Eligibility
Who qualifies
Verified current degree-granting university student residing U.S./Canada; ChatGPT Free/Go/Plus/Pro
- Availability
- United States and Canada
- Countries
- Canada, United States
- Student requirement
- Direct student
Codex credits for students
How the OpenAI Codex student credit offer works
OpenAI currently offers verified university students in the United States and Canada $100 in Codex credits, shown as 2,500 credits in the eligible student's ChatGPT account.
- Eligible students must be currently enrolled at a degree-granting university in the United States or Canada and reside in the United States or Canada when claiming the offer.
- A ChatGPT Free, Go, Plus, or Pro account can be used; verification is completed with student status and the credits are applied to the personal ChatGPT workspace.
- The credits are for Codex usage, not OpenAI API balance, and expire 12 months after the grant date.
How many Codex credits do students get?
OpenAI currently states that the student offer provides $100 in Codex credits, displayed as 2,500 credits.
Who is eligible for the Codex student credits?
The current offer is for verified students enrolled at degree-granting universities in the United States or Canada who are also residing in the United States or Canada when they claim it.
Are Codex student credits API credits?
No. OpenAI states that these credits extend Codex usage in ChatGPT and are not OpenAI API credits.
What you get
Benefit value
$100 = 2,500 Codex credits
- Value category
- Credit
- Known value
- $100
Codex product credit, not OpenAI API balance.
Timing
Renewal and expiration
Expire 12 months after grant; one per student; not API credits
- Starts
- No fixed start date published
- Expires
- No fixed expiration published
- Verification status
- Verified — last checked Sep 13, 2026
Current catalog status: Active – verified
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