Google forcibly refunds students who upgraded AI Plus to AI Pro, revoking both plans
TisNotOverYet · reddit · 2026-10-24
Multiple students report the same issue: after using Google's official prorated upgrade path from the AI Plus student offer to AI Pro, they received refunds they never requested days later. Google then revoked both the AI Pro plan and the original AI Plus student plan, leaving them on the free tier.
The common pattern: student offer → prorated upgrade → Google-initiated refund → both plans revoked → support refuses restoration, sometimes framing the refund as a user request.
The post links several matching cases (including Sweden). Because Google One's terms say cancelled student offers can't be reactivated, this flawed flow can permanently strip an entitlement. The author asks Google for a public explanation, restoration of affected accounts, fixing or disabling the upgrade flow, and a dedicated escalation path—while warning commenters not to post transaction IDs or account details.
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