Student offers
Updated · By llmwise, AI-assisted.
AI for students: every discount, and what it costs after
Google gives eligible US college students Google AI Pro free for 12 months, and OpenAI gives 4 months of ChatGPT Plus. Perplexity sells Education Pro at $10 a month, and Anthropic has no student discount. Every offer needs verification, and the free ones start charging unless you cancel.
Checked : Gemini for Students (US), Gemini for Students (India), OpenAI Help Center: ChatGPT Back to School offer for students, Claude pricing, Claude Help Center: What is the Pro plan?, Perplexity Help Center: What is Education Pro? and Perplexity Help Center: Which Perplexity Subscription Plan is right for you?.
On a student budget? Plus is $10 a month for Claude, GPT and Gemini in one app. Try 5 messages free, no card.
Every student offer
| Offer | Where | What you get | Claim by | First year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini | United States | Google AI Pro for 12 months | December 31, 2026 | $0 |
| Gemini | India | Google AI Plus (not AI Pro) for 12 months | December 31, 2026 | Free |
| ChatGPT | United States | ChatGPT Plus for 4 monthly billing periods | October 31, 2026 | $160 |
| Claude | Everywhere | No individual discount; a university can buy the Education plan | No date given | $240 |
| Perplexity | Wherever SheerID can verify you | Education Pro: everything in Pro, at a discount | No date given | $120 |
llmwise has no student price: Pro is $20 a month for every model, see pricing.
Which offer suits you? Each one in brief
Each offer's page opens on this answer, with the company's terms quoted below it.
Gemini: Eligible US college students 18+ get Google AI Pro for 12 months free if they redeem by December 31, 2026; it then costs $19.99 a month unless cancelled. In India, eligible university students get Google AI Plus (not AI Pro) for 12 months free, then ₹399 a month. Both need a payment method at sign-up and a yearly eligibility check.
ChatGPT: Eligible US college and graduate students get 4 free monthly billing periods of ChatGPT Plus if they claim by October 31, 2026, verified by SheerID; it then renews at $20 a month unless cancelled. A payment method is required, the offer can be redeemed once, and it's for students at US institutions only.
Claude: Anthropic has no student discount on Claude Pro: its help center says it doesn't offer standard discounted pricing on any paid plan. Students get Claude through a university on Anthropic's Education plan, or on Claude Free. Pro is $20 a month, or $17 a month billed yearly.
Perplexity: Perplexity's Education Pro costs $10 a month for students and educators verified by SheerID, against $20 for Pro, and includes everything in Pro. Perplexity gives no end date for it. The models Pro names include Claude Sonnet 5, GPT-6 Sol and Gemini 3.8 Flash.
Which of them train on your chats?
Summed up from the companies' own privacy pages (September 28, 2026). An account run by your school may follow other terms. llmwise trains on no one's chats.
| App | Trains on chats? | How to stop it | How long chats are kept |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini | Yes, until you switch it off | Turn off Keep Activity, or use temporary chats | 18 months by default (3 or 36 to choose); 72 hours with Keep Activity off; reviewed chats up to 3 years |
| ChatGPT | Yes, until you switch it off | Turn off “Improve the model for everyone”, or use Temporary Chat | Temporary Chats up to 30 days; the page gives no period for saved chats |
| Claude | Only if you say yes | Leave Model Improvement off in Privacy Settings, or use Incognito chats | Deleted chats go within 30 days; up to 5 years, de-identified, if you allow training |
| Perplexity | Yes, until you switch it off | Turn off the AI Data Usage toggle in Settings | Not stated on the page we read |
The plans behind the offers
Student offers: questions
Which AI student offer is cheapest?
In year one: Gemini's US offer costs $0, ChatGPT Plus's $160 once its free months end, and Perplexity's Education Pro $120. llmwise Pro is $240 a year.
What do I need to claim a student offer?
Proof that you're a student: OpenAI and Perplexity verify through SheerID. The free offers also take a payment method at sign-up, and charge once the free months end unless you cancel.
A student budget, spent per message
llmwise Pro is $20 a month with no student price, and Claude Sonnet 5 gets up to 125 a month on it. The trial is 5 messages, no card.