Summary
- Google has announced that it is offering students in the US free access to its Google One AI Premium plan, which usually costs $20 a month, until June 30th, 2026.
- The plan offers 2TB of cloud storage and access to various AI tools, including Gemini Advanced, which competes with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and Gemini Deep Research tools, which can summarise complex topics.
- Google’s new Veo 2 text-to-video AI model and Whisk, which lets users mix text and image prompts to create new content, are also included in the plan.
- To verify the offer, students must sign up with a valid .edu email address before the deal expires on June 30th, 2025, after which point they will be emailed reminders about the option to cancel.
The offer is an extension of Google’s bid to retain dominance in the academic market amidst competition from OpenAI and Anthropic.