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OpenAI just made ChatGPT Plus free for millions of college students — and it’s a brilliant competitive move against Anthropic
OpenAI offers free ChatGPT Plus to college students just before finals week, escalating competition with Anthropic's Claude as tech giants battle for dominance in the $80 billion education AI market.
OpenAI has made its premium ChatGPT Plus subscription free for all college students in the United States and Canada through the end of May, a move announced Thursday that intensifies the competition with rival Anthropic for dominance in higher education. “Today’s college students face enormous pressure to learn faster, tackle harder problems, and enter a workforce increasingly shaped by AI,” said Leah Belsky, Vice President of Education at OpenAI, in a statement. ChatGPT Plus offers significantly higher message limits, priority access during peak usage times, and exclusive features like Deep Research, which can analyze academic papers, synthesize information from multiple sources, and generate comprehensive reports.
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