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24 tools · prices checked Nov 9

Study helpers, note takers and research tools that are free or cheap. We flag tools that only rewrite text, because using them for graded work can break school rules.

Our top 3

  • ChatGPT

    Best overall

    OpenAI's general assistant for writing, questions, images and code.

    Free$8/mo

  • Perplexity

    Best for research

    Answer engine that searches the web and cites every source.

    Free$17/mo
  1. Best overall

    ChatGPT

    OpenAI's general assistant for writing, questions, images and code.

    Free$8/mo
  2. Best free

    Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM)

    Google's source-grounded research notebook, formerly called NotebookLM.

    Free
  3. Best for research

    Perplexity

    Answer engine that searches the web and cites every source.

    Free$17/mo

Note taking

  1. Notion

    Workspace for notes, docs and projects with built-in AI agents.

    Free$10/mo

  2. Otter.ai

    Live transcription and AI notes for meetings, lectures and interviews.

    Free$8.33/mo

  3. Speechify

    Reads documents, PDFs and web pages aloud in natural voices.

    Free$29/mo

Research

  1. Consensus

    Search engine that answers questions from peer-reviewed papers.

    Free$12/mo

  2. Elicit

    Research assistant that finds papers and pulls data out of them.

    Free$49/mo

  3. scite

    Shows whether later papers support or dispute a study's claims.

    Trial

  4. ResearchRabbit

    Maps related papers and authors from a few starting articles.

    Free$10/mo

Study plans & tutoring

  1. Quizlet

    Flashcards and AI study guides built from your notes or lectures.

    Free
  2. Best free for teachers

    Khanmigo

    Khan Academy's AI tutor for students and free assistant for teachers.

    Free$4/mo

  3. Gemini

    Google AI assistant tied into Search, Gmail and Docs.

    Free$4.99/mo

  4. Reclaim.ai

    AI calendar assistant that protects time for tasks, habits and breaks.

    Free$10/mo

Writing & citations

  1. Grammarly

    Grammar, clarity and tone checks in almost every app you write in.

    Free$12/mo

  2. QuillBot

    Paraphraser, grammar checker and summarizer in one writing toolkit.

    Free

  3. Paperpal

    Academic writing assistant for essays, theses and journal papers.

    Free$12/mo

  4. Wordtune

    Suggests clearer rewrites of your sentences as you write.

    Free$6.99/mo

Coding & projects

  1. GitHub Copilot

    GitHub's AI coding agent in your editor, terminal and pull requests.

    Free$10/mo

  2. Replit

    Describe an app or website and Replit's agent builds and hosts it.

    Free$18/mo

  3. DeepSeek

    Free chat app and low-cost API built on DeepSeek's open models.

    Free

More tools for this job

  1. Claude

    Anthropic's assistant for long documents, careful writing and coding.

    Free$20/mo
  2. Best for slides

    Gamma

    Builds presentations, documents and simple websites from a prompt.

    Free

  3. Microsoft Copilot

    Microsoft's free AI chat for answers, writing and everyday tasks.

    Free
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