Summary
AI has become a useful resource for studying thanks to its capability of reinterpreting text and sources. And if you’ve grown to use AI for your study sessions, Google’s Gemini Advanced tier is now free for you.
As a reminder,Google’s One AI Premiumplan not only includes access to Gemini Advanced—the main advantage for the paid tier of this one is features rolling out to you earlier, as well as support for Canvas, Deep Research, and video generation through the Veo 2 model. You also get better rate limits than what you’d get on the free version.
Perhaps the biggest perk for students here, in my opinion, is NotebookLM Plus. It allows users to upload documents such as lecture notes or research papers. The tool analyzes these materials to help users understand the content. Its functionalities include generating audio overviews, visual mind maps, or study guides based on the uploaded sources. The “Plus” version includes increased usage limits compared to the standard tier, such as five times more Audio Overviews as well as the capability of entering more sources. It keeps getting constantly improved, too—a new feature called “Discover Sources” was recently added to help users find related study materials. It’s pretty cool and probably one of the most useful AI tools in Google’s arsenal.
You also get Gemini integration in Gmail as well as in Google Workspace apps such as Docs, Sheets, and Slides. That can come in handy for a lot of people. In Docs, Gemini functions as a writing assistant, offering suggestions for drafting, editing, and refining text. In Sheets, it aids in data analysis, formula generation, and creating data visualizations. And in Slides, it can help generate presentation outlines, summarize text, and create images for slides based on prompts.
Other perks include the addition of Whisk, which is an experimental AI tool by Google that’s all about image generation and video generation using the Imagen 3 and Veo 2 models. And of course, you also get 2 TB of Google Drive storage, which will come in handy if you’re one to frequently upload stuff to the cloud for easy retrieval.
Eligible students can activate the offer bysigning up through Google’s websitebefore the July 14, 2025, deadline. The company will need to verify your status as a student with an .edu email, though, so make sure to have your student email handy. The free access period is set to conclude after the final examination period of the Spring 2026 academic term—it’s not clear if Google will want to extend it any further, but we’ll have to wait and see.
