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AI tools for tutors: what they do and what they cost

AI tutoring tools generate practice questions, flashcards, study guides and lesson plans, and some give students a chat tutor that works through problems with hints. They work from the material and level that the tutor or student gives them.

Will AI replace tutors? A little. They score 66 out of 100 on our scale, where higher is safer ( D; could be 2034–2046). See which tasks AI can do in this job.

We have not tested these tools. Each entry says what the vendor says its tool does, matched to tasks from this job's official description, with prices as listed on the vendor's site on October 3, 2026. Prices change; check before you buy. No tool pays to be listed and we earn nothing from these links.

Khan Academy · AI teaching assistant / tutor

Khanmigo

Gives students guided tutoring that leads toward answers, and drafts lesson plans and quiz questions.

Tasks in this job it helps with
  • Provide private instruction to individual or small groups of students to improve academic performance, improve occupational skills, or prepare for academic or occupational tests.
  • Prepare lesson plans or learning modules for tutoring sessions according to students' needs and goals.
  • Develop teaching or training materials, such as handouts, study materials, or quizzes.

Teachers: free. Learners: $4/month or $44/year. Families: $4/month or $44/year (add children from a parent account). Khanmigo District Tools: not published (request pricing). Sales tax not included. · free plan (checked October 3, 2026)

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OpenAI · General AI assistant (study mode / education plans)

ChatGPT

Study mode walks a student through problems with questions, hints and quizzes.

Tasks in this job it helps with
  • Review class material with students by discussing text, working solutions to problems, or reviewing worksheets or other assignments.
  • Provide private instruction to individual or small groups of students to improve academic performance, improve occupational skills, or prepare for academic or occupational tests.

Free $0/month; Go $8/month; Plus $20/month; Pro from $100/month (tiers at $100, $200 or $500); Business $20/user/month billed annually for 2+ users ($25/user/month billed monthly); Enterprise and Edu: contact sales (USD prices as listed on OpenAI's Codex pricing page, which lists the ChatGPT plans). ChatGPT for Teachers: free for verified U.S. K-12 educators through June 2027. · free plan (checked October 3, 2026)

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Google · Source-grounded research and study assistant

Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM)

Turns uploaded class materials into summaries, flashcards and audio overviews, and answers questions about them.

Tasks in this job it helps with
  • Develop teaching or training materials, such as handouts, study materials, or quizzes.
  • Review class material with students by discussing text, working solutions to problems, or reviewing worksheets or other assignments.

Free (standard limits, up to 50 sources per notebook). Higher limits included in Google AI Plus, Google AI Pro and Google AI Ultra subscriptions (prices not shown on the plans page). Organizations and schools: via Google Workspace, Google Workspace for Education or Google Cloud (prices not shown). · free plan (checked October 3, 2026)

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Quizlet · AI study tools / flashcards

Quizlet

Turns notes, slides or PDFs into practice tests, study guides and flashcards.

Tasks in this job it helps with
  • Develop teaching or training materials, such as handouts, study materials, or quizzes.

Free (some AI features). Quizlet Plus: £7.99/month billed monthly, or £35.99/year (shown as £2.99/month). Quizlet Plus Unlimited: £9.99/month billed monthly, or £44.99/year (shown as £3.75/month). Quizlet Family: £83.99/year (shown as £6.99/month, up to 5 accounts, labeled a limited-time offer). Group/school pricing: not published (get pricing). · free plan, free trial (checked October 3, 2026)

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Diffit · Differentiated instructional materials generator

Diffit

Generates readings and activities from a topic or text at a chosen reading level.

Tasks in this job it helps with
  • Develop teaching or training materials, such as handouts, study materials, or quizzes.
  • Prepare lesson plans or learning modules for tutoring sessions according to students' needs and goals.

Basic: free. Individual teacher subscription: $14.99/month billed monthly, or $149.99/year billed annually. Diffit for Schools: flat-rate annual subscription tiered by student enrollment (amount not on page). Districts: not published (get a quote). · free plan, free trial (checked October 3, 2026)

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Magic School, Inc. · AI teaching platform

MagicSchool

Generates lesson plans, worksheets and quizzes from a short prompt.

Tasks in this job it helps with
  • Prepare lesson plans or learning modules for tutoring sessions according to students' needs and goals.
  • Develop teaching or training materials, such as handouts, study materials, or quizzes.

Free: $0 forever. Plus: $8.33 USD/user/month billed annually, or $12.99 USD/month billed monthly. Enterprise: custom (not published). · free plan, free trial (checked October 3, 2026)

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