Free stuff for students who build things.
Student deals, free tiers, AI credits, hackathons and free AI tools, each one checked against the company’s own page and dated. Closed and expired ones stay on the list, crossed out, so you don’t waste a sign-up.
- Student deals
29 student discounts on AI coding and dev tools, open and closed.
- Free tiers
12 hosting, database, auth and email plans, with pausing rules.
- AI credits
16 API, cloud and GPU credit offers, including the ones that ended.
- Hackathons
18 UK and online events and programmes, by deadline.
- AI tools
15 free AI tools for building, sorted into groups.
- For UK students
What actually works with a UK uni email.
Deadlines coming up
- HackTheBurgh7 November 2026
Event starts. Edinburgh, in person.
- PayPal AI Hackathon12 November 2026
Submissions close. Online.
- DurHack14 November 2026
Event starts. Durham, in person.
- Meta VR Start Developer Competition 202618 November 2026
Submissions close. Online.
Changed recently
- CursorClosed
Officially confirmed: legacy student discount closed to new sign-ups 25 Jun 2026; existing redeemers keep rate until expiry. Promotions via campus/online events (cursor.com/students).
- KiroChanged
Expanded 8 Sep 2026 from 11 universities.
- ChatGPT PlusClosed
Ended: OpenAI's help page says claim by 31 October 2026. US students only.
- Google Gemini (AI Plus)Changed
Official (page as served in the UK, 4 Nov 2026): free one-year Google AI Plus for university students aged 18+; redeem until 31 December 2026; card required, then £4.49 a month unless cancelled. US students get AI Pro.