Does ChatGPT have a student discount?
OpenAI's offer pages last checked 15 Aug 2026.
The short answer
- OpenAI does not publish a standing percentage discount on ChatGPT Plus or Pro for students the way many software vendors do.
- It does run specific programmes that give verified students, researchers and maintainers extra usage or credits — those are listed below, each with the eligibility rule and the OpenAI page it was checked against.
- Cheaper ChatGPT access also shows up through partner plans rather than a student price, so check whether a service you already pay for bundles it.
What students can actually get right now
Every entry below points at an official OpenAI or partner page. Terms change without notice — confirm on the provider's page before you commit anything.
ChatGPT Go included with eligible Revolut plans
Up to 12 months includedChatGPT Go bundled into eligible Revolut plans, length set by tier
- Who qualifies:
- Revolut customers on an eligible plan in a supported region
- Checked:
- 15 Aug 2026
Free ChatGPT access for verified academic researchers
Free while approvedAdvanced models, Codex and higher usage limits for approved researchers
- Who qualifies:
- Researchers at recognised degree-granting institutions
- Checked:
- 15 Aug 2026
$100 in Codex credits for verified university students
$100 in credits2,500 ChatGPT usage credits for Codex work after student verification
- Who qualifies:
- Verified students at US or Canadian universities
- Checked:
- 15 Aug 2026
Codex for open source — free ChatGPT Pro for maintainers
6 months ChatGPT ProSix months of ChatGPT Pro, API credits and conditional Codex Security access
- Who qualifies:
- Maintainers of eligible open-source projects
- Checked:
- 15 Aug 2026
How OpenAI verifies that you're a student
The student programmes above verify enrolment rather than applying a discount code. In practice that means signing in to your ChatGPT account and confirming a university email address, and in some cases OpenAI limits the programme to particular countries or to one grant per person. There is no code to paste at checkout, so treat any site offering a “ChatGPT student promo code” with suspicion.
If you don't qualify as a student
OpenAI's free ChatGPT tier remains the fallback, and the maintainer programme above is open to people who ship open-source software regardless of enrolment. For coding work specifically, other providers run their own student and free tiers — the AI coding topic and the student audience feed collect the ones we've checked.
How we check offers and what the dates mean is explained on our verification page.