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.

10 tools

Claude

Studying Free plan

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

Duolingo's top subscription tier, adding AI-powered Video Call conversation practice and Roleplay scenarios on top of the core gamified language course.

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

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.

Reading dense academic PDFs with an AI chat assistant alongside the text

Symbolab

Math Free plan

Step-by-step solutions for algebra, calculus, and other math topics, typed or scanned

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