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Student discounts on AI tools

Every offer read on the vendor's own page, not a roundup, and dated when it was checked. Best first in each group. Anything older than 90 days says so rather than presenting itself as current.

25 offers across 4 categories.

Coding and developer tools 6

  • GitHub Student Developer Pack (incl. GitHub Copilot Student)verified 2026-08-29 · 28d ago
    • 60+ offers: Copilot Student (unlimited completions, AI Credits allowance, limited chat/agent on auto models)
    • Pro Codespaces
    • $100 Azure credit
    • Heroku $13/mo for 24 months
    Who qualifies, and how to claim it
    Who Age 13+, enrolled in degree/diploma program (high school, college, university, homeschool) with GitHub account. Azure credit 18+ only.
    How Apply at education.github.com with school email. If no academic email, submit school ID with enrollment date, class schedule, transcript, or enrollment verification letter.
  • GitHub Copilot (Copilot Student plan)verified 2026-08-29 · 28d ago
    • Free; Unlimited code completions, AI Credits allowance, limited chat/agent on auto model selection
    • Verified teachers & popular open-source maintainers get free Copilot Pro
    Who qualifies, and how to claim it
    Who Verified students aged 13+ in degree/diploma program, with school email or dated proof of enrollment. Not available if already have Copilot through another plan.
    How Apply via GitHub Education: go to Education benefits settings on github.com, click Start an application, submit proof (student ID photo, class schedule, etc.).
  • GitHub Pro + GitHub Codespacesverified 2026-08-29 · 28d ago
    • Free GitHub Pro for the duration of your studies
    • plus Pro-level Codespaces access usable anywhere in your account
    Who qualifies, and how to claim it
    Who Students aged 13+ enrolled in a degree- or diploma-granting program who own a GitHub personal account.
    How Same single GitHub Education application as Copilot Student — Education benefits settings, 'Start an application', submit proof.
  • JetBrains Student Pack (IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate, PyCharm Pro, WebStorm,…verified 2026-08-29 · 28d ago
    • Free for one year, renewable annually while you remain a full-time student; Non-commercial use only
    • On graduation you get a 40% discount valid for 2 years toward a personal subscription
    • IMPORTANT CAVEAT: JetBrains AI is NOT included as a paid tier
    Who qualifies, and how to claim it
    Who Full-time students at an accredited academic institution, in a program lasting at least one year. Teachers get an equivalent Teacher Pack.
    How Apply on the JetBrains Student Pack page and verify with a university email address, an ISIC/ITIC card, or your GitHub Student Developer Pack account (or upload other official proof of enrollment).
  • OpenAI Codex credits for studentsverified 2026-08-29 · 28d ago
    • $100 in ChatGPT credits usable in Codex
    • Credits expire 12 months after the grant date
    Who qualifies, and how to claim it
    Who Current students at degree-granting universities in the United States or Canada, residing in the US or Canada at time of claiming.
    How Start verification from OpenAI's student claim page while signed in, verifying with your university email; credits added automatically once verified.
  • Ampverified 2026-08-29 · 28d ago
    • $10/month instead of $20/month Megawatt tier
    • Includes frontier agent, orbs, unlimited public/private repos, $10 monthly credits
    Who qualifies, and how to claim it
    Who Students and teachers. Honor-system verification, no document upload.
    How Sign in at ampcode.com/edu and fill out the form, self-declaring student or teacher status.

Assistants and models 8

  • Microsoft 365 Personal (includes Microsoft Copilot)verified 2026-08-29 · 28d ago
    • 50% off Microsoft 365 Personal at $4.99/month: Copilot in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook
    • AI image creation, 1 TB storage
    • advanced security on PC, Mac, iOS, Android
    Who qualifies, and how to claim it
    Who Full-time and part-time students at accredited universities and colleges. Must re-verify enrollment each year to keep $4.99 price.
    How Sign in to Microsoft account, add payment method, verify by school email, enrollment details, ISIC card, verification code, or document like student ID or class schedule.
  • ChatGPT Plus (2026 Back to School offer)verified 2026-08-29 · 28d ago
    • Four free monthly billing periods of ChatGPT Plus (incl
    • ChatGPT Work), $80 value
    • Renews at $20/month unless cancelled; Redeemable once
    • Valid payment method required
    Who qualifies, and how to claim it
    Who Current full-time and part-time college and graduate students at eligible U.S. degree-granting institutions. App Store/Google Play subscriptions excluded.
    How Open chatgpt.com/students/2026 signed in, verify enrollment via SheerID, complete activation. Claim deadline 31 October 2026.
  • Google AI Pro / Google AI Plus (dev-adjacent — powers Gemini CLI,…verified 2026-08-29 · 28d ago
    • Google AI Plus free for 12 months, or a discounted Google AI Pro plan renewable for up to 4 consecutive years
    • Not a coding-specific product, but the subscription tier that raises Gemini CLI and Jules usage limits
    Who qualifies, and how to claim it
    Who Students at a higher education institution in a supported country. Excluded: Albania, Bolivia, Canada, Hong Kong, Macau, Tunisia. AI Pro members must re-verify roughly every 12 months.
    How Go to one.google.com/ai-student and verify student status through SheerID using a valid school email address.
  • Perplexity Education Proverified 2026-08-29 · 28d ago
    • $10/mo Education Pro: Perplexity Pro features plus education-specific tips
    • Discount auto-applies once verified
    Who qualifies, and how to claim it
    Who Current, verified students and educators, checked via SheerID.
    How Sign up at perplexity.ai/students, or in an existing account click Upgrade and verify as student.
  • Otter Proverified 2026-08-29 · 28d ago
    • 20% off Otter Pro: $6.67/mo billed $79.99 a year (regular $99.99), or $13.59/mo month-to-month (regular $16.99)
    • AI meeting transcription, summaries and searchable notes
    Who qualifies, and how to claim it
    Who Individual students and teachers with an email ending in .edu. Individual Pro plans only.
    How Sign up with your .edu address, click your name at top left, choose Upgrade plan, and use the 'Student & Teacher Discount' link.
  • Mistral Vibe Pro (formerly Le Chat) - Education planverified 2026-08-29 · 28d ago
    • $5.99/mo for Mistral Pro (Vibe) instead of $14.99
    • about 60% off: more messages and web searches
    • all-day coding in the CLI, IDE or web
    • more image generation
    • $30/mo in API credits; Capped at 12 months
    Who qualifies, and how to claim it
    Who Verified students at accredited higher-education institutions, using an institutional email. New users only.
    How On mistral.ai/pricing switch the plan card to Education and click 'I'm a student'. Verify with an institutional email. Eligibility details: https://help.mistral.ai/en/articles/698530-i-m-a-student-or-a-teacher-am-i-eligible-for-a-discount
  • Grammarly Proverified 2026-08-29 · 28d ago
    50% off Grammarly Pro, one subscription period only, first seat only; limited-time offer
    Who qualifies, and how to claim it
    Who Eligible undergraduate and graduate students with their own verification link; educators not mentioned
    How Verify through SheerID via undergrad or grad link in Grammarly's support article; cannot combine with other offers
  • Notion Education Plan (free Plus plan)verified 2026-08-29 · 28d ago
    • Free Plus plan for single-member workspace: unlimited pages/blocks
    • unlimited file uploads
    • 30-day version history; Notion AI not stated
    Who qualifies, and how to claim it
    Who Students and educators at accredited college/university in WHED with school email as primary address; K-12 and personal emails do not qualify
    How Go to Settings > Upgrade plan > Get free education plan; re-verify annually with educational email

Creative and productivity 7

  • Figma + FigJam (Education plan)verified 2026-08-29 · 28d ago
    • Free Figma Professional: Figma design, FigJam, Dev Mode, monthly AI credits, Figma Make for higher-ed/bootcamp
    • K-12 gets Enterprise plan through school
    Who qualifies, and how to claim it
    Who Students & educators in higher ed, approved bootcamp, high school or K-12 with school email. Must be old enough to consent.
    How Sign up with school email, apply at figma.com/education/apply, pick institution type. Higher ed verified via SheerID. Lasts 1 year (students) or 2 (educators).
  • ElevenReader Ultraverified 2026-08-29 · 28d ago
    • One year ElevenReader Ultra free ($99 value): unlimited AI text-to-audio for PDFs, papers, lecture notes, 1,000+ voices, word highlighting
    • Reader app only, no API or voice-cloning credits
    Who qualifies, and how to claim it
    Who Enrolled students and professors, 18+, at an institution on ElevenLabs' approved list. Account email must be school-issued .edu or equivalent.
    How Click 'Get 1 year free' on elevenreader.io/students, sign up with school email, confirm verification link. If school not on list, submit request-access form first.
  • Miro Education (student and educator plans)verified 2026-08-29 · 28d ago
    • Free Miro plan with unlimited boards, one workspace and 100 Miro AI credits a month shared across the whole team
    • Students: free for 2 years, up to 10 members
    • Educators: free forever, up to 100 members
    Who qualifies, and how to claim it
    Who Students and educators at schools and universities.
    How Apply as a student or apply as an educator via Miro's education page.
  • Framer Student discountverified 2026-08-29 · 28d ago
    • A free Basic site plan for a portfolio or personal site (hosting worth $120/year)
    • full Design Canvas and CMS access
    • thousands of templates, and 1
    • 000 AI credits a month for Framer Agents
    Who qualifies, and how to claim it
    Who Students enrolled in a certified in-person or online program — high school, college, or university. New customers only.
    How Apply for the discount via Framer's student page; applications reviewed within about 5 working days. Re-apply every 11 months while still a student.
  • Creative Cloud Pro for students and teachersverified 2026-08-29 · 28d ago
    • 77% off Creative Cloud Pro: US$15.99/mo first year (annual, billed monthly), then US$39.99/mo; list US$69.99/mo
    • Firefly included, unlimited standard AI image/vector, 4,000 monthly credits for premium AI video/audio; Ends Sep 2
    Who qualifies, and how to claim it
    Who Students and teachers aged 13+ enrolled at a university, college, primary or secondary school, or home school. US pricing shown.
    How Buy via 'Save now' on adobe.com/education/students/creativecloud.html; a 7-day free trial comes first. Adobe verifies with your school-issued email.
  • Non-profit and Education subscriptionverified 2026-08-29 · 28d ago
    • $8 per editor/month billed annually or $12 billed monthly
    • roughly 50% off the Hobbyist tier ($16/$24) whose features it includes; Priced per seat
    Who qualifies, and how to claim it
    Who Students, educators and administrators at accredited educational institutions, plus nonprofits with 501(c)(3) or equivalent charitable status.
    How Create a free Descript account with your school email, add a payment method, and submit the application form; Descript reviews and follows up by email.
  • Runway (all paid plans)verified 2026-08-29 · 28d ago
    • 25% off any paid Runway plan for verified students and educators
    • Classroom licensing is "up to 25% off" for 3 or more licenses, with the actual rate quoted after you submit the education licensing form
    Who qualifies, and how to claim it
    Who Students and educators who pass SheerID verification. Runway's page names no validity period, so treat the often-quoted 1-year student / 2-year educator windows as unconfirmed.
    How Verify with SheerID from runway.com/educators; it takes minutes and the 25% applies immediately. A class of 3+ uses the separate education licensing request form instead.

Compute, cloud and courses 4

  • Microsoft Azure for Studentsverified 2026-08-29 · 28d ago
    • $100 Azure credit valid 12 months, plus free monthly amounts of 25+ Azure services and access to always-free service tiers; No credit card required
    • Renewable annually while enrolled
    Who qualifies, and how to claim it
    Who Full-time university students aged 18+, one account per person. A separate Azure offer exists for students aged 13-17.
    How Sign up with your school email to verify student status; also listed as a GitHub Student Developer Pack benefit.
  • Weights & Biases — academic planverified 2026-08-29 · 28d ago
    • Free forever: all Pro features
    • unlimited tracked hours
    • projects & teams
    • 200 GB storage
    • up to 25 GB/mo Weave
    • up to 100 seats
    Who qualifies, and how to claim it
    Who Students, professors, postdocs with active academic email; research must not be for-profit
    How Apply via academic application on W&B pricing page/team-creation flow with academic email
  • Google Skills / Cloud Skills Boost student training creditsverified 2026-08-29 · 28d ago
    • 200 Google Skills credits for any lab or Google Cloud certification exam
    • credits expire one year after issue
    Who qualifies, and how to claim it
    Who Currently enrolled college/university students at accredited institutions in 100+ eligible countries
    How Fill in Google's Student Training Credits form with institutional email and school name; allow up to two weeks
  • Google Cloud education credits (Cloud Billing)verified 2026-08-29 · 28d ago
    • Google Cloud Billing credits tied to one course
    • The $50 in Google's docs is only an example - your instructor decides the amount
    • Credits are valid for one year after you redeem them and can pay for Vertex AI and GPU usage
    Who qualifies, and how to claim it
    Who Not a student-claimable offer: faculty apply for the grant. You only get credits if your instructor was awarded them for your course.
    How Nothing for you to apply to. If your instructor holds a grant, they email you a link to verify your school email address, then you redeem the coupon code in the Google Cloud console.

Your institution has to buy these 6

Real programmes, but bought by the university rather than claimed by you. The useful move is forwarding one to a lecturer or IT.

  • ChatGPT EduCampus-wide ChatGPT that your university buys and runs: GPT-5 with far higher message limits than free ChatGPT, custom GPTs, admin console, SAML SSO, and no training on your data. Price is a sales quote only.Universities and colleges only. A student cannot buy or claim this - you get it if your institution deploys it and provisions your account.Nothing for a student to do. Staff use the 'Contact sales' / 'Bring ChatGPT Edu to your campus' form on openai.com/chatgpt/education.
  • Gemini for EducationGemini app at no cost to qualifying schools and universities, with enterprise-grade data protection, admin controls and Vault. Not human-reviewed, not used for training or ads. Higher-than-consumer limits are promised 'soon', not live yet.Institutions on any Google Workspace for Education edition, or any institution that signs up for the free Google for Education Fundamentals. Under-18 students get a restricted teen experience.Your institution's Workspace admin enables the Gemini app; nothing for a student to claim. The separate Google AI Pro for Education add-on is paid: $15/user/mo on annual terms, $24 billed monthly.
  • Claude for TeachersFree Claude account with premium features, a teaching Skills library and curriculum connectors mapped to standards in all 50 US states. This is a teacher account - students cannot claim it.Verified individual US K-12 educators only. Higher-education faculty and students of every level are excluded. A separate schools-and-districts offering launched 28 Aug 2026.Click "Get verified" on claude.com/solutions/teachers. Sign up by 30 June 2027 to get a full year of access.
  • Claude Team plan for scientistsStandard seats free (normally $20/mo); Premium seats with 5x usage $15/mo (normally $100/mo), 1-25 seats per group. Promo pricing lasts 12 months from sign-up. Labs needing more can apply for up to $50,000 in AI for Science credits.Not claimable by students directly: a principal investigator or equivalent at an accredited university or nonprofit institute applies (sciences, maths, CS, engineering), then adds lab members…Your PI completes the verification form at claude.com/programs/team-plan-for-scientists; most applications are reviewed in 5-7 business days. Limited to an initial 10,000 seats worldwide.
  • Claude for Education (higher education plan)University-wide Claude plan at discounted rates for students, faculty and staff, with dedicated API credits for student learning and Canvas, Panopto and Wiley integrations. No published price - contact sales only.Institutions, not individuals. There is no student discount on Claude Free/Pro ($17-20/mo) or Max, and the Claude Campus student programme has applications closed as of the Spring 2026 cohort.Your university contacts the Anthropic education team via claude.com/contact-sales/education-plan. A student cannot claim anything alone - ask your IT or library department whether the campus already…
  • AWS AcademyA free cloud curriculum your school teaches. As a student you get the Learner Lab sandbox (100+ AWS services), 12 months of AWS Skill Builder, and Emerging Talent Community access on course completion.Students enrolled in an AWS Academy course at a participating institution. The school applies, not you - accredited programs only, through a faculty member or administrator using an institutional…You cannot sign up directly. Check whether your school runs AWS Academy courses and enrol in one. Note the 100% certification-exam discount goes to educators, not students.

Already free, for everybody 11

No student status needed. Listed because these are the ones people go looking for a discount on.

  • Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat (education)Not a student offer. Copilot Chat (GPT-5, web grounding, file uploads, Copilot Pages, enterprise data protection) is included free with any eligible Microsoft 365 tenant licence, commercial or education. Cross-checked against https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/microsoft-365-copilot-licensing
  • Lambda Research GrantUp to $5,000 in Lambda GPU cloud credits for a research project, with selected work featured on Lambda's site. An open research grant, not a student program - there is no student criterion anywhere.
  • NVIDIA DLI Teaching Kits & University Ambassador ProgramA free course-in-a-box for university instructors: syllabi, slides, videos, hands-on labs, quizzes, exams and solutions, e-books, plus GPU cloud resources and DLI online course access with…
  • Kaggle Notebooks (GPU/TPU)Free GPU and TPU notebooks for anyone: roughly 30 GPU hours a week on a P100 or 2x T4, plus a free TPU v3-8. Sessions cap at 12 hours (9 for TPU) with a 60-minute idle timeout.
  • Google Colab (free tier)Free hosted Jupyter notebooks with GPU/TPU access, runtimes up to 12 hours subject to availability. Free to anyone. Colab Pro / Pro+ / Pay As You Go are full price with no academic rate.
  • AWS EducateFree self-paced cloud training plus hands-on labs and shareable digital badges. Named labs are S3, EC2, VPC, RDS and cloud operations. No AWS credits and no AWS account sandbox are offered here.
  • Hugging Face Learn courses + ClassroomsFree AI courses (LLM, agents, deep RL, diffusion, audio, CV, robotics) and free classroom organizations that host datasets, models and demos. No academic discount exists: PRO is $9/mo for everyone. Pricing: https://huggingface.co/pricing
  • NVIDIA DLI free self-paced coursesA subset of NVIDIA DLI self-paced AI courses is free, including cloud GPU servers for the hands-on exercises. Paid DLI courses and certification exams carry no student or academic discount. See also https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/training/
  • Practical Deep Learning for CodersFree to everyone, no student status needed: the full Practical Deep Learning for Coders course (videos and notebooks) plus the fast.ai book online. Not a student discount - there is no paid tier to…
  • DeepLearning.AI coursesFree tier ($0) gives all course videos across 150+ courses plus The Batch newsletter. Pro is $50/mo, or $25/mo billed annually ($300/yr), adding hands-on labs, certificates, saved work and Andrew Ng…
  • Coursera Financial AidNot student-specific and not automatic free access: an approved application gives a discount off one course's price, sized by your application and country. Per course only - each course in a…

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