AI tools for students

Every tool here is reviewed for one thing: whether a student can actually get value from it. Filter by category, cost or the task you need to get done.

16 tools

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.

Codeium

Coding Free plan

Free, fast AI autocomplete and chat for students who want a no-cost coding assistant

Cursor

Coding Free plan

AI-assisted coding in a full code editor built around chat and autocomplete

Gemini

Studying Free plan

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 Socratic AI tutor that guides students toward answers instead of just giving them, built on Khan Academy's curriculum

An AI-powered calendar and task manager that automatically schedules your to-dos around your existing meetings.

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.

Photomath

Math Free plan

Scanning a handwritten or printed math problem with your phone camera to get step-by-step solutions

A paraphrasing and summarising tool aimed at writers and students.