Key takeaways
- Google partners with Reliance Jio to offer Gemini Pro access worth ₹35,100 for free.
- Initial rollout targets Jio users aged 18 to 25, expanding to all eligible subscribers later.
- Access includes advanced AI tools, 2 TB cloud storage, and enhanced features through the MyJio app.
- This initiative aims to democratize AI technology for millions of users across India.
- Follows similar AI subscription offers from Airtel and OpenAI, highlighting growing telecom industry competition.
Google has announced a strategic partnership with Reliance Intelligence to offer its AI Pro plan, including the latest Gemini 2.5 Pro model, to Jio Unlimited 5G users at no extra cost for 18 months.
The initiative aims to expand access to advanced AI tools for millions of users across India.
The offer will first roll out to users aged 18 to 25, before expanding to all eligible Jio subscribers nationwide. Users can activate the plan directly through the MyJio app.
As part of the offer, Jio customers will gain access to Google’s most capable Gemini 2.5 Pro model via the Gemini app, along with higher limits for generating images and videos using Nano Banana and Veo 3.1 models.
It will also include expanded access to NotebookLM for study and research, and 2 TB of cloud storage across Google Photos, Gmail, and Drive, along with WhatsApp chat backup for Android users. Together, these benefits are valued at approximately ₹35,100.
The company said the collaboration is aimed at delivering “powerful benefits in people’s everyday lives” by expanding access to the company’s most advanced AI models.
This marks another major AI subscription offer for Indian telecom users this year. In July, Airtel began offering a free one-year Perplexity Pro plan worth ₹17,000 through its Airtel Thanks app. OpenAI is also offering all Indian users one year of free access to ChatGPT Go starting November 4, as part of its India-focused expansion and ahead of its first DevDay Exchange event in Bengaluru.
This move signals growing competition among telecom providers to bundle premium AI products into their mobile plans, a trend now continued by Google and Reliance with Gemini Pro.
