Manage access to Gemini in Classroom

Supported editions for this feature: Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals, Standard, and Plus. Compare your edition

Important: We're gradually rolling out this feature, so it might not be available to you just yet.

As an administrator of your organization's Google Accounts, you can control whether teachers and students can use Gemini features with Google Classroom. Gemini in Classroom is available for users of all ages, based on how you configure your institution's age-based access settings. Just turn the service on or off for those users in your Google Admin console.

Feature availability & prerequisites

  • Supported editions—Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals, Standard, and Plus.
  • Regional & language availability—Available globally in all Classroom-supported languages where Gemini is supported.
  • Default setting—Gemini in Classroom is ON by default for users of all ages. If you previously turned it off for students under 18, it will remain off until you change the setting.

Before you begin

To ensure students can view and access Gemini features in Google Classroom:

  1. Verify that the user's role is defined as Student in Google Classroom.
  2. Set Gemini in Classroom to On in your Admin console.
  3. Turn on at least one underlying generative AI service: Gemini (app), Gemini Notebook (NotebookLM), or both.

Note: Students do not need both the Gemini app and Gemini Notebook enabled to see the Gemini tab. However, if both services are set to Off, the Gemini tab will be completely hidden in Google Classroom even if Gemini in Classroom is set to On.

Control who uses Gemini in Classroom with their account

Gemini in Classroom is on by default for teachers and students of all ages. If you previously turned off Gemini in Classroom for students, it will remain off until you turn it back on. You can switch off access for the entire domain or you can scope access to certain users.

Before you begin: If needed, learn how to apply the setting to a department or group.

  1. In the Google Admin console, go to Menu and then Generative AI and then Gemini for Workspace.

    Requires having the Gemini Settings administrator privilege.

  2. Click Feature access in Classroom
  3. (Optional) To apply the setting only to some users, at the side, select an organizational unit (often used for departments) or configuration group (advanced).

    Group settings override organizational units. Learn more

  4. To allow access to Gemini in Classroom, select On or to refuse access to Gemini in Classroom, select Off.
  5. Click Save. Or, you might click Override for an organizational unit.

    To later restore the inherited value, click Inherit (or Unset for a group).

Changes can take up to 24 hours but typically happen more quickly. Learn more

Note: For students to see the Gemini tab in Google Classroom, you must have Gemini in Classroom set to On, as well as at least one underlying service (Gemini app or Gemini Notebook) set to On. If both of these services are turned off, the Gemini tab is hidden even if Gemini in Classroom is turned on.