Google Offers Students 74% Off 'AI Pro' Plan, With Support for Up to 4 Years
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On the 21st, Google announced the "Gemini Student Benefits" and expanded AI learning features for college and graduate students in South Korea.
The program is open to students at Korean universities who are at least 18 years old and requires verification of a school email address and registration of a Google account, with "Google AI Plus" and "Google AI Pro" being supported.
Both plans offer Gemini, Deep Research, image generation, music generation, video generation, and AI-based research and learning tools, while AI Plus includes 400GB of storage and AI Pro includes 5TB of storage and expanded usage limits.
On the 21st, Google announced the "Gemini Student Benefits" for college and graduate students in South Korea, while also unveiling expanded AI learning features designed specifically for students. The program is aimed at students at Korean universities and graduate schools.
The program is open to students at Korean universities who are at least 18 years old, and the only requirement is to verify a school email address and register a Google account. As student-specific benefits, Google is offering its higher-tier plans under different conditions.
The supported services include "Google AI Plus" and "Google AI Pro." "Google AI Plus," normally worth KRW 11,000 per month, is supported for 1 year. "Google AI Pro," normally worth KRW 29,000 per month, is offered at a 74% discount, bringing the student price to KRW 7,300 per month.
The available period for "Google AI Pro" is up to 4 years. Google applied different support periods and discount levels by plan, signaling a move to expand Gemini touchpoints with college students through long-term discounts.
The two student AI plans both offer Gemini, Deep Research, image generation, music generation, video generation, and AI-based research and learning tools. AI Plus includes 400GB of cloud storage. AI Pro offers higher Gemini usage limits than AI Plus, along with 5TB of storage.
The discount period for AI Pro has been set at up to 4 years. This is interpreted not as a short-term back-to-school promotion, but as a strategy to secure Gemini users throughout students' time in college.
Google has continued to strengthen AI offerings for students since last year. Last year, it offered Korean college students 1 year of free access to "Google AI Pro," and in the same year it introduced "guided learning," which helps students solve problems step by step with Gemini. In June, it added "Learning Notebook," which provides personalized classes and quizzes based on learning goals and knowledge level, continuing to expand education and learning features.
For this student benefit program, Google is expanding AI learning features and providing a "student hub" for integrated management of class materials and the learning process. It will also support Learning Notebook features for assessing learning levels and enabling structured study, and provide a "conversational visualization tool" with 3D simulations and table-based explanations for complex concepts. In addition, it has applied the Deep Research feature for in-depth source research to "Gemini Live," tying together material management, level assessment, visualization, and deep research in one flow.
AI Pro also includes development and content creation features. "Antigravity" supports users from idea generation to application implementation, while "Gemini Omni" offers video generation and editing features, and users can also use "Gemini Spark." In addition, "Gemini Spark" is a personal AI agent that operates 24 hours a day, and Google has expanded coding usage limits for developers through Google AI Studio and Google Cloud, broadening the scope of use.
Following last year, Google is continuing student-focused programs, expanding its target to include college and graduate students, broadening student marketing and increasing Gemini touchpoints. A Google representative said the company prepared the student benefits and related programs to help college and graduate students improve their academic and research capabilities during the fall semester.
As a support measure tailored to fall-semester demand, Google plans to open a "Gemini Lounge" within the college student community "Everytime," carry out content collaborations with the YouTube web variety show "Jeongwakwaja," and operate the second class of "Google College Student Ambassadors."
Source: IT DAILY · Kim Byung-ju
Original: https://www.itdaily.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=241131
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