AI tool deals and free credits

Google's new reasoning model Gemini 4 Carbon is free to call on Respan for 48 hours, ending around 2 PM Pacific on November 12. Sign up, create an API key, and use the model name gemini-4-carbon:free in Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or any OpenAI-compatible tool. No card or prepaid credits are needed, and free calls have hourly and daily usage caps.

Google's most capable reasoning model, Gemini 4 Carbon, is half price on the paid API through November 30, 2026: $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, going back to $4 and $20 on December 1. You can call it at this price on the paid Gemini API or on Vercel AI Gateway; the Free tier doesn't include this model.

College students verified through SheerID can subscribe to Google AI Pro at 25% of the regular price and keep that rate for up to 4 years. That's ¥720 a month in Japan, ₩7,300 in South Korea and €5.49 in Spain, versus about $19.99 a month at full price.

College students verified through SheerID can bundle Google AI Pro with an individual YouTube Premium membership for $8.99 a month in the US, compared with $35.98 a month for both separately. The bundle is open to students in 80+ countries, and you can keep the student price for up to 4 years as long as you re-verify each year.

Google Research opened Deep Review to the public. Sign in with a Google account for two complimentary document reviews each week on Gemini 4 Argon Medium. For higher volume, add your own Gemini API key and pay only standard model usage.

Starting October 13, 2026, Google is accepting applications for up to 10,000 selected scientists to use Google Antigravity's highest usage tier and Gemini 4 Argon free for six months. Researchers at universities, non-profit research institutes, and national labs can fill out the interest form. Google reviews applications weekly and only contacts selected applicants.

Google's flagship reasoning model Gemini 4 Argon is half price on the paid Gemini API through November 30, 2026 — $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens (including thinking). From December 1 it returns to $4 / $20. Not available on the Free tier or Google AI Pro; you need paid API access (AI Studio paid, Vertex, or OpenRouter).

Google AI Pro subscribers get $10 in Google Cloud credit each month, and Google AI Ultra subscribers get $40 or $100 depending on the plan. You claim it on the Google Developer Program benefits page by picking a billing account, then spend it on Gemini API calls and image generation in AI Studio or Vertex AI.

Paid Google AI Pro subscribers can receive about 200 Colab Compute Units per month and priority access to faster accelerators. AI Ultra adds background execution and premium GPU access; rollout depends on country and account eligibility.

Eligible US college students aged 18 or older can claim one free year of Google AI Pro, including higher Gemini limits and 5 TB of storage. Claim by December 31, 2026; a valid payment method is required and the plan renews unless cancelled.