Ranking 2026
The best AI tools to study in 2026
Used sensibly, these tools help you study better: they summarise your notes, generate outlines and practice tests, or find answers in scientific literature with verifiable citations. Almost all have a free plan.
Rank 1: HeyGen
4.7FreemiumCreate videos with realistic AI avatars and translation into 175+ languages.
From $29/month (Creator plan). Free plan available with limits (3 videos/month, watermark, 720p).
Free planIn SpanishAPIRank 2: Synthesia
4.7FreemiumCreate professional videos with AI avatars and voices in 160+ languages.
From $18/month (Starter plan, annual) or $29/month (monthly). Free plan available with 10 minutes/month and a Synthesia watermark.
Free planIn SpanishAPIRank 3: NotebookLM
4.7FreemiumGoogle's AI that studies your documents and creates summaries and podcasts.
Very complete free plan (100 notebooks, 50 sources/notebook). Plus from $7.99/month.
Free planIn SpanishRank 4: ChatGPT
4.7FreemiumThe world's most popular AI chatbot, built by OpenAI.
Plus plan from $20/month. Free plan available.
Free planIn SpanishAPIRank 5: Photomath
4.5FreemiumPhotograph a maths problem and get it solved step by step.
Free with unlimited basic steps and no account needed. Photomath Plus $9.99/month or $69.99/year (animated explanations and textbooks).
Free planIn SpanishRank 6: Khanmigo
4.5PaidKhan Academy's AI tutor, which guides instead of giving the answer.
$4/month or $44/year for families (up to 10 child accounts). Free for teachers in over 44 countries. Schools: around $15/student/year.
Rank 7: Consensus
4.4FreemiumSearch 200M+ scientific papers with AI and get real citations.
Free plan with unlimited searches and 10 Pro analyses/month. Pro $10/month.
Free planIn SpanishRank 8: Elicit
4.4FreemiumResearch assistant that searches and extracts data from 138M papers.
Free Basic plan with 5,000 credits, unlimited searches and summaries. Plus $12/user/month, Pro $49, Team $79.
Free planRank 9: Perplexity
4.4FreemiumThe AI search engine that answers with cited sources.
Pro from $20/month. Generous free plan.
Free planIn SpanishAPIRank 10: Otter.ai
4.3FreemiumAI meeting assistant that transcribes, summarises and generates action items automatically
Free plan available (300 minutes/month). Pro from $16.99/month (or $8.33/month annual). Business $30/month (or $20/month annual). Enterprise on custom pricing.
Free planIn SpanishAPIRank 11: QuillBot
4.3FreemiumParaphrase, proofread and summarise text with AI, in Spanish too.
Free plan (paraphrasing up to 125 words). Premium $8.33/month (annual).
Free planIn SpanishRank 12: Grammarly
4.2FreemiumAI writing assistant that improves grammar, clarity and tone in real time
Free plan available. Pro plan from $12/month (billed annually) or $30/month (billed monthly). Enterprise: custom pricing.
Free planIn SpanishAPI
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This is our selection. The education catalogue has all 16 tools we have reviewed.
How do we build these rankings?
Every tool has a review with data verified on its official website (pricing, free plan, API, platforms and languages). The order reflects our editorial rating, which weighs output quality, value for money and real-world usefulness. We review the data regularly, but always confirm the price on the vendor's site before subscribing.