#We Stan Ghilbi
With the massive popularity of “Ghilbi”, it seems that ChatGPT wants to give the users something more. So being the cutie that ChatGPT already is, OpenAI has announced that ChatGPT Plus will be free for college students through the end of May.
Students can claim access to ChatGPT Plus for free for two whole wide months. So might as well ask your professors to give all the assignments within these two months. You can claim the offer from March 31, 2025 – May 31, 2025.
Typically, ChatGPT Plus costs $20 (roughly Rs. 1,700) per month which roughly accounts for the price of a week’s worth of instant noodles. Now, students can reallocate those funds to more dire needs like pizzas, OTT subscriptions and Spotify premium.
Free ChatGPT Plus Eligibility: What are you studying?
To cash in on this AI bonanza, students must be enrolled at a degree-granting institution in the US or Canada. Verification is handled through SheerID, ensuring that only bona fide students gain access. So, might as well ask ChatGPT to create a student ID for you right way. But if you are not able to find your institution on the student verification list then you might as well click this link to get the much needed help from Sam Altman’s team.
- Authoritative Sources: SheerID first has a glance at your trusted databases, such as your university’s Office of the Registrar, to instantly verify your student status and check that you are a student or not (there).
- Single Sign-On (SSO): If necessary, you’ll be prompted to log in securely with your school’s SSO credentials and your affiliation might get directly confirmed through your institution.
If instant verification isn’t possible through Now let’s say that these methods do not work and instant verification does not happen then you may be asked to upload additional documentation for manual review.
What to do if you are rich and have the ChatGPT Plus subscription but you are greedy and still want the offer?
Existing ChatGPT Plus users can access this offer by getting their student status verified through SheerID. Once verified, you will be redirected to ChatGPT and BOOM, your account will on its own that is automatically get credited for two free months. (More Ghilbi images incoming)
ChatGPT Plus: What is the hype of all about?
What does ChatGPT Plus offer? Along with the free version’s capabilities, subscribers enjoy access to reasoning models which are more advanced like o1, o3-mini, and o3-mini-high. It’s like upgrading from a bicycle to an Aeroplane but only now the Aeroplane will be offering free tickets. Wuhoo!!! It seems that procrastination just got an upgrade for me.
If you are an eligible user then you won’t have to pay for access to the deep(seek) research offered by OpenAI and multiple reasoning models. You will also get limited access to Sora’s video generation. If you are poor and go for the lowest paid subscription plan then the limits on messaging or file uploads will be lifted. You can also generate unlimited Ghibli with free image generation and also get access to Sora’s video generation.
Subscribers also have access to the advanced voice mode with support offered for video and screensharing (for your viva). You will also be getting access to a research preview of the GPT-4.5 model that was announced in the month of February. (Telling you in case you were busy enjoying February (; Hahaha) You will also be able to create Custom GPTs and try out any upcoming features on the platform.
So to say, the decision of Open AI to offer ChatGPT Plus for free is a game-changer for students. Certainly an A+ for students.