---
title: "Student AI deals, verified October 2026"
slug: "student-ai-deals"
description: "Verified free AI plans for students - Gemini Pro, ChatGPT Plus, coding tools, and cloud money."
verifiedAt: "2026-10-19"
offers: 34
verifiedOffers: 33
canonical: "https://aifree.dev/student-ai-deals"
---

# Student AI deals, verified October 2026

> Verified free AI plans for students - Gemini Pro, ChatGPT Plus, coding tools, and cloud money.

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

34 offers, 33 verified. Each offer has a Markdown page at `https://aifree.dev/offer/<slug>.md`.

| Offer | What is free | Card | Status | The catch |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Google Gemini Free Student Plan](https://aifree.dev/offer/google-gemini-free-student-plan) | $19.99 | card | verified 2026-10-12 | A valid payment method is required at signup and Google AI Pro auto-charges $19.99/month after the 1-year trial; eligibility must be re-verified each year. |
| [ChatGPT for Students - 4 Months Free](https://aifree.dev/offer/chatgpt-for-students-4-months-free) | $80 | card | verified 2026-10-12 | U.S. students only; card required, renews at $20/month after the 4 free months unless cancelled. One redemption; cancelling early forfeits the rest; App Store/Google Play-billed Plus not supported. |
| [Zed Pro for Students](https://aifree.dev/offer/zed-pro-for-students) | $10 | no card | verified 2026-10-12 | Requires a GitHub account older than 30 days, a valid university email, and age 18+; excludes Claude Fable, Claude Opus, and GPT Pro models. |
| [Kiro for Students](https://aifree.dev/offer/kiro-for-students) | 1,000 credits/month | no card | verified 2026-10-12 | Only at select listed universities (133 on 2026-10-20), 18+, with a university email and SheerID check; credits do not roll over and no add-on credits on the student tier. |
| [YC AI Student Starter Pack](https://aifree.dev/offer/yc-ai-student-starter-pack) | $25,000 | no card | verified 2026-10-12 | Only for students who attend a YC university event (Fall 2025 onward); access expires one year from the qualifying event. |
| [Anthropic AI for Science Program](https://aifree.dev/offer/anthropic-ai-for-science-program) | $20,000 | no card | verified 2026-10-12 | Credits apply only to API use (not the Claude web app), exclude non-standard/experimental models and fine-tuning, and go to a single organization ID for a 6-month period. |
| [Lambda Research Grant (Up to $5,000)](https://aifree.dev/offer/lambda-research-grant) | $5,000 | card | verified 2026-10-12 | Competitive application-based grant submitted via Typeform - not a self-serve free tier; awards can be below the $5,000 maximum and detailed eligibility criteria are not published. |
| [Oracle Academy Cloud Program](https://aifree.dev/offer/oracle-academy-cloud-program) | $300 | no card | verified 2026-10-12 | Your institution must be an Oracle Academy Institutional member and educators provision student accounts from the member site; students cannot enrol individually and access is for academic use. |
| [Clerk student plan](https://aifree.dev/offer/clerk-student) | $240 | no card | verified 2026-10-13 | Requires GitHub Student Developer Pack verification; SMS authentication is the only feature excluded from the free Student plan. |
| [AMD AI Developer Program](https://aifree.dev/offer/amd-ai-developer-program) | $100 | no card | verified 2026-10-12 | The page publishes no credit-expiry date or formal eligibility criteria; sweepstakes entries and perks are governed by AMD's program terms. |
| [Azure for Students](https://aifree.dev/offer/azure-for-students) | $100 | no card | verified 2026-10-12 | Requires full-time student status verified with a school email; the subscription converts to pay-as-you-go or is disabled once the credit is used. |
| [Thunder Compute Student Credit](https://aifree.dev/offer/thundercompute-student-credit) | $20 | no card | verified 2026-10-12 | Only students enrolled at a US university signing up with a university email qualify, and the credit works only on A6000 ($0.35/hr) and L40 ($0.79/hr) GPUs. |
| [Tavily Student Plan](https://aifree.dev/offer/tavily-student-plan) | 4,000 credits/month | no card | verified 2026-10-12 | Requires student verification via an official student email or student ID, and the free Project Plan access ends after 4 months. |
| [Anthropic Academy free courses](https://aifree.dev/offer/anthropic-academy) | Fully free | no card | verified 2026-10-13 | Courses are free to take, but they don't include Claude API credits for hands-on labs. |
| [Appwrite Education plan](https://aifree.dev/offer/appwrite-students) | 6 months | no card | verified 2026-10-13 | Covers 6 months, applied once after GitHub verification - it does not renew until graduation (some directories still list the old 'until graduation' terms). |
| [Asana student plan](https://aifree.dev/offer/asana-students) | 12 months | card | verified 2026-10-13 | Goodstack verifies enrollment; after 12 months the workspace converts to then-current paid pricing unless downgraded. |
| [Basecamp free for students](https://aifree.dev/offer/basecamp-students) | Student program | no card | verified 2026-10-13 | Manual review: sign up first, then email from your school address with your school name, field of study, and expected graduation date. |
| [BrowserStack student plan](https://aifree.dev/offer/browserstack-github-students) | 12 months | no card | verified 2026-10-13 | Requires GitHub Student Developer Pack verification; the license covers one year. |
| [DBeaver academic license](https://aifree.dev/offer/dbeaver-academic) | 12 months | no card | verified 2026-10-13 | Annual license: request with your academic details, wait for manual validation, and re-apply each year. |
| [Dify for Education](https://aifree.dev/offer/dify-education) | 12 months | no card | verified 2026-10-13 | Built-in models get only 200 one-time credits (no monthly reset), then you add your own API key. The free year does not auto-renew; re-verify each year. |
| [GitHub Copilot free for students](https://aifree.dev/offer/github-copilot-student) | Student program | no card | verified 2026-10-13 | This is Copilot Student, not Pro: auto model selection only, no third-party agents, and a limited AI Credits allowance. Eligibility is re-checked monthly. |
| [GitLab Ultimate free for education](https://aifree.dev/offer/gitlab-for-education) | Student program | no card | verified 2026-10-13 | Institution-only: full-time faculty or staff apply with the school email; GitLab does not license individual students. Teaching, learning and non-commercial research only. |
| [TestMu AI (LambdaTest) student plan](https://aifree.dev/offer/lambdatest-github-students) | 12 months | no card | verified 2026-10-13 | Requires GitHub Student Developer Pack verification; the product rebranded from LambdaTest to TestMu AI, so names may vary across pages. |
| [Microsoft 365 Education A1 free](https://aifree.dev/offer/microsoft-365-education) | Student program | no card | verified 2026-10-13 | A1 is browser-only (no desktop apps); desktop Office needs an institution-wide license, and self-signup depends on your school's Microsoft eligibility. |
| [Namecheap student domain](https://aifree.dev/offer/namecheap-student-domain) | 12 months | no card | verified 2026-10-13 | Only the first year is free; the bundle auto-renews at $15/year for the GitHub Pages bundle unless you opt out. |
| [New Relic student access](https://aifree.dev/offer/new-relic-students) | Student program | no card | verified 2026-10-13 | You must verify with GitHub Education first, then link it from the Help menu in your New Relic account; access lasts only while you are a student. |
| [Termius free for students](https://aifree.dev/offer/termius-student) | Student program | no card | verified 2026-10-13 | Requires an active GitHub Student Developer Pack; Pro features end when student status lapses. |
| [Visual Studio Dev Essentials](https://aifree.dev/offer/vs-dev-essentials) | Free tier | no card | verified 2026-10-13 | The Azure $200 credit is first-month only and the Azure account requires a credit card; several partner benefits are time-limited trials. |
| [Hugging Face Classrooms](https://aifree.dev/offer/hugging-face-classrooms) | Student program | no card | verified 2026-10-12 | A Hub workspace, not compute. HF docs now say Gradio and Docker Spaces need a paid plan (Team or Enterprise for organizations); Static Spaces stay free. No classroom exception is listed. |
| [JetBrains Student Pack](https://aifree.dev/offer/jetbrains-student-pack) | Student program | no card | verified 2026-10-12 | The free educational license is for non-commercial use only and must be renewed with re-verification of student status; AI tools are included only as a limited trial. |
| [Nebius Research Grants Program](https://aifree.dev/offer/nebius-research-grants) | Student program | no card | verified 2026-10-12 | One application per person per project, awards are at Nebius' sole discretion, the offer cannot be combined with other promotions, and recipients must publicly acknowledge Nebius support. |
| [Upstage AI Initiative Free Access](https://aifree.dev/offer/upstage-ai-initiative-free-access) | Student program | no card | verified 2026-10-12 | Access runs only through March 31, 2027; applications undergo internal review and approval is not guaranteed. |
| [v0 Free for Students (1 Year)](https://aifree.dev/offer/v0-premium-for-students) | Student program | no card | verified 2026-10-12 | Only students at v0's listed active schools qualify, verified with a valid student email; detailed terms are not published on the page. |
| [AI Engineering from Scratch](https://aifree.dev/offer/ai-engineering-from-scratch-course) | Fully free | no card | listed | Self-study only: no instructor and no certificate, and progress is saved only in your browser. |

## Top picks

- [Google's AI Pro student plan](https://aifree.dev/offer/google-gemini-free-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](https://aifree.dev/offer/chatgpt-for-students-4-months-free) for US college students - before its October 31 deadline; a payment method is required at activation, so calendar the cancel date.
- [Zed Pro](https://aifree.dev/offer/zed-pro-for-students), [Kiro](https://aifree.dev/offer/kiro-for-students), and the [JetBrains pack](https://aifree.dev/offer/jetbrains-student-pack) for coding coursework - a free year each, covering every professional IDE.
- [Azure for Students](https://aifree.dev/offer/azure-for-students), [Thunder Compute](https://aifree.dev/offer/thundercompute-student-credit), and [Tavily](https://aifree.dev/offer/tavily-student-plan) 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](https://aifree.dev/offers?audience=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.

HTML page: https://aifree.dev/student-ai-deals