Between late 2025 and early 2026, India became the one place where premium AI subscriptions were handed out almost like data packs. Reliance Jio bundled Google's AI Pro plan with its 5G recharges, OpenAI gave away a year of ChatGPT Go, and Airtel bundled Perplexity Pro for its customers. Millions of people claimed one.
Now the calendar has caught up. Jio's window shut on 29 October 2026, the other two closed earlier in the year, and the first free ChatGPT Go years are rolling over into paid plans this month. This guide covers what is still available, what to check on your own account, and how to avoid paying for something you did not mean to keep. We last checked public offer terms and news reports on 10 November 2026.
Quick answer: which free AI offers are still open?
For new users, none of the three big telecom and OpenAI giveaways is open any more. If you already claimed one, the benefit continues until your own end date.
| Offer | New claims | If you already claimed |
|---|---|---|
| Jio × Google AI Pro 18 months, valued at ₹35,100 |
Closed. Offer window ran 30 Oct 2025 to 29 Oct 2026 under Jio's terms. | Runs 18 months from your activation date, provided you keep a qualifying recharge active. |
| ChatGPT Go 12 months free in India |
Closed. OpenAI's release notes put the end of the promotion at 21 Jan 2026. | Your free year ends 12 months after you claimed. Renewals begin from early November 2026. |
| Airtel × Perplexity Pro 12 months, worth about ₹17,000 |
Closed to new sign-ups on 16 Jan 2026, according to Indian tech coverage. | Runs 12 months from your own activation date, so the earliest claims have already expired. |
Offer terms change without much notice. Treat this table as a starting point and confirm the details inside your own account.
Find your free-period end date
Most people forget when they claimed. Enter your approximate claim date below and the tool works out when your free period ends and a sensible day to set a reminder. It runs in your browser and stores nothing.
This is an estimate based on the published length of each offer. Your account page is always the final word.
If you claimed ChatGPT Go: decide before the renewal date
OpenAI's free year required a payment method on file, which means the first charge can arrive on its own once the twelve months are up. Anyone who claimed in the first days of November 2025 is reaching that point now. A simple routine avoids a surprise:
- Find the date. Open your plan or subscription settings in ChatGPT and note the renewal date. The calculator above gives a cross-check.
- Check the price shown. The renewal is charged at the plan price in force at that time, not at any earlier number you may remember. In October 2026 checks, ChatGPT Go was listed at ₹399 a month.
- Decide honestly. If you opened ChatGPT fewer than a few times a week this year, the free tier is likely enough. If you hit message or image limits regularly, ₹399 may be fair value.
- Cancel early if you are unsure. Cancel at least a few days before the date. If you set up UPI AutoPay, also review the mandate inside your UPI app so nothing is left active.
If you claimed Jio's Google AI Pro: protect your eligibility
Jio's offer ties the benefit to your mobile plan, not just your Google account. The terms require an eligible unlimited 5G plan (₹349 or more, with a limited-period 1.5 GB/day option from ₹299) to stay active, and they exclude corporate or enterprise SIMs. Let your recharge lapse or switch to a cheaper plan and access can be suspended while your 18-month clock keeps running. Porting your number out of Jio cancels it.
So the practical rule is simple: before you change plans or switch operators, check whether you are giving up months of a plan that would otherwise cost ₹1,950 a month. Also read what Google's own subscription page says about what happens at the end of the 18 months, rather than assuming either way.
Be careful with "claim after the deadline" tricks
Every time a popular offer ends, a wave of pages appears promising a "secret link", a "working bypass" or a heavily discounted ready-made account. We would stay away from all of them. Offers like these are tied to your own mobile number and Google account, so anything sold or shared by a stranger is likely to be a shared login, a revoked subscription or a way to harvest your details. Never give out OTPs or your Google password, and if a deal is only valid through someone else's account, treat that as the warning sign it is.
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Get Bitomancy Scalper → Learn moreWhat the paid plans cost in India now
If your free period ends and you still want a paid plan, rupee-billed plans are usually the cheapest route, since they avoid foreign-card fees. These are the list prices reported in October 2026 checks of Indian checkout pages and app stores.
| Plan | Price per month | Who it suits |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT Go | ₹399 (GST included, UPI AutoPay accepted) | Regular users who want higher limits without Plus pricing |
| Google AI Plus | ₹399 | People who live in Gmail, Docs and Google Photos |
| Google AI Pro | ₹1,950 | Heavy users of research, video and Workspace features |
| ChatGPT Plus | ₹1,999 (GST included) | Daily power users who need the top consumer tier |
Prices change and promotional prices end. Confirm the amount at checkout before you pay.
You may not need to pay at all
The major assistants all keep a free tier, with lower limits and fewer premium features. For writing emails, summarising documents, learning a topic or debugging a small script, that is often plenty. A practical test: pay only if you keep hitting a free limit at least once a week. If you only hit it now and then, wait for the reset or switch tools for that task.
If you are getting started, our guides on AI prompt engineering and the best free AI coding tools show how to get more out of free tiers before you spend anything.
Using these plans for work or client projects
All three giveaways were consumer plans linked to an individual's account or phone number. That is fine for personal learning, but be cautious with client material. Consumer plans typically do not include the data-processing terms or admin controls that business plans offer, and they may not produce an invoice in your business name. A sensible pattern for freelancers and small teams is to use free or low-cost plans to find which assistant suits your work, then move to the vendor's business tier for anything involving customer data. Keep your own records tidy too, including GST-ready invoices for your clients.
Key Takeaways
- New claims are closed for Jio's Google AI Pro, ChatGPT Go's free year and Airtel's Perplexity Pro.
- If you already claimed, your benefit runs from your own activation date, not a fixed calendar date.
- ChatGPT Go free years are converting to paid plans now, so check your renewal date and cancel early if you do not want it.
- Jio's Google AI Pro depends on keeping a qualifying plan active, so think before changing recharge or operator.
- Ignore "after-deadline" links and cheap resold accounts, because the offers are tied to your own number and login.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is ChatGPT Go still free in India?
Not for new users. OpenAI's India promotion for a free year of ChatGPT Go began in November 2025 and, according to its release notes, ended on 21 January 2026. People who claimed during that window keep their free year, after which the saved payment method is charged the current monthly price.
Can I still get Jio's free Google AI Pro offer?
Jio's terms set the offer period as 30 October 2025 to 29 October 2026, so new claims have closed unless Jio announces otherwise. If you claimed in time, you keep the 18 months from your activation date as long as you maintain an eligible plan.
Is Perplexity Pro still free with Airtel?
No new sign-ups. Indian tech coverage reports that Airtel's free Perplexity Pro offer closed on 16 January 2026. If you activated it earlier, you keep 12 months from the day you activated.
What is the cheapest paid AI plan in India?
Based on October 2026 list prices, ChatGPT Go and Google AI Plus are both ₹399 a month, which makes them the lowest-cost paid options from the two biggest consumer assistants. Prices and promotions change, so confirm at checkout.
Conclusion
The free-AI rush gave millions of Indians a real chance to try premium tools, but free periods always end, and the quiet part is the renewal. Spend five minutes this week to find your end date, decide whether the tool earned its price, and cancel or keep it on purpose. If you do want to keep paying, ₹399 plans cover most people, and the free tiers cover more than you might expect.
How we checked
This article was prepared on 10 November 2026 from the offer terms and reporting available on that date. It is independent, and BITOMANCY is not affiliated with Jio, Google, OpenAI, Airtel or Perplexity. Sources we relied on include Jio's Google Gemini offer page, Deccan Herald's report on the Jio and Google announcement and TechCrunch's coverage of the Airtel and Perplexity deal, alongside OpenAI's published release notes. If you spot a term that has changed, tell us and we will update this page.
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