Free credits and referral rewards

You can try AI Studio for free. New accounts receive bonus credits, and you can earn more by inviting friends.

Sign-up credits

New accounts receive free credits: 100 in the US, Canada, the UK, most of Europe, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand, and 20 elsewhere. The amount depends on the country or region you sign up from.

• The credits are added automatically the first time you open AI Studio after verifying your email. There is nothing to claim.
• They are given once per account and expire 30 days after they are added.
• Accounts that sign in with Google, Apple or Microsoft qualify, as do addresses from a major email service, a school or public body, or a business email hosted by a well-known provider. Disposable (temporary) addresses and some other providers don’t receive sign-up credits.

Invite friends

Share your invite link from Invite Friends (“Up to 1,000 credits” every 30 days) at the bottom of the AI Studio menu, or from the Credits page. When a friend signs up with your link and makes their first generation that uses credits within 30 days, you both get 100 bonus credits.

• Rewards are added about three days after your friend’s first generation, once the invitation is confirmed. If several accounts sign up from the same network, the check can take up to a week.
• Your friend’s account must be new (the invite link must be used within 7 days of signing up), in an eligible country or region, and not use a disposable email address.
• You can earn up to 10 rewards in any 30-day period and 100 in total. The page shows how many you have left.
• Your own account must be at least 7 days old, and referral rewards are available only in some countries and regions.
• Inviting yourself, or creating extra accounts to collect rewards, is not allowed and the rewards will not be paid.
• Referral credits expire 30 days after they are added.

How bonus credits are used

Bonus credits are always used before your subscription or purchased credits, so they don’t go to waste. They have no cash value and can’t be refunded.