Khan Academy (Khanmigo)

What is Khanmigo?

Khanmigo is Khan Academy's AI tutor, built on a Socratic-questioning model that guides students toward an answer rather than handing one over, integrated directly into Khan Academy's free course library covering K-12 math, science, reading, and test-prep content. Teachers get a separate set of AI tools — standards-aligned lesson planning, on-demand summaries of recent student work, and AI-drafted rubrics and exit tickets.

The Nonprofit AI Tutor Reality

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Khan Academy's core platform stays free for everyone, with Khanmigo as one of the only two paid products. Access is more restricted than most competitors: individual learner subscriptions require a US billing address, and students cannot get individual access at all — it only comes through a parent's subscription or a school district's enterprise agreement.

Khanmigo vs. Brainly and Quizlet AI

Khanmigo's Socratic approach is a deliberate contrast to tools like Brainly that prioritize speed to an answer — Khanmigo intentionally will not give a direct solution to a time-sensitive homework question, positioning itself as a tutor rather than an answer engine.

Value and Pricing

Khanmigo is free for US teachers through a Microsoft partnership, while parents and individual learners pay a low monthly fee covering up to ten linked child accounts under one subscription. School districts negotiate enterprise pricing that scales with total student enrollment.

Why Choose It?

-Built by a nonprofit with COPPA/FERPA compliance and parent moderation dashboards out of the box
-Free for US teachers, and one subscription covers up to ten children for families
-Socratic method builds understanding rather than just delivering answers
-Not a fit for international users or anyone needing help outside core K-12 subjects