Free AI credits for students
Plans, credits, and discounts on AI services for students. Most need a school email or verification via GitHub Education or SheerID.
17 programs6 without a cardchecked: 2026-10-01
| # | Program ↕ | What you get | Requirements | Card ↕ | Validity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  GitHub Copilot Student GitHub |
Free Copilot Student plan: unlimited completions plus an AI Credits allowance | Verified student via GitHub Education | No card | Eligibility re-checked monthly | Open |
| 2 | 100+ partner offers, e.g. $100 Azure credit and Codespaces Pro | Verified student aged 13+ | No card | While a verified student | Open | |
| 3 | 1 year free (AI Pro in the US, AI Plus in 140+ markets) | College student aged 18+ verified via SheerID; renews at the paid price | Card required | 12 months; claim by 31 December 2026 | Open | |
| 4 | Azure for Students Microsoft Azure |
$100 credit plus 20+ free services | Full-time university student with a school email | No card | 12 months, renewable while a student | Open |
| 5 | JetBrains Student Pack JetBrains |
Free licenses for all JetBrains IDEs and .NET tools | Student; non-commercial use only | No card | While a student | Open |
| 6 |  Mistral Pro student discount Mistral AI |
$5.99/month instead of $14.99 | Verified student at an accredited institution | Card required | Up to 12 months | Open |
| 7 | Up to $10,000 in compute credits | Graduate students, labs and researchers (application) | — | Not stated | Open | |
| 8 | 4 free months of ChatGPT Plus ($80 value) | College or graduate student at an eligible US institution, verified via SheerID; renews at $20/month | Card required | Claim by 31 October 2026; one-time | Open | |
| 9 | $100 in Codex credits | University student in the US or Canada verified via SheerID; works with a ChatGPT Free, Go, Plus or Pro account | No card | One offer per student | Open | |
| 10 | Perplexity Education Pro Perplexity |
Perplexity Pro at a student discount (price shown at checkout) | Verified student or educator via SheerID | Card required | While eligible | Open |
| 11 | Lovable student discount Lovable |
Up to 50% off Lovable Pro | Student email or student ID; learning and non-commercial use | Card required | Up to 12 months | Open |
| 12 | Zed Pro free for 1 year, including $10/month in AI token credits and unlimited edit predictions | University student aged 18+ worldwide; GitHub account older than 30 days and a university email; excludes Claude Opus/Fable and GPT Pro | — | 12 months | Open | |
| 13 | Kiro for students Kiro (AWS) |
1,000 credits per month free | Student at a listed eligible university, verified via SheerID; social login or AWS Builder ID | No card | 1 year | Open |
| 14 | v0 for Students Vercel |
1 year of complimentary v0 access | Student email at one of the participating schools (e.g. Stanford, MIT, Harvard, UC Berkeley) | — | 12 months | Open |
| 15 | AWS Cloud Credit for Research Amazon Web Services |
Students: up to $5,000; faculty and staff: uncapped (Bedrock and other AWS services) | Graduate/PhD students, full-time faculty or research staff at an accredited institution; research proposal | — | Rolling review, 90–120 days | Open |
| 16 |  Google Cloud research credits Google Cloud |
$5,000 in research credits | Researchers and PhD students at eligible institutions in selected countries | — | Not stated | Open |
| 17 | Lambda Research Grant Lambda |
Up to $5,000 in cloud credits | Qualifying researchers (application); selected work may be featured by Lambda | — | Not stated | Open |
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Other lists
Program terms change. Check the current requirements on the provider's site before applying.
FAQ
Which AI tools are free for students?
GitHub Copilot Student, the GitHub Student Developer Pack, Azure for Students, the JetBrains Student Pack, and a year of Google AI for students. Mistral offers a student discount on Le Chat Pro.
How do I verify student status?
Usually with a school email, GitHub Education (a photo of your student ID), or SheerID. Support for specific universities varies — check the program page.