AI Deals October 2026: Every Live Offer, Deadline and Price Change

As of October 14, 2026, the AI deals worth acting on are Claude’s 50% artifact usage discount, free SWE-2 in Devin Desktop, ElevenLabs Starter for $1, 30% off Adobe Firefly’s first year and 4 free months of ChatGPT Plus for US college students. Most of them end before November. October also brought Gemini 4 Argon to the Gemini API, retired GPT-5.5 from ChatGPT and Codex, and kept Gemini 3.8 Flash API rates at half price until December 31.

We track verified offers for 100 AI tools and check each one against the vendor’s own pricing page or help center. Below: every live October deal sorted by deadline, what changed for Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini, and the dates to watch in November and December.

Which AI deals end in October 2026?

Eleven AI offers on our deals page end between October 14 and October 31, 2026, and six of them close within the next week.

The dates are the vendors’ own. Devin’s model docs give October 15 as the last free SWE-2 day, so plan heavy use a day early.

What changed for Claude in October 2026?

Claude got a temporary usage discount for artifact work, a cloud credit for Claude Code and a startup offer that filled up within days. Peak hours and weekly limits stayed the same.

Artifact usage promotion: 50% less session usage until October 15

From October 1 to October 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM PT, work that follows creating or editing an artifact counts 50% less toward Claude’s 5-hour session limit, according to Anthropic’s Help Center. Pro, Max and Team plans got the discount on October 1, and Free plans joined on October 7.

• In chats, the next 10 messages after an artifact is created or edited are discounted, up to 15 steps per reply.
• Cowork tasks started from Document, Presentation or Design get about 45 minutes of discounted work.
• Claude Code, the API, Claude in Slack, local and scheduled Cowork tasks, the standalone Claude Design app and Enterprise plans are excluded.
• Weekly limits don’t change, so the discount stretches a session, not a week. Anthropic says it may change or end the promotion early.

Claude Code cloud credit: spend it before November 4

The claim window for Claude Code’s cloud-session credit closed on October 7, 2026. Individual Pro subscribers who claimed it got $100 and Max subscribers $250 for Claude Code sessions that run on Anthropic’s servers. Unused credit expires on November 4, 2026 at 11:59 PM PT, and it covers cloud sessions only, not local Claude Code, chat or Cowork.

Claude for Startups: closed to new applications

On October 6, 2026, Anthropic added a free year of Claude Team for up to five seats and $1,000 in API credits to Claude for Startups. Within days, Anthropic said both offers were over capacity. As of October 14, the program page says the current cohort is full and Anthropic isn’t accepting new applications; it will announce the next cohort in its newsletter. Startups that already claimed the offers keep them, as our Claude for Startups entry explains.

What stayed the same

Claude peak hours still run on weekdays from 13:00 to 19:00 UTC, when 5-hour session limits on Free, Pro, Max and Team drain faster. Claude Code weekly limits have stayed 25% above the old baseline since September 14, 2026. The live clock on our home page shows whether it’s peak time where you are, and our guide to Claude usage limits explains how session and weekly caps interact.

What’s new with ChatGPT and Codex in October 2026?

GPT-5.5 retires from ChatGPT and Codex on October 14, 2026, and ChatGPT Pro now comes in three usage tiers: $100, $200 and $500 a month.

• GPT-5.5 retirement: on October 14, 2026, GPT-5.5 leaves ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work and Codex on all plans, according to OpenAI’s model docs. The API is unaffected. OpenAI points Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Edu users to GPT-6 Sol, and Free and Go users to GPT-6 Luna in the desktop app.
• Plans: Free costs $0, Go $8/month in the US and Plus $20/month. Plus adds GPT-6 advanced reasoning models, expanded deep research, more Codex usage and no ads.
• Pro tiers: the $100 tier gives 5x Plus usage, the $200 tier reopened to new sign-ups on September 29, 2026, and the new $500 tier has the most usage. Pro also adds Dot, an always-on agent.
• Pro $200 change: according to press reports, the $200 tier now includes 10x Plus usage instead of 20x. Existing subscribers keep the old allowance until October 29, 2026.
• Codex models: OpenAI recommends GPT-6.1 Sol for complex coding and agentic work and GPT-6 Luna for focused, repeatable tasks; GPT-6 Astra is its most capable model.
• Open-source maintainers: the Codex for Open Source program gives approved maintainers six months of ChatGPT Pro with Codex, and projects can apply for API credits from a $1 million fund.

US college students have until October 31 to claim 4 free months of ChatGPT Plus, worth $80. Plan-by-plan details are on our ChatGPT page and Codex page.

What did Google change for Gemini in October 2026?

Google released Gemini 4 Argon, its new flagship reasoning model, in the Gemini API on October 13, 2026, and keeps Gemini 3.8 Flash at half price until December 31. Its two consumer giveaways, a free student year and the Pixel 10 Pro bundle, are still open.

• Gemini 4 Argon: generally available in the Gemini API and Google AI Studio since October 13, 2026, according to Google’s release notes. It costs $2 per 1M input tokens and $10 per 1M output tokens through November 30, 2026, then $4 and $20 from December 1; Batch and Flex requests cost half. It has a 1M-token context window and isn’t available on the free tier or with the Google AI Pro plan.
• Gemini 3.8 Flash API: $0.75 per 1M input tokens and $3.75 per 1M output tokens on the paid Standard tier until December 31, 2026, according to Google’s Gemini API pricing page. On January 1, 2027, the rates double to $1.50 and $7.50. Context caching is also half price until the end of 2026, and the free tier stays free. Gemini 3.7 Flash was deprecated on October 8, and its API requests now route to 3.8 Flash.
• Free Gemini app users: since October 9, 2026, people without a Google AI plan default to Auto, which sends most prompts to Flash-Lite and harder ones to Flash or Pro, according to Google’s Gemini help center. Google AI Plus subscribers get an email with their own date.
• Students: eligible US college students get a free year of Google AI Pro, normally $19.99/month, and students in 140+ other markets get a free year of Google AI Plus. Redeem by December 31, 2026.
• Pixel buyers: a new Pixel 10 Pro, Pro XL or Pro Fold includes 12 months of Google AI Pro, and that offer ends on October 31, 2026. Pixel 11 Pro models include 6 months instead.

Gemini itself stays free with a Google Account. In the US, Google AI Plus costs $4.99/month, Google AI Pro $19.99/month and Google AI Ultra $99.99 or $199.99 a month. Developers can try most Gemini models free in Google AI Studio.

Which AI coding tools have deals in October 2026?

Coding tools carry the most free usage this month: free SWE-2 in Devin Desktop, Bolt’s Forge preview, free Lovable chat and Kiro’s free student and startup plans.

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf): SWE-2 free until October 16

Cognition’s SWE-2 coding model is free in Devin Desktop, the renamed Windsurf editor, and in the Devin CLI through October 16, 2026 on self-serve plans, according to Devin’s pricing page. That includes Pro at $20/month and Max at $200/month. After the free period, Devin’s docs list SWE-2 at $3 per 1M input tokens and $15 per 1M output tokens. Plans and quotas are on our Windsurf page.

Bolt: the Forge preview ends October 14

During the Bolt Forge research preview, individual Bolt Pro plans get up to 50x more Forge usage at no extra cost through October 14, 2026. The Forge-only Bolt Lite plan costs $9/month, sign-ups close the same day, and members keep that price afterwards. Bolt hasn’t announced Forge pricing after the preview.

Lovable: free daily chat through October 31

Since September 24, 2026, chatting with Lovable costs no credits up to a daily allowance on Free, Pro and Business workspaces, and Lovable says this pricing applies through October 31. Chat that generates images or video, or hands work off to Plan or Build, still uses credits.

Kiro: free for students and startups

Students at eligible universities get 1,000 Kiro credits a month free for one year, the same monthly allowance as Kiro Pro at $20/month. Early-stage startups up to Series A can apply for free Kiro Pro+ and a year of credits until December 31, 2026. One practical note: Kiro IDE versions earlier than 0.11.133 and CLI versions earlier than 1.28.2 stop connecting on November 9, 2026.

Our best AI coding tools guide compares the regular prices behind these offers.

Which image, video and voice AI deals are live in October 2026?

Creative tools have the steepest discounts this month: 30% off Adobe Firefly’s first year, ElevenLabs Starter for $1 and unlimited Magnific One images.

• Adobe Firefly: new subscribers pay 30% less for the first year until October 21, 2026. Pro Plus costs $34.97/month instead of $49.99, and Premium $139.91/month instead of $199.99. The offer requires a 12-month commitment and excludes education, OEM and volume-licensing customers.
• ElevenLabs: the Starter plan’s first month costs $1 instead of $6 until October 18, 2026, and Creator’s first month is $11 instead of $22. The Eleven v4 launch bonus of 3x credits ended on October 12.
• Magnific (formerly Freepik’s AI suite): Magnific One image generations are unlimited on desktop for Premium+, Pro and Business until October 15, 2026, for Draft and Final in High quality at 2K and 4K. Max quality still uses credits.
• Synthesia: Syren, an AI video agent, launched in beta on October 9, 2026. Syren is credit-based, and launch credits let every customer, including free users, make a first video of up to three minutes.
• Runway: companies that sign an Enterprise agreement by October 31, 2026 get 2 months of usage free. Free, Standard, Pro, Max and Team plans are excluded.

For full plan comparisons, see our guides to the best AI image generators and the best AI video generators.

Which October 2026 AI deals have already ended?

Four October offers closed before mid-month, and four more end this week.

• Claude Code cloud credit: the claim window closed on October 7, 2026; claimed credit stays usable until November 4.
• Claude for Startups free Team year: over capacity within days of its October 6 launch; the program now takes no new applications.
• Magnific unlimited Seedream 5.0 Pro: ended on October 10 and was replaced by unlimited Magnific One.
• ElevenLabs Eleven v4 3x credits: ended on October 12 for Creator plans and above.

Bolt’s Forge preview ends on October 14, Claude’s artifact promotion and unlimited Magnific One on October 15, and free SWE-2 in Devin Desktop on October 16. Ended offers keep their pages on PromoClock, so you can still check the final terms.

Which other AI price changes should you know about?

Our October 12, 2026 review of 100 tool profiles also found price and plan changes that came without a promotion.

• Lindy now bills every active user a Team seat, starting at $49.99 a month for 5,000 credits.
• Hugging Face free accounts no longer get monthly Inference Providers credits, while PRO at $9/month includes $2.00 a month.
• Genspark still gives free users 100 credits a day, but only until a lifetime allowance runs out, and its Team plan costs $35 per seat.
• remove.bg closes on December 1, 2026. Background removal moves to Canva and the self-service API to Leonardo.ai, and a final monthly renewal on or after November 1 is free.
• Renames: Windsurf is now Devin Desktop, and Freepik’s AI suite is now Magnific.

What’s coming in November and December 2026?

Black Friday on November 27 and Cyber Monday on November 30 open the year’s biggest discount window, and several credits and plan changes hit deadlines before then.

Claude’s peak window stays at 13:00–19:00 UTC through both clock changes; only local times move. Our Claude peak hours guide has the times for major cities, and our deals calendar tracks offer deadlines as vendors announce them.

Bottom line: which October 2026 AI deals should you act on?

Act this week on the offers that end soonest, and hold off on annual plans until Black Friday unless you need the tool now.

• Claude users: do artifact-heavy writing, documents and slides before October 15, and run long sessions outside 13:00–19:00 UTC.
• Students: claim Google AI Pro’s free year first, then ChatGPT Plus by October 31 only if you use ChatGPT daily. Our AI student discounts guide covers the other offers.
• Developers: try SWE-2 in Devin Desktop before October 16, benchmark Gemini 4 Argon before its intro price ends on November 30, test Gemini 3.8 Flash while it’s half price, and switch any Codex setup still pinned to GPT-5.5.
• Creators: take ElevenLabs Starter for $1 by October 18. Buy Adobe Firefly at 30% off before October 21 only if you’d keep it for the full 12-month commitment.
• Everyone else: put the November dates in your calendar and read our guide to saving money on AI subscriptions before Black Friday.