OpenAI has announced a limited-time offer, providing college students in the United States and Canada with free access to ChatGPT Plus, its premium subscription service. The offer will be available until May 31, 2025, giving eligible students a chance to use the advanced features of ChatGPT without incurring any cost.
The free access to ChatGPT Plus, normally priced at $20 per month, includes several premium benefits such as faster response times, access to the latest AI models, expanded messaging limits, advanced research tools, and enhanced features like image generation and file uploads.
How to Claim the Free Offer?
To take advantage of this offer, students must verify their enrollment at a degree-granting institution in the U.S. or Canada. OpenAI employs SheerID as an authenticating platform to securely verify pupil enrolment statuses. Students may be required to submit supporting documentation in addition to verifying their enrolment through their school’s Single Sign-On (SSO) system.
OpenAI will provide the ChatGPT Plus service to consumers at no cost until May 2025, following the successful validation of student enrolment. The existing accounts of students who have already purchased a ChatGPT Plus subscription will be promptly credited with the two-month free promotion.
Users who choose the ChatGPT Plus service receive benefits such as improved access to model updates, increased messaging capacity, and image generation limits, in addition to faster responses. Other premium features within Sora along with the text-to-video utility and Advanced Voice Mode are available to students who use ChatGPT Plus.
These enhanced capabilities are expected to support students in their academic work, especially with final exams approaching.
Eligibility and Verification Process
Students interested in claiming the offer should access the ChatGPT Students landing page to start with verification instructions which guide the process. User submission of their complete name, country of residence, educational institution, and email address is required by the verification system. Student access to ChatGPT Plus is free of charge during the promotional period following satisfactory verification.
To have access to this complimentary promotion, student applicants must be engaged learners at educational institutions in North America that grant degrees. Currently, the promotion is not accessible to pupils from Canadian and non-American institutions.
While this offer provides valuable support to students during their exam preparation, it also serves as a strategic initiative for OpenAI. By offering free access to ChatGPT Plus, the company introduces students to the benefits of its premium service, potentially encouraging them to continue their subscriptions after the promotional period ends.
