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Every live OpenAI offer we’ve checked — credits, free tiers, codes and conditions.

5 offers

OpenAIStartup programs25 OctInvite / referral

Startups backed by an eligible VC partner can unlock OpenAI credits plus technical and go-to-market support.

VC-backed startups through OpenAI's partner funds
Catch: Credit amounts are not published. Access depends on being backed by a partner VC. Other founders only get the public resources.

Credits through VC partners

Researchers studying responsible AI deployment and societal impact can apply for up to $1,000 in OpenAI API credits.

Researchers in API-supported countries studying safe deployment, mitigation and societal impact of AI
Credits valid 12 months; quarterly review
Catch: Applications are reviewed once every 3 months (March, June, September, December). Credits take 4-6 weeks to arrive and expire after 1 year with no extension. The application runs through SurveyMonkey Apply.

$1,000

Up to $1,000 API credits

Codex has a $0 Free plan for quick coding tasks and a $8/month Go plan for lightweight use.

Anyone with a ChatGPT account
Catch: Free and Go are limited to the desktop app and 'subject to rollout'. CLI, IDE and web Codex need Plus ($20/month) or higher.

FREE

Eligible US college and grad students get four free monthly billing periods of ChatGPT Plus; claim by October 31, 2026.

Current full- or part-time students at eligible US degree-granting institutions
Ends 31 Oct
Catch: Valid payment method required to activate. Renews at $20/month after the free months unless cancelled. Redeem once, claim by October 31, 2026 (time zone not stated). Store-billed (Apple/Google) subscriptions are not eligible.

$80

4 months free (worth ~$80)

Opt in to share API traffic with OpenAI and eligible orgs get up to 1M-10M complimentary tokens a day on listed models.

Eligible API organizations only; the org owner must opt in on the data sharing settings page
Daily quota, by model group and usage tier
Catch: Your prompts and outputs are shared with OpenAI and can be used to improve its models. Not every org is eligible (you only see the offer if you are), you need a positive account balance, and Zero Data Retention accounts cannot opt in. Fine-tuning, evals and tool use are excluded; overage is billed at normal rates.

Up to 10M free tokens/day (data sharing)