Google is giving college students in the United States a big gift. According to a recent Google Blog Post, students can now get free access to Google’s premium AI tools and extra storage space until July 2026. This offer is open to students who are at least 18 years old and have a college email address ending with .edu.
What’s Included in This Free Package
The free package is called “Google One AI Premium plan.” Think of it as a special bundle that normally costs money but will be free for students. It includes two main things: advanced AI tools and extra storage space.
The AI part is called “Gemini Advanced.” This is Google’s powerful AI helper that can understand and create text, like having a smart assistant for your schoolwork. It can help you write essays, analyze information, and even get creative with new ideas.
The package also includes other AI tools such as:
- NotebookLM – a tool that helps you take smart notes and organize information
- Gemini Live – lets you talk to the AI using your voice, like having a conversation
- Whisk – helps with planning and organizing tasks
Students will also get AI help in Google’s office tools (like Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets). This means the AI can help you write better, create presentations, or organize data.
2TB of Storage – What Does That Really Mean?
The package includes 2 terabytes (TB) of storage in Google Drive. To understand how much that is – it’s 133 times more than the free 15GB Google normally gives everyone. With 2TB, you could store about 500,000 documents, or 400,000 photos, or 1,000 hours of video.
If you had to pay for this much storage, it would cost about $10 per month or $100 per year. So this is a valuable benefit for students who need space for large files, videos, and backups of their work.
Who Can Sign Up and How
To get this free package, you need to:
- Be a college student in the United States
- Be at least 18 years old
- Have an email address that ends with .edu
Signing up is simple – you’ll need to verify your .edu email address through Google’s website. You can use these tools on both your phone and computer once you sign up. Google will check once a year to make sure you’re still a student.
Important Dates to Remember
This is not a forever offer, so the timing matters:
- Sign-up deadline: June 30, 2025 – you must sign up before this date
- Free access ends: July 31, 2026 for everyone
This means if you sign up early, you could get up to 15 months of free access to these premium tools. The end date lines up with the end of the 2025-2026 school year.
Why is Google Doing This?
Google wants young students to get used to using AI tools. It’s like when companies give students free software – they hope you’ll like their products and keep using them after graduation. This helps Google:
- Spread the use of their AI technology
- Get students comfortable using AI for school work
- Build loyalty to Google’s tools among future professionals
For students, it’s a chance to learn powerful AI tools that might help with school work and future jobs – all without paying the usual fee.
Currently, this offer is only available in the United States. The information doesn’t mention any plans to extend this to students in other countries like India.
If you’re an eligible US college student, this is a good opportunity to try advanced AI tools and get lots of storage space at no cost. Just remember to sign up before June 30, 2025, to take full advantage of this offer.
