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What is the best AI student discount in 2026?
The biggest student offer in the catalogue is Figma education, worth $1,080. Ten student and education perks are listed, and the table below adds them up. Each card shows who qualifies and how to claim.
Paid AI plans add up fast across a chat assistant, a coding tool and a design app. A student offer can cover several of those for free, but only after the vendor verifies you as a student.
This hub lists the offers by type: chat assistants, coding, research, design and voice. Every value comes from the AI Perks catalogue, and AI Perks tracks more student and educator offers than the ten shown here. Open a card, check the details and start the trial from there.
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ChatGPT $80
Eligible for early-stage startups
Google Gemini $240
Eligible for early-stage startups
GitHub Up to $120
Eligible for early-stage startups
Notion $120
Eligible for early-stage startups
Figma $1,080
Eligible for early-stage startups
Perplexity $84
Eligible for early-stage startups
Which student AI perks are in the catalogue?
Here are the ten student and education perks, with the value of each as listed in the catalogue. Amounts marked "Up to" depend on the plan you claim.
| Company | Free credits | How to get |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT (students) | $80 | Get this perk |
| Google Gemini (students) | $240 | Get this perk |
| GitHub (students) | Up to $120 | Get this perk |
| Perplexity (education) | $84 | Get this perk |
| Notion (education) | $120 | Get this perk |
| Figma (education) | $1,080 | Get this perk |
| ElevenLabs (students) | $165 | Get this perk |
| OpenAI Codex (students) | $100 | Get this perk |
| JetBrains (students) | $199 | Get this perk |
| Lovable (students) | Up to $150 | Get this perk |
Total: up to $2,338 in student AI value ($80 + $240 + $120 + $84 + $120 + $1,080 + $165 + $100 + $199 + $150).
The sections below explain what each type of tool gives you and where the limits are. For a wider comparison, see free AI credits for students.
Which chat assistants offer a student discount?
Two chat assistants are in the catalogue: ChatGPT for students at $80 and Google Gemini for students at $240. Gemini has the higher value of the two, and both cards show who qualifies and how to claim.
For context on ChatGPT, OpenAI's public Pro plans cost $100, $200 or $500 a month, and the student value sits on the catalogue card. Our ChatGPT student discount guide covers the Plus offer in detail.
OpenAI also has an academic offer for approved labs, with free ChatGPT Business seats. That is for labs, not individual students, so do not expect it to apply to you.
Looking for another assistant? There is a separate guide on the Claude student discount.
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ChatGPT $80
Eligible for early-stage startups
Google Gemini $240
Eligible for early-stage startups
GitHub Up to $120
Eligible for early-stage startups
Notion $120
Eligible for early-stage startups
Figma $1,080
Eligible for early-stage startups
Perplexity $84
Eligible for early-stage startups
What coding tools can students get for free?
Coding has the most offers. The catalogue has GitHub for students at up to $120, OpenAI Codex for students at $100, JetBrains for students at $199 and Lovable for students at up to $150.
On the GitHub side, a few details are public:
- GitHub Copilot is free for verified students.
- Students can only use auto model selection, so you cannot pick a model.
- The student plan includes agents but excludes third-party agents.
- It comes with an allowance of AI credits, but GitHub publishes no number for it.
- GitHub's student bundle also gives free GitHub Pro while you are a student.
- Verified teachers and open source maintainers may get Copilot Pro free, which is a separate route.
The bundle also includes a free Azure offer: 25+ cloud services plus $100 in Azure credit. A free Camber student plan lists 40 CPU hours, 5 GPU hours, 50 GB of storage and 50 agent messages per month.
Offers in the bundle can disappear. A $200 DigitalOcean student credit ended after July 31, 2026. Claim what you need early.
Are there student discounts for research and note-taking?
Yes, two research and productivity tools are listed. Perplexity for education is $84 and Notion for education is $120. Our guide on free Perplexity Pro goes deeper on the first one.
Read the Notion plan details before you count on every AI feature. Notion says its AI is available on Business and Enterprise plans, so students on Free or Plus do not get full access by default. The card shows exactly what the education perk covers.
Students can also get Microsoft 365 free or discounted. That includes built-in AI and 1TB of cloud storage. Microsoft's terms vary, so check the live offer before you rely on it.
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ChatGPT $80
Eligible for early-stage startups
Google Gemini $240
Eligible for early-stage startups
GitHub Up to $120
Eligible for early-stage startups
Notion $120
Eligible for early-stage startups
Figma $1,080
Eligible for early-stage startups
Perplexity $84
Eligible for early-stage startups
What do design and voice tools offer students?
Figma's education perk is listed at $1,080, the largest value in the catalogue. Education users get Professional-level access and receive AI credits each month. Figma does not publish the education allotment; for reference, paid Professional Full seats include 3,000 AI credits a month.
Here is what Figma limits:
- Figma's AI tools, such as Figma Make, are only for higher education and bootcamp users. K-12 and high school users do not get them.
- Each education user can publish one Figma Site, and custom domains are not available.
- Figma's own pages give different validity periods, so check the live terms on the card.
For voice, ElevenLabs for students is $165. Speechify, a related tool that is not in the catalogue, has a real free tier rather than a trial, but it tops out at 1.5x playback speed. Premium goes up to 4.5x and costs $139 a year or $29 a month.
| Speechify | Price |
|---|---|
| Premium, annual | $139 a year |
| Premium, monthly | $29 a month |
Speechify says verified students get 25% off through UNiDAYS, but on 26 October 2026 UNiDAYS showed no live Speechify offer, so check the partner page first.
What should you check before you claim?
Student offers have limits, so read these before you start:
- Model access: some plans limit which models you can use, as with auto model selection on GitHub Copilot's student plan.
- Feature gaps: some AI features are held back for certain users, such as Figma Make for K-12 and high school users.
- Missing numbers: some allowances are not published. GitHub does not give a number for the Copilot student AI credit allowance, so check the card.
- Changing terms: offers get removed, as the DigitalOcean credit shows, and Figma's pages disagree on validity.
The simplest habit is to treat the card as your source and confirm the live terms on the vendor page before you build a project around one offer.
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ChatGPT $80
Eligible for early-stage startups
Google Gemini $240
Eligible for early-stage startups
GitHub Up to $120
Eligible for early-stage startups
Notion $120
Eligible for early-stage startups
Figma $1,080
Eligible for early-stage startups
Perplexity $84
Eligible for early-stage startups
How do you claim a student AI perk step by step?
- Get your credits via AI Perks. Open the AI Perks catalogue and filter for student and education perks. Each card shows who qualifies and how to claim.
- Pick by type. Choose one tool each for chat, coding, research, design and voice, so you do not claim overlapping perks.
- Open the card and start the trial. Follow the card to sign up. The card is where verification and claiming happen.
- Check the plan limits. Look at model access, feature gaps and any allowance that is not published.
- Recheck the live terms. Confirm the current terms on the vendor page before you depend on the offer for coursework.
FAQ
Is there a free AI subscription for students?
Yes, several. GitHub Copilot is free for verified students, and the catalogue lists ten student and education perks with their values shown. Open the AI Perks catalogue to see each card and who qualifies for it.
Does ChatGPT have a student discount?
Yes. OpenAI runs a public ChatGPT Plus student offer, which the catalogue lists as ChatGPT for students at $80. Without it, Pro plans cost $100, $200 or $500 a month. Open the card to see who qualifies and how to claim.
Can high school students get Figma AI tools?
Not the AI tools. Figma's AI tools, such as Figma Make, are limited to higher education and bootcamp Education users, and K-12 and high school users do not get them. The Figma education perk card shows the current details.
Is GitHub Copilot really free for students?
Yes, for verified students. The plan has limits: auto model selection only, agents included but third-party agents excluded, and an AI credit allowance with no published number. The GitHub student perk card has the current details.
Do student offers expire?
Some do. A $200 DigitalOcean student credit ended after July 31, 2026, and Figma's own pages give different validity periods. AI Perks tracks these changes across the catalogue at getaiperks.com.
Does Notion AI come free with a student plan?
Not automatically. Notion says its AI is on Business and Enterprise plans, so students on Free or Plus do not get full access. The Notion education perk card shows what the education offer covers.
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Apply directly through these verified programs.
ChatGPT $80
Eligible for early-stage startups
Google Gemini $240
Eligible for early-stage startups
GitHub Up to $120
Eligible for early-stage startups
Notion $120
Eligible for early-stage startups
Figma $1,080
Eligible for early-stage startups
Perplexity $84
Eligible for early-stage startups
Start with the biggest student perks
Ten student perks are waiting in one catalogue, led by the Figma offer at up to $1,080. Pick the tools you actually use, open the cards and start your trials.
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