5 days ago
Recommend using the web UI; the mobile version may be obscured. The trick is stacking validity periods — previously claimed free Google AI Pro subscriptions will also stack and extend the paid subscription's validity.
Sources
https://www.nodeseek.com/post-991901-1
https://www.nodeseek.com/post-992272-1
Spreading the cost over several years does make it cheaper, but paying everything up front through 2029 means you can't back out if policies or products change along the way—you'll need to weigh the savings against being locked in for that long.
First make sure the account can log in to the web interface normally before proceeding—don't test it with your main account.
Student verification varies quite a bit from school to school—some are lenient, while others require repeated checks—so whether you can keep it valid for that long isn't guaranteed for everyone.
For claims about stacked benefits like this, it's best to attach the official terms or a screenshot of the source. Otherwise, once the rules tighten in a few days, how to refund money already paid and whether subscriptions will be rolled back will both become problems.
Once I click in, where can I most clearly see the current validity period?
The article doesn't mention whether there's a cap on stacking or what proportion is refunded if renewal fails—these two points may be worth confirming.
It's less a bug and more that the promotion stacking rules weren't clearly defined—the key question is whether the official side recognizes this renewal method.