Student AI deals, verified October 2026
Verified free AI plans for students - Gemini Pro, ChatGPT Plus, coding tools, and cloud money.
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aifree.dev lists 34 student deals right now, ranked best free value first. By type, the student deals split into 31 student programs, 2 fully free tools and 1 free tier. 33 of the 34 student deals were verified by a person, most recently on Oct 13, 2026; 1 is listed and waiting for a first check. 30 of the student deals need no credit card (Zed Pro for Students, Kiro for Students and YC AI Student Starter Pack among them); 4 ask for one. In the 7 days to Oct 29, 2026, the student deals had 4 with changed terms (YC AI Student Starter Pack, Kiro for Students and 2 more). Leading the student deals ranking: Google Gemini Free Student Plan ($19.99), ChatGPT for Students - 4 Months Free ($80) and Zed Pro for Students ($10). Coming end dates among the student deals: ChatGPT for Students - 4 Months Free on Oct 31, 2026, then Google Gemini Free Student Plan on Dec 31, 2026.
The short answer
Students can currently claim well over a year of free premium AI with a school email.
- Year-long plans: Google's AI Pro plan free for 12 months (Gemini + image + video, normally $19.99 a month), 12 months of Zed Pro, Kiro's 1,000 credits a month for a year.
- Shorter deals: four months of ChatGPT Plus for eligible US college students (an $80 value, sign-up ends October 31, 2026).
- Toolkits and cloud: JetBrains' student pack (AI coding agents in every pro IDE), Azure for Students ($100 cloud credit), the YC AI Student Starter Pack (over $25,000 in credits).
The catch: nearly every program verifies enrollment via school email, SheerID, or document upload - and some, like the ChatGPT offer, are US-only.
All student deals, best free value first
Tick 2–4 offers to compare them side by side.
| Compare Tool | What's free | Key limits | Card? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $19.9912 months | 1 year · Free models: Gemini Spark, Gemini Omni | Card | Verified Oct 12, 2026 | |
| $804 months | 4 months of ChatGPT Plus free (~$80 value) · Claim by October 31, 2026 · U.S. students… More: ChatGPT for Students - 4 Months Free | Card | Verified Oct 12, 2026 | |
| $1012 months | 12 months of Zed Pro, then downgrade to Free · $10/month in AI token credits · Unlimited… More: Zed Pro for Students | No card | Verified Oct 12, 2026 | |
| 1,000 credits/monthresets monthly | 1,000 credits/month for 12 months · Credits do not roll over month to month · No add-on… More: Kiro for Students | No card | Verified Oct 12, 2026 | |
| $25Kone-time | Must attend a YC university event (Fall 2025 onward) · Access lasts one year from the… More: YC AI Student Starter Pack | No card | Verified Oct 12, 2026 | |
| $20K6 months | Up to $20,000 in API credits for a 6-month period · API usage only; no Claude web app or… More: Anthropic AI for Science Program | No card | Verified Oct 12, 2026 | |
| $5,000one-time | Application via Typeform required · Up to $5,000 in cloud credits (competitive) ·… More: Lambda Research Grant (Up to $5,000) | Card | Verified Oct 12, 2026 | |
| $30012 months | Always Free resources with no expiration (2 AMD micro VMs; 2 OCPUs + 12 GB Ampere A1;… More: Oracle Academy Cloud Program | No card | Verified Oct 12, 2026 | |
| $24012 months | Free while GitHub student status is active · SMS authentication not included | No card | Verified Oct 13, 2026 | |
| $100one-time | 1 month complimentary DeepLearning.AI membership · Monthly sweepstakes entry for an AMD… More: AMD AI Developer Program | No card | Verified Oct 12, 2026 | |
| $10012 months | 12 months of free monthly amounts on popular services · 65+ always-free services ·… More: Azure for Students | No card | Verified Oct 12, 2026 | |
| $20one-time | US university students only, with a university email · Credit works only on A6000 and… More: Thunder Compute Student Credit | No card | Verified Oct 12, 2026 | |
| 4,000 credits/monthresets monthly | 4 months of free Project Plan access · Student verification required · Covers research,… More: Tavily Student Plan | No card | Verified Oct 12, 2026 | |
| Fully freeongoing | No API credits included | No card | Verified Oct 13, 2026 | |
| 6 months6 months | 6 months of Pro-resources access, one-time per account · Education plan applied only… More: Appwrite Education plan | No card | Verified Oct 13, 2026 | |
| 12 months12 months | 12-month discount, once · Up to 50 seats · Charges apply automatically at expiry unless… More: Asana student plan | Card | Verified Oct 13, 2026 | |
| Student program | Manual email-based approval · Free account lasts while you're enrolled · Classroom work… More: Basecamp free for students | No card | Verified Oct 13, 2026 | |
| 12 months12 months | One-year license via the GitHub Student Pack | No card | Verified Oct 13, 2026 | |
| 12 months12 months | One-year license, renewable by re-applying · For learning and academic work | No card | Verified Oct 13, 2026 | |
| 12 months12 months | Yearly Professional plan only · Requires Education Verified status · 200 one-time… More: Dify for Education | No card | Verified Oct 13, 2026 | |
| Student program | Free while student status is active; GitHub reevaluates eligibility every month · Auto… More: GitHub Copilot free for students | No card | Verified Oct 13, 2026 | |
| Student program | Application review required before approval · Academic use only · No licenses issued… More: GitLab Ultimate free for education | No card | Verified Oct 13, 2026 | |
| 12 months12 months | One-year license via the GitHub Student Pack · Live plan only, 1 parallel session (no… More: TestMu AI (LambdaTest) student plan | No card | Verified Oct 13, 2026 | |
| Student program | A1 plan is web-based only - no desktop Office apps · Self-signup availability depends on… More: Microsoft 365 Education A1 free | No card | Verified Oct 13, 2026 | |
| 12 months12 months | First year free, then $15/year for the GitHub Pages bundle (auto-renews) · One free .me… More: Namecheap student domain | No card | Verified Oct 13, 2026 | |
| Student program | 500 GB data ingest per month · 3 full platform users · Free while student status holds | No card | Verified Oct 13, 2026 | |
| Student program | Free only while the GitHub Student Pack is active | No card | Verified Oct 13, 2026 | |
| Free tierongoing | Azure $200 credit valid for the first 30 days · Azure free services limited to 1 year ·… More: Visual Studio Dev Essentials | No card | Verified Oct 13, 2026 | |
| Student program | Free classroom organization on the Hub, created by an educator · Host datasets, models… More: Hugging Face Classrooms | No card | Verified Oct 12, 2026 | |
| Student program | Valid while you're a student; renewal/re-verification required · Non-commercial… More: JetBrains Student Pack | No card | Verified Oct 12, 2026 | |
| Student program | One application per person per project · Only one applicant per team for the same… More: Nebius Research Grants Program | No card | Verified Oct 12, 2026 | |
| Student program | Up to 1 year of free access · Program runs from approval until March 31, 2027, 11:00 PM… More: Upstage AI Initiative Free Access | No card | Verified Oct 12, 2026 | |
| Student program | $20 of credits per month for 1 year · Active schools include Stanford, Harvard,… More: v0 Free for Students (1 Year) | No card | Verified Oct 12, 2026 | |
| Fully freeongoing | Progress is saved in the browser only · Certification-prep tracks do not issue… More: AI Engineering from Scratch | No card | Listed |
Top picks
- Google's AI Pro student plan first - twelve months of Gemini plus image and video, the widest coverage of any student deal we have verified.
- OpenAI's four free months of ChatGPT Plus for US college students - before its October 31 deadline; a payment method is required at activation, so calendar the cancel date.
- Zed Pro, Kiro, and the JetBrains pack for coding coursework - a free year each, covering every professional IDE.
- Azure for Students, Thunder Compute, and Tavily for bigger builds - $100 cloud credit, $20 of GPU time, and 4,000 API credits a month for four months.
- Every offer tagged for students in the full catalog, including general free tiers this page leaves out.
How we verify
Student deals marked Verified were checked by actually claiming them with eligible credentials.
- We record exactly what each program asks for - school email domains, SheerID checks, or document uploads - and how long approval took.
- We re-check eligibility rules and deadlines monthly; the verified date on each row is the day we last confirmed them.
- We pull deals that quietly tighten eligibility or end early.
Frequently asked questions
How many student AI deals does aifree.dev list?
34 right now: 33 verified by a person and 1 listed, waiting for a first check. By type: 31 student programs, 2 fully free tools and 1 free tier. The newest verification is from Oct 13, 2026.
Which student deals need no credit card?
30 of 34, among them Zed Pro for Students, Kiro for Students and YC AI Student Starter Pack. 4 ask for a card, often to verify identity or to bill usage past the free part. The "Card?" column of the table marks each row.
What changed in student AI deals this week?
In the 7 days to Oct 29, 2026: 4 with changed terms (YC AI Student Starter Pack, Kiro for Students and 2 more). Every change is on the hub's changes page and its RSS feed.
Which student AI offers are actually free?
All of them - each was claimed with eligible student credentials before it earned a row. They range from 12-month premium plans (Google AI Pro, Zed Pro) to monthly credit allowances (Kiro) and one-time cloud money (Azure, Thunder Compute).
How do I prove I am a student?
Depends on the program: most accept a school email address, several use SheerID verification, and some ask for a student ID or enrollment document. The JetBrains pack and Azure for Students verify through school accounts; the ChatGPT offer is limited to US colleges.
What happens when the free period ends?
Plans usually downgrade automatically - Kiro for Students drops to its standard free tier after the year, and paid plans revert to normal billing. Nothing converts to a paid subscription without notice unless a payment method was stored at activation.
Are these offers available outside the US?
Some are US-only (the ChatGPT Plus student offer), while Google's student plan, Zed Pro, and the JetBrains pack are broadly international - regional limits are noted on each offer page where providers state them.
Can I keep the tools after graduating?
Student licenses generally last for the duration of your studies or the stated grant period - the JetBrains pack runs for the length of your studies, and fixed grants like Zed Pro run the full 12 months regardless. After that, expect to move to the provider's free tier or paid plans.
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Last verified Oct 19, 2026 · 34 offers checked · 33 re-checked this month · Providers that fail our checks land on the scam list.