Google Offers U.S. College Students A Free Year Of Google AI Pro
Google published a post on August 19, 2026 announcing one free year of Google AI Pro for eligible college students in the United States, along with new study tools in the Gemini app. Everything below comes from that first party post.
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Google is giving eligible college students in the United States one free year of Google AI Pro. It starts today.
It unlocks four times higher usage limits in Gemini. You also get Gemini in Gmail and Google Docs plus five terabytes of storage. Redeem by December thirty first.
A new student hub rolls out today in the Gemini app. Study notebooks turn your lecture notes into custom lessons and quizzes. Gemini can generate functional three D simulations.
Payment details are required at sign up. The plan then charges nineteen dollars and ninety nine cents a month unless cancelled. This is Google's own post with no independent numbers.
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- Starting today, we're introducing new offers on our Google AI plans so that college students heading back to campus can unlock more of Gemini.(Google's official announcement, Start the semester with one year of Gemini, on us)
- For eligible college students in the U.S., we're offering one year of Google AI Pro for free (valued at $19.99/mo).(Google's official announcement, Start the semester with one year of Gemini, on us)
- This offer unlocks 4x higher usage limits in Gemini, access to Gemini Spark, Gemini in Google apps like Gmail and Google Docs, 5 TB of storage, Google Health Premium, and more.(Google's official announcement, Start the semester with one year of Gemini, on us)
- Eligible students in the U.S. only. Offer Terms apply. Redeem until December 31, 2026. Valid form of payment required at sign-up. Unless cancelled earlier, Google AI Pro will automatically charge $19.99/month after the trial ends. Cancel anytime.(Google's official announcement, Start the semester with one year of Gemini, on us)
- A new student hub in the Gemini app at gemini.google.com/students lets students start a study notebook, create flashcards, take a practice quiz and more.(Google's official announcement, Start the semester with one year of Gemini, on us)
- With study notebooks, students upload class materials like lecture notes, Gemini builds a gameplan, offers a diagnostic quiz to find knowledge gaps, then makes custom bite-sized lessons and quizzes with a real-time progress dashboard.(Google's official announcement, Start the semester with one year of Gemini, on us)
- Gemini can generate functional 3D simulations, such as showing how DNA works in 3D, which you can rotate and zoom.(Google's official announcement, Start the semester with one year of Gemini, on us)
- The student hub, study notebooks, interactive visualizations, and Deep Research in Gemini Live are rolling out today to all Gemini app users.(Google's official announcement, Start the semester with one year of Gemini, on us)
- For eligible college students outside the U.S., we're offering one year of Google AI Plus, free of charge, which auto-charges $4.99/month or local currency equivalent after the trial ends.(Google's official announcement, Start the semester with one year of Gemini, on us)