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.

9 tools

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

Claude

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

Gemini

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Google's AI assistant, integrated with Google's own products.

AI pair programmer built into your editor that autocompletes code, explains unfamiliar codebases, and can run autonomous "agent mode" tasks across multiple files.

A Google research assistant that answers questions using only the sources you upload.

An all-in-one workspace with AI built in for writing, summarizing, and searching across your notes, docs, and connected apps.

An AI search engine that answers questions and cites the sources it used.

A computational engine that solves maths problems and shows worked steps.