Free AI Coding Tools for Students (Copilot, Gemini & More)

AI assistants, IDEs and model APIs with free student access — including programs that no longer exist, so you do not waste an afternoon on a dead link.

9 offers

5 active

4 changed or dead

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Cursor (Anysphere)

A free tier available to everyone ("Anyone can get started with Cursor for free")

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GitHub

Free access to GitHub Copilot and its premium features (Copilot Student plan)

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Perplexity AI

Perplexity Pro for $10/month (50% off)

✅ Active

ElevenLabs

$0/month

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Google Gemini

Eligible US students get 12 months of Google AI Pro free (valued at $19

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OpenAI

4 free monthly billing periods of ChatGPT Plus (about $80 in value)

✅ Active

Perplexity

Pro subscription at the student price of $10/month (standard $20/month) — note: no longer…

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Windsurf

Discounted subscription for 12 months (terms still lingering)

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Koyeb

Free Postgres (0