Khanmigo vs Learn Earth

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Cheaper paid plan: Khanmigo — $4/mo vs $6/mo for Learn Earth
Free plan: Both have one
Higher Trust score: Khanmigo — 86 vs 63 for Learn Earth
Best fit: Khanmigo: Parents who want homework help that teaches rather than completes the assignment · Learn Earth: Self-learners who want a sequenced path instead of an open chat window
Status: Both up at our last check (Sep 6, 2026)

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

KhanmigoKhan Academy's tutor that guides learners with questions instead of answers, free for teachers and $4 a month for families.

Learn EarthTurns any topic into a stepped learning path with practice questions and instant feedback.

Side by side

Fact	Khanmigo	Learn Earth
Category	AI Tutors & Homework Help	AI Tutors & Homework Help
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Starts at	$4/mo	$6/mo
Trust score	86 / 100	63 / 100
Platforms	Web	Web
Company	Khan Academy	—
Last verified	Sep 6, 2026	Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Khanmigo

Khanmigo is the cheapest serious AI tutor for a family and the only one that deliberately refuses to just give the answer, which is exactly what you want for a child and exactly what an adult cramming for an exam will find slow. It lives inside Khan Academy's curriculum, so it is strongest on school maths, science and writing, and weak the moment a question leaves that syllabus.

Pros

$4 a month, or $44 a year, is far below general assistants' paid tiers
Guided, answer-withholding tutoring is built for learning rather than cheating
Tied to Khan Academy's exercises, so help lands on the actual problem in front of the student
Teacher tools are free, and a nonprofit runs the product
Voice in and out, chat history and coding feedback are included at the base price

Cons

Paid learner access is US-only by billing address
No free trial for families; teachers get the free tier, students do not
Students in a class only get access if the school or district signs up, not through their teacher
The guiding-questions style is deliberately slow and can frustrate older learners

Learn Earth

Cheap and structured in a way most chatbot tutors are not: you get an ordered path and graded practice rather than an open conversation you have to steer. Six dollars a month is easy to justify. The unknowns are who runs it and what verified knowledge actually means in practice, since neither the operator nor the sourcing is disclosed.

Pros

Any topic is broken into ordered steps rather than answered in one block
Practice sessions grade themselves and explain the miss immediately
Premium is 6 USD a month, well under most tutoring subscriptions
A permanent free tier exists, limited by a daily meter rather than a trial clock

Cons

No company name, country or founding year is published anywhere
The verified knowledge claim is asserted with no visible sourcing or citations
The daily energy meter gates the free tier hard enough to interrupt a study session
Browser only, with no mobile app, offline mode or API

Which one fits

Choose Khanmigo if you need

Parents who want homework help that teaches rather than completes the assignment
Teachers in eligible countries who want free lesson-plan, rubric and quiz drafting
Self-learners working through Khan Academy courses who want a patient explainer

Choose Learn Earth if you need

Self-learners who want a sequenced path instead of an open chat window
People who learn by graded practice with immediate feedback
Anyone testing a topic before committing to a paid course