Google is rolling out a wave of study tools across Search and Gemini for the new school year. It is also giving eligible college students a free year of its paid AI plan. The company set out the changes in a back-to-school post on Wednesday.
The headline offer is the free subscription. Eligible college students in the United States can get one year of Google AI Pro at no cost, according to Google. The plan usually costs $200 a year, or $20 a month, Engadget reporter Lawrence Bonk noted.
The plan bundles several products. Students get higher usage limits in Gemini. Engadget put the increase at four times the standard cap. They also get access to Google’s Spark agentic platform, and Gemini inside Workspace apps such as Gmail and Docs. The offer also includes 5TB of cloud storage. It adds a Google Health Premium subscription, which links to Fitbit and other health trackers.
The offer, and the catch
Students outside the United States get a different deal. Google is giving them a year of Google AI Plus, a cheaper plan that normally costs $5 a month. It comes with higher Gemini usage limits and 400GB of storage. It also carries bundled discounts on AI Pro and YouTube Premium.
