Google announced that eligible college students in Taiwan can activate a free one-year Google AI Plus subscription by verifying their school email, gaining the Gemini Omni model, double the usage cap, and 400GB of cloud storage before the plan converts to NT$165 a month after the free period ends.
How can Taiwanese college students apply for the free Google AI Plus subscription?
Google confirmed that eligible Taiwanese college students can activate a free one-year Google AI Plus subscription simply by verifying their status through a school-issued email addressCITE:E2. Google announced the offer alongside new AI-powered learning tools built into the Gemini model and Google SearchCITE:E1. According to Google's official blog post, no other documentation is required beyond the school email verification stepCITE:E2.
What is the deadline for enrollment, and what happens when the free year ends?
Students must apply for the free plan by December 31, 2026, and the subscription automatically converts to a paid plan at NT$165 per month once the free year endsCITE:E6. Google specified that anyone who previously used a free student plan, or who currently holds another Google subscription, must wait until that existing plan ends before applyingCITE:E6. Users on the converted paid plan can cancel at any timeCITE:E6.
What core features and specs come with the Google AI Plus student plan?
The student plan bundles the Gemini Omni model, doubles the standard usage cap, and adds 400GB of cloud storage on top of new study-oriented AI toolsCITE:E7. Google described a "Learning Notebook" feature that uses interactive diagnostic quizzes to identify knowledge gaps, after which Gemini generates a progressive, personalized study plan based on the student's goals and tracks their progress over timeCITE:E3. A second feature, interactive images, lets a student type a prompt to generate rotatable, zoomable 3D dynamic models and interactive charts, and Google Search can generate subject-specific practice questions on demandCITE:E4. Google also updated Gemini Live so users can verbally discuss Deep Research output and complex ideas, with the update rolling out gradually to all usersCITE:E8.
| Plan / Attribute | Value |
|---|
| Google AI Plus student plan (free period) | 1 year freeCITE:E1 |
| Application deadline | December 31, 2026CITE:E6 |
| Usage cap vs. non-subscriber | 2xCITE:E2 |
| Cloud storage included | 400GBCITE:E7 |
| Price after free year ends | NT$165/monthCITE:E6 |
| Separate Google AI Pro student discount | NT$160/month, up to 4 yearsCITE:E9 |
How does Google protect student data privacy?
Google stated it will strictly follow its privacy standards and that students' learning data will never be used to train Google's AI modelsCITE:E5.
What other student discounts does Google offer?
Separately from the free AI Plus plan, Google also lists a discounted Google AI Pro plan for students at NT$160 per month, available for up to four yearsCITE:E9. Google directs interested students to its dedicated college student discount page for detailsCITE:E9.
What this means
Lining up the two offers Google published shows a pricing detail worth noting: the free AI Plus plan converts to NT$165 a month after one yearCITE:E6, while the separately listed AI Pro student discount runs NT$160 a month for up to four yearsCITE:E9 — a lower ongoing price with a longer discount window, set against a plan that includes the Gemini Omni model, a 2x usage cap, and 400GB of storage during its free yearCITE:E7. Students weighing the two now have a fixed reference point: the December 31, 2026 application deadlineCITE:E6, after which the free-plan option and its bundled study tools are no longer available to sign up for.
Author's Take・EffectStory 編輯部
The numbers Google published tell an odd pricing story: the free AI Plus plan reverts to NT$165 a month after one year, while the separately listed AI Pro student discount runs NT$160 a month for up to four years. A student who only reads the headline offer could end up paying more per month long-term than one who opts into the lesser-publicized Pro discount from the start. The metric worth tracking is simple — how many students actually let the free plan lapse into the NT$165 auto-renewal versus how many cancel or switch to the NT$160 Pro track before the December 31, 2026 deadline closes the comparison window. That conversion behavior, not the free-year headline, is what will show whether this is a genuine acquisition discount or a soft on-ramp to a pricier default subscription.