OpenAI announced a new program on July 29, 2026, that will provide 100,000 academic researchers with free access to its advanced AI models until 2027. This initiative aims to support scientific research in fields such as biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, mathematics, and physics. Participants will receive access equivalent to a $200-per-month ChatGPT Pro account, and the first 10,000 researchers will begin receiving access in the summer of 2026, with a broader rollout continuing through 2027. OpenAI stated that data from this program will not be used to train models and will include business-grade privacy and security protections. The company plans to invest over $250 million in support of external scientific research and discovery through 2027. However, the program does not provide access to model weights and training data, which some researchers have requested for independent evaluations and reproducibility.
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OpenAI Introduces Free AI Access Program for Academic Researchers
OpenAI has launched a program to provide 100,000 academic researchers with free access to its AI models through 2027, aiming to support research in various scientific fields. The initiative includes privacy protections and a significant investment in external scientific research, but it does not grant access to model weights or training data, which some researchers have requested.
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