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OpenAI ChatGPT Edu
All Stanford faculty, students, postdocs, and staff will have access to OpenAI ChatGPT starting June 30, 2026. Learn more about this AI service launch.
ChatGPT EDU is a version of ChatGPT designed specifically for universities, enabling Stanford to apply AI-powered approaches responsibly across teaching, learning, and research. This new offering from OpenAI is another accessible option for the community to deploy AI at scale — including the ability to build custom versions of ChatGPT for specific projects, courses, or tasks, and share them across university workspaces.
Features
- Access to ChatGPT Standard/Pro and Codex
- Advanced capabilities in text interpretation, coding, and mathematics
- Data analytics, web browsing, and document summarization
- The ability to build custom GPTs for your workflows
- Higher message limits than the free version of ChatGPT
- Codex: assists with software engineering tasks such as writing code and fixing bugs
Designed for
The Standard tier is free to all active faculty, students, postdocs, and staff. (Visiting scholars, affiliates, fellows, and other affiliations are not eligible for the Standard tier. View the FAQ page for a list of specific groups with access. )
The Pro tier is available to all active SUNet IDs with a valid PTA.
Requirements
An active SUNet ID
Data security
ChatGPT Edu is approved for low, moderate, and high-risk and protected health information (PHI) data. This covers the vast majority of everyday academic, research, and administrative work. Your conversations are not used to train OpenAI’s models and include additional copyright protections.
Rates
Please see the ChatGPT Edu rates information page for more details.
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Get help
For assistance with your Stanford ChatGPT Edu account, please submit a Help request.
Learn more
Review the following resources to help you get the most out of your ChatGPT Edu experience:
More information about OpenAI products:
