AI is quickly becoming a major part of student life, especially with new free offers from tech giants like OpenAI and Google. We look at how these AI tools are reshaping education and why students—and schools—need to pay attention.
In simple terms, as finals season approaches, OpenAI and Google are giving U.S. college students free access to their premium AI tools. OpenAI’s offer, running from March 31 to May 31, 2025, includes ChatGPT Plus with GPT-4o (text, image, and voice understanding), DALL·E 3, and voice mode. Google’s student promotion (sign up by June 30, 2025) runs through spring 2026 and bundles Gemini Advanced, Deep Research, NotebookLM Plus, Veo 2 video generation, Whisk, and 2 terabytes of cloud storage.
Immediate versus long-term impact
Basically, OpenAI’s move is short and sweet. ChatGPT Plus becomes a crash-course companion during finals, helping with research, sparking writing ideas, and whipping up quick images – all at no cost through the end of May.
Google’s play is more of a marathon. Their free-for-students package stretches across the academic year, plugging AI into everyday apps for writing, spreadsheets, slides, and even video creation.
OpenAI is banking on instant, last-minute relief when stress hits hardest. Google wants to be part of day-to-day work, building habits over months. Both approaches have perks, and students don’t have to choose just one.
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Beyond these offers, schools need to get faculty on board. Professors deserve hands-on training in how to use AI tools responsibly and teach students to do the same. That way, everyone stays on the right side of ethics and really learns, instead of cutting corners.
Finally, it’s time to make these AI deals truly global. Right now they are limited to the U.S. and Canada – but students everywhere should benefit. Rolling out free AI tools worldwide would help level the playing field and give every learner a chance to study smarter, not harder.
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