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Google Extends Free Gemini Pro to Students in Canada and UAE as AI Plus Expands to 77 Countries

Eligible students get a complimentary year if they enroll by December 9, then the plan bills at standard rates.

Google's AI Pro Plan with Gemini is now free for a limited time for college students above 18 in Canada.
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Overview

  • Canadian college and university students can claim one year of Gemini Pro at no cost from October 7 to December 9, 2025, after which the plan renews at CA$26.99 per month unless canceled.
  • In the UAE, a government collaboration with Google grants university students over 18 a free year of Gemini 2.5 Pro, with registration open until December 9 using personal email addresses.
  • The Pro plan bundles Gemini 2.5 Pro, Deep Research, NotebookLM with expanded audio and video overviews, Guided Learning, Veo 3 short video generation, and 2 TB of cloud storage.
  • Separately, Google broadened availability of its lower-cost AI Plus tier to 77 countries, offering 200 GB of storage and lower generation limits than Pro, with pricing that varies by market.
  • Google previously ran similar one-year student offers in the U.S., Japan, Indonesia, Korea, and Brazil, positioning the education-focused bundle to support research, study workflows, and content creation.