
Best Free AI Tools for Students in 2026: Pricing Shifts
Quick Answer: On June 15, 2026, Anthropic replaced flat free Claude access with a five-hour credit pool. Google cut Gemini free API quotas and pushed Pro models to paid tiers. ChatGPT kept free tier but added ads and memory limits. Students should prioritize Claude for writing, ChatGPT Codex for coding, and open-source Qwen 3.6 for local work. ...
