How to Get Free Perplexity Pro, Google AI Pro Subscriptions in India
Perplexity and Google have announced offers for Indian customers, wherein they allow access to their premium subscriptions for free.
While ChatGPT continues to lead the AI adoption, its rivals, Perplexity and Google, are upping the ante to woo customers. As part of their renewed strategy aimed at boosting their popularity, Google and Perplexity have announced free subscriptions to their AI tools for up to one year. Gemini 2.5 Pro AI is part of a Google AI Pro plan worth ₹19,500 annually, while the full capabilities of Perplexity AI are available via its paid Perplexity Pro subscription that costs ₹19,600 for a year. However, you can receive these memberships for free in India.
Perplexity Pro plan
Perplexity has tied up with Airtel to offer its Pro subscription to the latter’s mobile, broadband, and DTH users for free. Tied to a single account, the Perplexity Pro subscription will be valid for 12 months from the date of activation. Airtel mobile, broadband, and DTH users simply need to log in to the Thanks app with their registered account number and tap the banner of the Perplexity Pro offer. You will be redirected to the offer page where you can tie your existing account or create a new one to receive the Perplexity Pro benefits. You can access the services through Perplexity’s website or mobile apps on both Android and iOS with the same account as the one registered for the offer.
Google AI Pro plan
Google’s offer for free Gemini AI access is a little tricky. Unlike Perplexity, Google is running the offer on its own, i.e., without a partnership. However, its Google AI Pro free subscription is available only to eligible students in India. The company noted in its blog post that anyone who is registered in an accredited school, has an official school email address and a personal Gmail address with a valid payment method, and is an Indian resident at least 18 years old is eligible for a free one-year subscription to the Google AI Pro plan. This plan bundles access to the Gemini 2.5 Pro AI model, comprising tools such as Gemini Live, DeepMind, Veo 3, and NotebookLM. This offer is available till September 15, after which Google will stop taking applications.
Published By : Shubham Verma
Published On: 17 July 2025 at 13:34 IST