Every AI Student Discount in 2026: The Complete List
A verified list of every active AI student discount in 2026 — what's free, what's discounted, what's expired, and how to fill the gaps with one subscription.
Key Takeaways
- Google AI Pro is free for verified US students for up to 12 months
- Perplexity Pro for Education runs at 0/month, half the standard price
- Notion Plus is free for individual students; Notion AI is 50% off
- GitHub Student Pack includes free Copilot Pro
- ChatGPT Plus and Claude Pro have no public student discount
- Krater combines 350+ models, including ChatGPT and Claude, at $7.50/month with 15% student off
How to Read This List
Student discounts on AI tools fall into four groups. Free for students means the full paid tier is gratis with verification. Discounted means a percentage or fixed reduction off the regular price. Institutional only means your school must license it for you. None means no public student program exists.
We checked each entry against the vendor's official pricing page and education center as of April 2026. Promotions change often, so verify the live offer before paying. Where a tool has no student discount, we note the closest legitimate alternative — usually a multi-model platform that includes it.
The Complete List
| Tool | Standard price | Student offer | Verification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krater AI | $9/mo ($7.50 yearly) | 15% off for 1 year, all plans | Instant — no verification |
| Google AI Pro (Gemini) |
| Free up to 12 months (US only) | SheerID |
| Perplexity Pro | $20/mo |
| SheerID |
| Notion Plus |
| Free for individual students | School email |
| Notion AI |
| 50% off for verified students | School email |
| GitHub Copilot Pro |
| Free via Student Developer Pack | GitHub Education |
| Microsoft 365 Personal + Copilot | ~$20/mo | Periodic year-long student trials | School email + region |
| Microsoft Azure for Students | Pay-as-you-go |
| School email |
| Claude Pro | $20/mo | None for individuals (institutional only) | — |
| Claude for Education | Negotiated | Free if your university enrolled | Institutional SSO |
| ChatGPT Plus | $20/mo | None (2025 pilot ended May 2025) | — |
| Grammarly Premium | $30/mo | ~20–25% off via UNiDAYS / Student Beans | Student verification service |
| Otter.ai Pro |
| 20% off with .edu email (~
| School email |
| Canva Pro |
| Free for K–12 students & teachers | School email |
| Figma Education |
| Free Pro for students & educators | School email |
| Adobe Creative Cloud | $60/mo | ~60% off first year (~$20/mo) | School email + ID |
| Midjourney |
| None | — |
| Suno |
| None | — |
| ElevenLabs | $5–$22/mo | None for individuals | — |
| Runway |
| None | — |
| HeyGen | $24+/mo | None | — |
| Descript |
| None | — |
| Higgsfield | $9+/mo | None | — |
| Genspark | $25/mo | None | — |
| Poe by Quora | $20/mo | None | — |
| Monica.im |
| None | — |
| Khanmigo | $4/mo | Already at student-friendly pricing | — |
Tools That Are Genuinely Free for Students
Google AI Pro (Gemini)
Google's most generous active offer. Verified US college students get up to 12 months of AI Pro free, including Gemini 3.1 Pro level access, NotebookLM premium features, and 2 TB of Google One storage. Verification runs through SheerID. Outside the US, the offer has wound down; some country-specific telco partnerships in places like Japan and India have offered extended access. Worth claiming first if you're eligible.
Notion Plus (and 50% off Notion AI)
Notion gives the full Plus plan free to individual students who verify with a school email. Notion AI is a separate add-on, but verified students pay 50% off. If you're already organizing notes in Notion, this is the cheapest way to add AI writing assistance.
GitHub Copilot Pro (via Student Developer Pack)
Computer science students get Copilot Pro completely free as part of the GitHub Student Developer Pack, alongside dozens of partner offers (Codespaces hours, JetBrains, Datadog credits). Sign up at github.com/education with your school email or transcript.
Canva Education and Figma Education
K–12 teachers and students get Canva Pro features free; Figma's Education plan unlocks Professional features free for students and educators with verification. Useful for any course that involves slide decks, posters, or design work.
Tools With Real Student Discounts (Not Free, But Cheaper)
Perplexity Pro for Education —
0/month
Half off the $20 standard price for verified students and faculty. Pro includes unlimited Pro searches, file upload, and access to the strongest reasoning models. Some students have reported a full 12-month free trial through education verification — worth checking your eligibility.
Adobe Creative Cloud — first-year discount
Students and teachers pay roughly $20/month for the All Apps plan in year one, against the standard $60/month. Renewal pricing rises in year two, so set a calendar reminder.
Grammarly Premium — student-discount marketplaces
Grammarly itself doesn't sell a public student plan, but UNiDAYS and Student Beans run 20–25% off promotions periodically. Many universities also have institutional licenses — check your writing center first before paying.
Otter.ai Pro — 20% off
With a verified .edu email, Pro drops to about
Microsoft Azure for Students —
00/year credit
Not AI-specific, but pairs well with OpenAI API or Hugging Face inference if you're building projects. No credit card required at signup; renewable each year you stay enrolled.
Tools With No Public Student Discount
This is the gap most students run into. Several of the most-requested AI tools — ChatGPT Plus, Claude Pro, Midjourney, Suno, ElevenLabs, Runway, HeyGen, Descript — have no individual student program in 2026.
ChatGPT Plus
OpenAI ran a two-month free promotion for US and Canadian college students from March to May 2025. It has not returned. The full breakdown is in our ChatGPT Plus student discount guide.
Claude Pro and Claude Code
Anthropic has no individual student discount. Claude for Education exists but is sold to universities. Most students do not have institutional access. Details in our Claude Pro student discount guide.
Midjourney, Suno, ElevenLabs, Runway, HeyGen, Descript
None of the major creative AI tools currently offer student verification. Some have free tiers tight enough to be unusable for serious projects.
How Krater Fills the Gap
Krater is an AI superapp that bundles GPT-5.5, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude Opus 4.6, Gemini 3.1 Pro, image models, video models, voice synthesis, and over 350 other AI models behind a single subscription.
The Plus plan is $9/month or $90/year — that's $7.50/month effective. Students get an additional 15% off for one full year, bringing it to roughly $6.38/month. Just click the claim button on the student discount page, create your account, and the 15% is applied automatically at checkout — no email or manual verification needed.
For students whose tools don't offer a discount — ChatGPT, Claude, Midjourney-style image generation, Suno-style music, ElevenLabs-style voice — this is the closest thing to a "universal student discount on AI." Full details on the Krater student discount page.
How to Stack Discounts Smartly
- Claim the free ones first. Google AI Pro (if US-eligible), GitHub Student Pack, Notion Plus, Figma Education. These cost nothing.
- Add Perplexity Pro for Education at 0/month if you do heavy citation-based research.
- Use Krater to cover everything else — ChatGPT, Claude, image, video, voice — at $6.38/month, with the 15% student discount applied automatically at checkout.
- Skip overlapping subscriptions. Don't pay for ChatGPT Plus and Claude Pro separately when a multi-model platform delivers both for less.
- Set renewal reminders. Many student promotions auto-renew at standard prices. Block your calendar two weeks before each renewal.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which AI tool has the best student discount in 2026?
For pure value, Google AI Pro (free up to 12 months for US students) is the strongest single offer. For breadth — covering ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, image, video, and voice in one subscription — Krater's 15% student discount on top of yearly billing brings the price to about $6.38/month, less than any single equivalent product alone.
Is there a student discount on ChatGPT Plus?
No. OpenAI's 2025 pilot ended in May 2025 and has not been renewed. Full breakdown in the ChatGPT Plus student discount guide.
Is there a student discount on Claude Pro?
No public one. Claude for Education is institutional. See the Claude Pro student discount guide for alternatives.
How do AI tools verify I'm a student?
Most use SheerID (Google, Perplexity, Adobe, OpenAI's expired pilot), or verify directly via your school email (Notion, Otter). GitHub Education uses transcripts or institutional verification. The process is usually quick — 24 hours or less. Krater is the exception: there's no verification step at all — the student discount applies automatically at checkout.
Can I share a discounted student account with friends?
No. Every program above is non-transferable and tied to a single verified user. Sharing an account violates terms and risks revocation.
What if my country isn't covered by US-only programs like Google AI Pro?
Krater's 15% student discount works internationally with no verification step — the discount applies automatically at checkout wherever you are. That's the cleanest path to discounted access if you're outside the US and Canada.
Are reseller sites that sell "cheap ChatGPT Plus for students" legitimate?
No. OpenAI, Anthropic, and most major vendors don't authorize subscription resale, and accounts bought through marketplaces are routinely suspended. Stick with verified student programs from the vendors themselves, or use Krater.
The Bottom Line
The 2026 AI student discount landscape is uneven. Google, Perplexity, Notion, GitHub, and Adobe have real, generous student programs. ChatGPT Plus, Claude Pro, Midjourney, Suno, and most creative AI tools have nothing public.
For students who want consistent access to the major models without paying full retail at every vendor, Krater's 15% student discount on top of yearly billing — bringing 350+ models to about $6.38/month — is the most efficient way to fill the gap.