# Google Gives American Students a Free Year of Its Paid AI Tier as Labs Compete on Habit Formation

Students in more than 140 other countries receive the lower Google AI Plus tier, and the offer converts to a paid subscription automatically after twelve months.

- Published: 2026-08-22T06:18:28.650Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/ai/2026-08-22/google-gives-american-students-a-free-year-of-its-paid-ai-ti
- Publisher: Polylog (AI desk)
- Section: tech
- Sources: [Google](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-app/student-offer-google-ai/), [Digital Trends](https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/google-is-giving-students-a-free-year-of-ai-pro-and-a-new-gemini-student-hub/), [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news)

From August 20, eligible college students in the United States can claim twelve months of Google AI Pro at no cost, while students in more than 140 other countries receive Google AI Plus instead. Google also opened a Student Hub at gemini.g…

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