Google has launched a free Google AI Pro subscription plan for student users in certain countries. This subscription normally has a high cost, but students can get it for free by verifying through a university email address, with a 12-month service period. The plan includes the Google Gemini 2.5 Pro model, deep research, Flow, Jules, and Gemini features in Gmail, as well as 2TB of cloud storage.
Although this offer has attracted a large number of student users, Google has recently started to verify the identities of registered users to ensure the validity and compliance of the educational discount. Users need to submit identification documents to prove that they are currently enrolled students in specific countries. Users who fail to submit valid proof risk having their subscription revoked.
It should be noted that the current supported countries for verification include the United States, South Korea, Japan, Indonesia, India, and Brazil. Users must complete verification through the third-party identity verification platform SheerID to continue enjoying the subscription service. Users who have successfully verified before can ignore this notice.
When performing identity verification, users need to provide an identification document that includes school information, such as an effective student ID, tuition receipt, registration confirmation, or an official letter. This measure aims to ensure that only eligible currently enrolled students can use this educational discount. However, if users are not in the supported countries listed above, they will not be able to complete the verification.
Google has set the deadline for verification as September 23, 2025. Users must complete identity verification by this date, otherwise their free subscription eligibility will be canceled. Google has not yet clearly stated the subsequent handling methods for users who fail the verification.
Through this measure, Google hopes to better manage its educational discount policy, ensuring that resources truly benefit currently enrolled students and preventing misuse.
Key Points:
📅 In May 2025, Google launched a free AI Pro subscription plan for student users to register.
🆔 Users need to submit identification documents to verify their identity, otherwise their subscription eligibility will be canceled.
🌍 Supported countries for verification include the United States, South Korea, etc., with a deadline of September 23, 2025.