Google takes on ChatGPT with a free year of Gemini Pro and advanced study tools

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While OpenAI recently launched ChatGPT for Teens to woo younger users with homework help, Google is throwing its own massive back-to-school party tailored for higher education. Starting today, Google is giving eligible college students a full year of its premium AI plans completely free.

What Happened

Let’s talk about the freebies first, because this is a stellar deal. If you are an eligible college student in the US, you get a full year of Google AI Pro on the house.

• That translates to a $19.99 monthly value and unlocks Gemini Spark, a whopping 5TB of cloud storage, and 4x higher usage limits in Gemini.

• Google is also tossing in a bundle option that gets you AI Pro and YouTube Premium for up to 70% off.

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Key Details

For students outside the US, Google hasn’t forgotten you; you are getting a year of Google AI Plus for free, which offers Gemini Omni, 400GB of storage, and double the usage limits. GoogleWe already knew that Gemini was quietly building out more.

• If you’re heading back to campus, it’s worth checking whether you qualify before paying for anything yourself.

• Compared to ChatGPT for Teens, which leans on restraint and nudges younger users away from letting AI finish their homework, Google is betting on the opposite by giving college students a free year of.

• It’s a bold leap forward for conversational studying, ensuring that no matter what your major is, you have a tireless study partner ready to help you ace the semester.

Why It Matters

The new dedicated Student Hub serves as your central command center. Here, you can leverage the Study Notebooks feature that Google introduced a few weeks ago.

• When the report is ready, you’ll get a notification and can literally talk through the findings hands-free, as if you were debating a classmate.

• Ask Gemini to research a multi-step topic, lock your phone, and walk away.

What Reports Say

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