By Neha Saini
Publication Date: 2025-12-31 07:34:00
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer limited to tech labs. OpenAI launched ChaGPT in 2022. Since then AI chatbots have become mainstream with big tech companies not only developing their own AI tools but also fostering partnerships to make them accessible to more users. As access expands and costs come down, AI tools are moving beyond early adopters and becoming part of routine digital life. In 2025, we saw Google, Perplexity and OpenAI announce free access to their premium AI services in India. Google partnered with Jio to offer Gemini Pro at no extra cost for 18 months. Similarly, Perplexity partnered with Airtel to offer 12-month Perplexity Pro subscription free of cost to all its 360 million customers. OpenAI also made ChatGPT Go available at no cost for 12 months for eligible users in India. In this story, we look at what these offers include and who benefits the most.
Google partners with Reliance to bring Google AI worth Rs 35,100 for free
In October 2025, Google announced a strategic partnership with Reliance Intelligence to offer Google’s AI Pro plan, and with it the latest version of Google Gemini, to Jio Unlimited 5G plan users at no extra cost for 18 months. Announcing the partnership, the US-based tech giant said “We are excited to expand access to our most powerful AI models to more people across India, and can’t wait to see how our world-class tools deliver powerful benefits in people’s everyday…
