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Khanmigo vs Magicschool
Free teacher-prep tools from Khan Academy, plus low-cost learner and family tutoring · K-12 lesson planning, classroom communications, and teacher-facing AI tools with a published free tier
| Decision point | Khanmigo | MagicSchool |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Free teacher-prep tools from Khan Academy, plus low-cost learner and family tutoring | K-12 lesson planning, classroom communications, and teacher-facing AI tools with a published free tier |
| Category | Education | Education |
| Price | Teacher tools officially free in supported locales; learners/families $4/month or $44/year; district tools by quote | Free $0 for individual teachers; Plus $12.99/mo or $8.33/mo billed annually ($99.96/year); Enterprise custom |
| AIToolsEssentials editorial score | 4.4/5 | 4.3/5 |
Scores are editorial product assessments — job fit, likely output quality, ease of adoption, and operational cost — not lab benchmarks, and no tool here has a published hands-on result. How we score.
Evidence status
Khanmigo's official teacher page states the product is completely free for teachers. The official pricing page lists $4/month or $44/year for learners and for families, with sales tax not included, and District Tools as request pricing. Official help documentation describes a Free Teacher Tools subscription for teachers in the United States and other listed locales.
Official sources checked 2026-08-26Open verification questions
- Current teacher-eligibility countries and verification rules are completed in the official signup flow and may change.
- District Tools pricing is quote-specific.
- The number of children covered by a family subscription should be confirmed on the current official parent/pricing pages at purchase time.
Official teacher, pricing, and help pages checked 2026-08-26. Teacher-free access is a separate product path from learner/family subscriptions and from district classroom access. Official teacher-page language says teachers cannot grant students Khanmigo access; classroom access is through school or district implementations.
MagicSchool's official pricing page lists Free at $0 Forever Free for individual teachers exploring AI; Plus at $8.33 USD/user/month billed annually or $12.99 USD/month billed monthly; and Enterprise as custom pricing for districts. Official FAQ copy restates Plus as $12.99/month or $8.33/month billed yearly ($99.96 yearly).
Official sources checked 2026-08-26Open verification questions
- Exact Free-plan generation caps were not consistently enumerated as a single public number on the pricing page.
- Enterprise district pricing is quote-specific.
- FERPA, COPPA, and SOC 2 statements are vendor claims, not independent certifications by AIToolsEssentials.
Official pricing and FAQ pages checked 2026-08-26. The privacy page claims FERPA, COPPA, GDPR, 1EdTech, and SOC 2 alignment. Treat those as vendor claims. Free-plan generation limits are described qualitatively on official pages; exact daily generation counts were not consistently enumerated on the pricing page during this check.
How to decide
Match each platform to your actual workflow constraints. Run one real workflow in each finalist before paying.
Quick recommendation
Use the trial checklist on each review page and the free scorecard to record time-to-result, corrections needed, and monthly cost at your expected volume before committing to a plan.
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