THOMASIAN STUDENTS may now avail a free one-year subscription to Gemini Pro, Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) model.
Google’s offer, which is available until Dec. 9, includes Pro access to advanced AI tools and other benefits, such as Gemini 3 Pro for deep learning, NotebookLM for research support, Veo 3 for video creation, Jules for coding assistance, 1,000 monthly AI credits and two terabytes of cloud storage.
“Activate your account now! Google Gemini Pro is free for 12 months! Thomasians, see details in your UST Cloud Campus Handbook,” the UST Office of ICT-Educational Technology Center’s Facebook post said.
Usually priced at P1,100, the free subscription is exclusive for students aged 18 and above across selected countries.
The offer was first unveiled to students from the United States, Japan, Indonesia, Korea and Brazil in August this year.
To access the free account, users must first log in to their personal Google account on gemini.google/students/ and verify their student status through SheerID, where they will input their UST G Suite accounts for confirmation.
Once verified, students must link a credit or debit card or PayPal to their account before subscribing to the offer via the Google Play Store.
According to the terms and conditions, the benefits are inapplicable to existing Google One members, whose plan will be downgraded by this promotion.
Exclusions also apply to those whose subscriptions were obtained through third-party offers such as Google’s wireless carrier service–Google Fi or Pixel bundle.
Pixel bundles are Google’s promotional package deals accompanying Pixel phones.
Users with subscriptions through Family sharing or supervised Google Accounts also do not qualify for the offer. These include any accounts that are managed by parents using Google’s Family Link service.
UST released its first official policy on the use of AI earlier this year, covering all researchers at the University, from academic staff to students.
READ: UST issues AI policy on research and publication
It is one of the few educational institutions to release a formal AI manual, which requires researchers to disclose all forms of the technology used in the making of their project. F
