Verified education offer
ChatGPT Student Discount: $100 Codex Credit
$100 in Codex credits; no Plus discount documented
Partly. OpenAI offers verified university students in the United States and Canada $100 in ChatGPT credits for Codex, but it does not document a general student discount on ChatGPT Plus. The student must attend a degree-granting university, reside in the U.S. or Canada when claiming, and pass SheerID verification. The credits expire 12 months after they are granted and cannot be used as API credits.
What the current OpenAI student offer covers
The current individual offer is a one-time Codex credit grant attached to a personal ChatGPT account. OpenAI says the balance appears as 2,500 credits, equivalent to $100, and can extend Codex usage beyond the amount included with ChatGPT Free, Go, Plus, or Pro. This does not reduce the recurring price of Plus or Pro, and it does not create an API balance. ChatGPT Edu is a separate institution-level product that universities deploy for students, faculty, researchers, and campus operations; individual students cannot buy Edu at a published student rate.
| Individual student benefit | $100 / 2,500 ChatGPT credits for Codex |
|---|---|
| Eligible region | University students residing in the United States or Canada |
| Expiration | 12 months after the grant date |
| Not included | No documented ChatGPT Plus price reduction and no API credits |
Who qualifies
- You must be a current student at a degree-granting university in the United States or Canada.
- You must also reside in the United States or Canada when you claim the offer.
- SheerID verification is required, with a limit of one credit offer per student.
- An existing ChatGPT Free, Go, Plus, or Pro account can receive the credits.
How to verify or claim it
- 01 Sign in to the personal ChatGPT account where you want the credits to remain.
- 02 Open OpenAI's Codex for University Students verification flow.
- 03 Complete SheerID verification using your university information.
- 04 Confirm that 2,500 credits appear on the ChatGPT usage page before relying on the grant.
Limits to know before you choose
- The $100 grant extends Codex usage; it does not discount ChatGPT Plus or Pro billing.
- The credits are not API credits and cannot be transferred to the API platform.
- Credits expire after 12 months and cannot be moved if you verify the wrong ChatGPT account.
- ChatGPT Edu access depends on a university deployment, not individual student verification.
Verified alternatives
Only alternatives with a first-party education offer or free tier are listed here.
First-party sources
Offer terms can change. Each citation records exactly what it supports and when CostBench checked it.
- OpenAI — Codex credits for Students terms $100 / 2,500-credit amount, eligibility, verification, 12-month expiry, and the non-API restriction.
- OpenAI — Introducing ChatGPT Edu ChatGPT Edu is a university-deployed product for the campus community.
Frequently asked questions
01 Does ChatGPT Plus have a student discount?
OpenAI does not document a general recurring student discount for ChatGPT Plus as of July 24, 2026. Its current individual student benefit is $100 in ChatGPT credits for Codex.
02 Who can claim OpenAI's $100 student credit?
Current students at degree-granting universities in the U.S. or Canada who also reside in one of those countries when claiming and pass SheerID verification.
03 Can I use the student credits for the OpenAI API?
No. OpenAI says these are ChatGPT credits for Codex, not API credits.
04 How long do the Codex student credits last?
They expire 12 months after the grant date. Any unused balance then becomes unavailable.