College students in Taiwan who want Gemini for free can apply for the Google AI Plus student plan: free for one year, redeem by December 31, 2026, then it renews automatically at NT$165 per month. A free year of AI Pro is for US students only.
Student deals for other AI tools fall into three groups: ones you can apply for yourself, ones your school has to buy, and ones limited to the US or Canada.
All the Plans in One Table
| Plan | What you get | Price | Students in Taiwan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google AI Plus student plan | 2x Gemini usage, video generation and more | Free for a year, then NT$165/month | Yes (verify with school email) |
| GitHub Copilot Student | AI coding assistant | Free, 200 AI credits per month | Yes (verification required) |
| Notion education plan | Free for individual students | Free | School must be listed in WHED |
| Perplexity Education Pro | Pro features | US$10/month | Only known at verification |
| Grammarly Pro | English writing and citation tools | 50% off for a limited time | Countries not listed officially |
| ChatGPT Edu | Campus version of ChatGPT | School purchase | Depends on your school |
| Claude for Education | Campus version of Claude | School purchase | Depends on your school |
| Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat | AI chat inside Office | Included with eligible school licenses; full version US$18 per user per month | Depends on your school |
| Canva for Campus | Paid Canva features | School purchase | Depends on your school |
Apply for These Yourself
Google AI Plus student plan: Google announced it in August 2026, and college students in Taiwan can use it free for a year. You need to be 18 or older, apply with a personal Google account, verify your school email through SheerID, and provide a payment method. School-issued Workspace accounts don’t qualify. For eligibility details, steps and how to cancel, see the full Gemini student plan guide. If you already claimed it, you can also switch to the student bundle of Google AI Pro plus YouTube Premium. See the new way to get the student Pro bundle. Outside Taiwan, Google lists the same free year for 140+ markets where AI Plus is sold, except the US, Bolivia, Albania, Canada, Macau, Hong Kong and Tunisia. Free AI Pro is for US college students only (redeem by December 31, 2026, then US$19.99 per month).
GitHub Copilot Student: free once you pass verification, with 200 AI credits per month, unlimited code completions, and automatic model selection only. You qualify if you are 13 or older and enrolled in a degree- or diploma-granting program. First apply for GitHub Education with a school email or dated proof of enrollment, then enable Copilot. Activation can take several days. GitHub re-checks your eligibility every month. GitHub states no country restriction.
Notion education plan: free for individual students. Your school must be listed in WHED (the global database of higher education institutions), your school email must be the account’s primary email, and student ID cards are not accepted. You re-verify with your school email every year, and if verification fails your workspace moves back to the Free plan. Notion publishes no country list.
Worth Trying
Perplexity Education Pro: US$10 per month for students and teachers who pass SheerID verification, with Pro features included. Whether it works in your country, including Taiwan, only becomes clear when you reach the verification step.
Grammarly Pro: 50% off for a limited time after SheerID verification. It only discounts one billing period, and subscriptions bought through the App Store or Google Play don’t qualify.
Your School Has to Buy These
Students can’t buy these themselves. Try signing in with your school email, or ask your school’s IT office.
- ChatGPT Edu: the plan OpenAI sells to universities.
- Claude for Education: a university-wide plan that Anthropic, the maker of Claude, signs with schools. It covers students and faculty, and no price is listed on the official site.
- Microsoft 365 Education: once your school provides an eligible A1, A3 or A5 license and turns it on, you can use Copilot Chat for free. The full Microsoft 365 Copilot costs an extra US$18 per user per month.
- Canva for Campus: college students can’t apply for Canva Education on their own. You only get it if your school bought Canva for Campus. If it didn’t, use the free version of Canva.
US and Canada Only
OpenAI’s individual student offers are tied to where you study or live. The ChatGPT Plus back-to-school offer (4 months free) was only for students at US schools and ended on October 31, 2026. The Codex student credit (US$100 of ChatGPT credit, expiring 12 months after it is granted) is only for students who both study and live in the US or Canada. Students in Taiwan can’t use either.
If you pay for a subscription yourself and want to use a crypto debit card, see Which crypto card to use for ChatGPT and Claude subscriptions.
Penchan’s Take
If you code, claim GitHub Copilot Student first, then apply for the Google AI Plus student plan, then ask your school whether it has ChatGPT Edu, Claude or Microsoft 365.
For any offer that needs a card, put the expiry date on your calendar the day you claim it, and decide before the free period ends whether to keep paying.