Best free AI tools for students

Every tool on this page has a genuinely free plan — not a trial that expires. We say what the free tier actually includes, and where it runs out.

10 tools

A browser-based design tool with templates for presentations, posters and reports.

OpenAI's conversational AI assistant, used for explanation, drafting and brainstorming.

Claude

Studying Free plan

Anthropic's AI assistant, often used for working through long documents and detailed explanation.

Rephrasing and polishing sentences, especially useful for non-native English writers

A writing assistant that checks grammar, clarity and tone as you type.

Making writing clearer and easier to read by flagging complex sentences and passive voice

Deep style and grammar editing with detailed reports beyond basic spellcheck

A paraphrasing and summarising tool aimed at writers and students.

Scribbr

Writing Free plan

Generating correctly formatted citations and checking a paper for AI-generated text or plagiarism

Rewriting an awkward sentence into several clearer alternatives