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OpenAI Opens Four-Month Free ChatGPT Plus Offer to Eligible U.S. College Students

October 3, 2026 at 16:46 EDT

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OpenAI is offering eligible U.S. college and graduate students four free monthly billing periods of ChatGPT Plus, including access to ChatGPT Work, in a back-to-school promotion that must be claimed by October 31, 2026. The company values the promotion at $80 and says the subscription renews at $20 per month after the free period unless the user cancels.

Oct. 3, 2026 · OpenAI

Four free months for students

Eligible U.S. college students can claim ChatGPT Plus with ChatGPT Work included, while verification, payment and renewal rules define the catch.

Free access window

4 months

ChatGPT Plus offer

12 months

Google AI Pro offer

Each block represents one free month.

$80

Stated offer value

Oct. 31

Claim deadline

$20/mo

Renewal price

How the claim works

Choose the ChatGPT account.

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Verify

Confirm enrollment with SheerID.

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Activate

Complete Plus checkout.

Why students like it

It removes four months of Plus cost during the school term and opens paid tools for study, coding, documents and projects.

Where friction remains

A payment method may be needed, store-billed subscriptions are excluded, and eligibility is limited to verified U.S. students.

The campus AI race is now a subscription race.

OpenAI is pairing free Plus access with separate Codex credits, positioning students as both everyday ChatGPT users and future software builders.

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