First data, now AI: Reliance Jio ties up with Google to offer free Gemini Pro access worth over ₹35,000

After transforming India’s digital landscape with affordable data, Reliance Jio is now gearing up to democratise access to artificial intelligence. In a partnership with Google, Jio will offer free access to the Gemini Pro AI plan, the most advanced artificial intelligence platform to selected Jio users for 18 months.

The collaboration mirrors Jio’s strategy that made cheap internet accessible to hundreds of millions of Indians in 2016. This time, the company aims to do the same for AI, enabling users across the country from students to small business owners to experience cutting-edge AI tools without financial barriers.

Under the partnership, Jio users will receive complimentary access to the Gemini Pro plan, which typically costs over ₹35,000 per year. The offer, valid for a year and a half will allow users to tap into Google’s latest generative AI capabilities including content creation, coding support, translation, image generation and advanced productivity features.

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The limited-period offer, part of a broader Reliance–Google partnership to accelerate AI adoption across India, opens on October 30. It is available to Jio customers under 25 years of age on eligible Unlimited 5G plans, without any additional cost to Jio.

“Reliance Intelligence aims to make intelligence services accessible to 1.45 billion Indians. Through our collaboration with strategic and long-term partners like Google, we aim to make India not just AI-enabled but AI-empowered — where every citizen and enterprise can harness intelligent tools to create, innovate and grow," said Mukesh D. Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Industries Limited.

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, said Reliance has been a longstanding partner in Google’s goal of advancing India’s digital future. “…Together we’ve brought affordable internet access and smartphones to millions. Now, we are bringing this collaboration into the AI era. Today’s announcement will put Google’s cutting-edge AI tools in the hands of consumers, businesses, and India’s vibrant developer community. I’m excited for how this partnership will help expand access to AI across India.”

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Eligible users on 5G Unlimited prepaid or postpaid plans starting at Rs 349 can activate the offer via the “Claim Now” banner in the MyJio app. The benefits continue for 18 months as long as the user remains on an Unlimited 5G plan. Existing Gemini Pro subscribers using a valid Gmail ID can switch to the complimentary “Google AI Pro – Powered by Jio” plan once their current paid term ends.

Reliance also announced a new collaboration with Google Cloud to expand access to its advanced AI hardware accelerators, Tensor Processing Units (TPUs). The partnership aims to help Indian organizations train and deploy larger AI models, deliver faster inferencing, and accelerate enterprise AI adoption.

As part of the expanded alliance, Reliance Intelligence will become a strategic go-to-market partner for Google Cloud to drive the adoption of Gemini Enterprise across Indian businesses. It will also develop and offer its own pre-built enterprise AI agents within Gemini Enterprise, alongside Google’s and third-party offerings.