NotebookLM
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Google's free research notebook that answers questions only from the sources you give it.
Free
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🎓AI tools for students
Students use AI to get concepts explained in a different way, turn readings into summaries, quiz themselves before exams, find sources for essays and tidy up their writing. Used thoughtfully, it is like having a study buddy on call.
We suggest choosing tools that help you understand rather than just giving answers, that cite their sources, and that offer a free or student-friendly plan.
We picked 13 tools across education, research, summarizer and writing assistant — 12 of them free to start.
🎓 Education for students
All Education →Duolingo Max
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Duolingo's premium tier adds AI conversations and explanations of where you went wrong.
Free · Max $29.99/mo
Synthesia
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Make polished presenter-led videos from a script, no camera, studio or actors required.
From $29/mo
Quizlet
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Make or borrow flashcards, then let AI turn your notes into tests and study guides.
Freemium🎓 Education
Free · Plus $7.99/mo
🔬 Research for students
All Research →ChatGPT
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The everyday AI assistant most people try first, good at drafting, explaining and making images.
Free · Plus $20/mo
Gemini
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Google's AI assistant, at its most useful when it can see your Gmail, Docs and Drive.
Free · Advanced $19.99/mo
Perplexity
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Ask a question, get a clear answer with links to where the information came from.
Free · Pro $20/mo
NotebookLM
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Google's free research notebook that answers questions only from the sources you give it.
Free
🧾 Summarizer for students
All Summarizer →QuillBot
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A handy all-in-one spot to reword, shorten and tidy up text without bouncing between apps.
Free · Premium $9.95/mo
NotebookLM
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Google's free research notebook that answers questions only from the sources you give it.
Free
Otter.ai
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Live transcripts and tidy summaries of your meetings, so you can listen instead of scribbling.
Free · Pro $16.99/mo
Eightify
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Skip the hour-long video and get the main points of any YouTube clip in a quick summary.
Free · from $4.99/mo
📝 Writing Assistant for students
All Writing Assistant →ChatGPT
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The everyday AI assistant most people try first, good at drafting, explaining and making images.
Free · Plus $20/mo
Grammarly
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A writing helper that quietly fixes your mistakes and nudges your tone wherever you type.
Free · Pro $12/mo
Claude
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A calm, careful AI assistant that shines on long documents, nuanced writing and code.
Free · Pro $20/mo
Notion AI
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An AI helper built into your Notion pages that writes, finds answers and tidies up your notes.
Free · Plus $10/mo
FAQ
Which AI tools should students try first?+
We’d start with ChatGPT — the everyday ai assistant most people try first, good at drafting, explaining and making images, Grammarly — a writing helper that quietly fixes your mistakes and nudges your tone wherever you type and Claude — a calm, careful ai assistant that shines on long documents, nuanced writing and code.
Are there free AI tools for students?+
Plenty — ChatGPT, Grammarly, Claude and Notion AI all have free plans.