Google has just announced that it will offer its Gemini AI service free of charge to over 500 million users of Reliance Jio – India's largest mobile network operator – in an effort to expand the number of AI users in the country.

The agreement, signed with Reliance Intelligence – a joint venture between Reliance Industries and Meta – includes an AI Pro package worth 35,100 rupees (approximately 10.4 million VND) per person, granting access to Gemini 2.5 Pro, NotebookLM for learning and research, and 2TB of cloud storage.

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Google AI Pro costs over 10 million VND in India. Photo: BGR

Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries, stated that the company's goal is to transform India into an "AI-empowered nation" through long-term strategic partnerships with partners such as Google. Initially, users aged 18 to 25 who subscribe to the unlimited Jio 5G plan will receive a free 18-month trial before the program expands to all customers.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai expressed his expectations for expanding access to AI across India.

According to Boston Consulting Group, India currently has 377 million Gen Z individuals who spend $860 billion annually, projected to increase to $2 trillion by 2035, making the country a "golden opportunity" for technology companies.

India is also the world's largest social media market, with over 350 million Facebook users, 414 million Instagram users, 467 million YouTube users, and 500 million WhatsApp users, making it a strategic hotspot for digital platforms.

It's not just Google; other major competitors are also accelerating their efforts. Bharti Airtel, India's second-largest mobile operator, partnered with Perplexity in July to offer a free Perplexity Pro package (worth $200/year) to its 360 million customers. The extensive promotional campaign involved many popular KOLs, encouraging users to experience the AI ​​tool for free.

Meanwhile, OpenAI also announced that it will offer its ChatGPT Go package free to Indian users for one year starting November 4th, after previously charging 399 rupees per month – the company's lowest price. The company plans to build a 1-gigawatt data center to serve the growing demand there.

The simultaneous emergence of Google Gemini, OpenAI ChatGPT, and Perplexity Pro has transformed India into a "global AI arena."

Technology companies expect that integrating AI into existing telecommunications infrastructure will help them quickly attract mass users, create a massive data foundation for training models, and deploy commercial services later.

Vietnamese students can use Google AI Pro for free . Google has announced a one-year free trial of the Google AI Pro package for Vietnamese students, opening up opportunities to access the company's most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) tools.

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