Good news for students, as they can now lock in a full year of Gemini AI Pro for free through a new student trial. This makes Google’s most advanced AI tools far more affordable for anyone who qualifies in higher education.
The offer combines premium Gemini access with 2 TB of cloud storage and other Google One-style perks, but you need to verify your student status and add a payment method before the 12‑month trial kicks in.
What is Gemini AI Pro?
Google AI Pro is a paid membership that unlocks expanded access to Google's AI features, including Gemini, across Google services.
As part of the plan, members also get 2 TB of extra cloud storage plus additional benefits designed to streamline everyday Google use, from productivity to collaboration.
Students specifically gain access to the recently-launched Gemini 3 Pro for multimodal understanding, pro-level image generation with Nano Banana Pro, personalized exam prep tools, and Gemini Live for real-time brainstorming and presentation rehearsal.
How to get the free subscription
To start the 12‑month student trial, you first head to the dedicated Google One student page at one.google.com/ai-student on your browser or device.
From there you verify your student status through SheerID, add a valid payment method, and complete the trial purchase flow to activate Google AI Pro at no cost for a year.
The trial provides immediate access to premium features like Deep Research for comprehensive report generation with sources, Audio Overviews that turn lecture notes into podcast-style summaries, and unlimited image uploads for analyzing textbook problems.
Step-by-step sign up
- Verify your student status
- On your device, open your browser.
- Go to Google One.
- Tap Verify student status.
- To verify with SheerID, follow the on-screen instructions.
- Review your details.
- Tap Verify student status.
- If the next screen says “You’ve been verified:” Move to step 7.
- If the next screen says 'Upload proof of enrollment:'
- Add the required documents.
- Tap Submit.
- Tap Get Google AI Pro Get student offer.
Restrictions and availability
You must be at least 18, enrolled at an eligible higher‑education institution, and live in a country or region where the Google AI Pro student trial is offered, with verification handled by SheerID.
The promo is open to new and existing Google One members but excludes family group members, people on higher‑tier storage plans, and those subscribed via third‑party partners, Pixel Pass, or Google Fi.
Availability is currently rolled out to the: the US, UK, Canada, much of Europe, large parts of Latin America, Africa and Asia‑Pacific, such as Argentina, Australia, France, Ghana, India-adjacent regions like Pakistan, and more.
Before signing up make sure you’re using a single personal Google Account, that you’re the Google Payments account owner with a qualified form of payment, and that you can be verified as a student at an eligible higher‑education institution through SheerID.
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