{
  "id": 2001063,
  "title": "Start the semester with one year of Gemini, on us",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/start-the-semester-with-one-year-of-gemini-on-us",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-19T19:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Google Blog",
    "slug": "google-blog",
    "url": "https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-app/student-offer-google-ai/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Google is providing a free year of advanced AI plans to eligible college students, launching new study tools to help them succeed this semester. Eligible students in the U.S. receive one year of Google AI Pro, valued at $19.99 per month, while those outside the U.S. get Google AI Plus. These offers include features such as 4x higher usage limits in Gemini, access to Gemini Spark, integration with Google apps like Gmail and Docs, 5 TB of storage, Google Health Premium, and more. Additionally, a new student hub offers a centralized location for accessing these tools and offers, helping students stay organized by creating study notebooks, flashcards, and custom study plans. Gemini also creates 3D visuals for lessons and chats about research topics, acting as a personalized study buddy. Students can also expect ad-free music and video streaming with Google AI Pro and YouTube Premium, all available for up to 70% off. Gemini Live, with the power of Deep Research, enables users to conduct comprehensive, multi-step research reports and chat about them, even when hands-free. These tools and offers are available to all Gemini app users starting today, with the student hub rolling out to all users as well.",
  "summary": "College students can claim 12 months of Google AI Plus for free, and get a special offer on Google AI Pro.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}