Algolia has partnered with GitHub's Student Developer Pack, offering students access to its search functionality for free. Students participating in the pack will receive a specific plan from Algolia, including 100k records and 1M operations, worth $150/month. This collaboration aims to make it easier for students to build search projects without requiring special knowledge or experience. Algolia is known for its speed, ease of implementation, developer-focused approach, and API clients for major programming languages. The partnership also includes other companies like Heroku, JetBrains, and GitKraken Glo.