for 12 months.
- Monthly AI Credits: $10/month in token credits to use toward integrated AI assistance.
- Unlimited Edit Predictions: Fast, inline code completions and predictions without limits.
- Multiplayer Collaboration: Built-in real-time pair programming, shared terminals, multi-cursor editing, and voice channels.
Eligibility & Verification
- Must be at least 18 years old.
- Currently enrolled at an accredited university worldwide.
- Requires a GitHub account older than 30 days.
- Requires verification via an active academic email address checked against JetBrains' open-source university domain registry (unlisted domains can be submitted for review).
Exclusions & Post-Trial Terms
- Excludes premium high-tier AI models such as Claude Fable, Claude Opus, and GPT Pro.
- After 12 months, the account automatically downgrades to the standard Free plan unless renewed or upgraded to a paid Zed Pro subscription.