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Brilliant Math

Interactive STEM learning with problem solving

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★4.6ratingPricing · PaidStable
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Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
Moderate
Band
Saturation
Contested
Band
Wrapper risk
Elevated
Band
Momentum
Stable
Market trend
Rating
4.6
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Brilliant Math does

Brilliant is an online learning service for math, computer science, science and data analysis, built around an AI tutor named Koji. Learners work through interactive lessons on a shared canvas or in a coding environment, where the tutor asks guiding questions, gives hints and sketches visuals, followed by mastery assessments, practice plans and progress dashboards. Courses run from fractions and quadratics to calculus, Python, algorithms, circuits and quantum computing, for learners from grade 5 through college. Apps exist for iOS and Android. Brilliant Premium costs $20 a month for an individual or $40 a month for a six-seat family plan, with a 33% saving on annual billing. Schools can use it free for individual classrooms.

How Brilliant Math compares with its closest alternatives

4 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan; Brilliant Math does not. None of the 5 offers an API; FalcoScan's records show none for Brilliant Math. Brilliant Math offers a web app and a mobile app. Of the alternatives, 4 offer a web app and all 5 offer a mobile app. Brilliant Math was founded in 2012; the alternatives were founded between 2006 and 2022, 2 of them earlier. Brilliant Math is based in San Francisco, United States. Of its alternatives, only Synthesis School has a headquarters on record, in the United States.

Market position · Learning

How Brilliant Math compares in Learning

Brilliant Math has moderate opportunity and sits in the middle third of 272 live Learning tools on FalcoScan. Across Learning, the average opportunity score is 62.8 and the average saturation score 42.8. FalcoScan rates Brilliant Math's own market position as contested. 47 of the 272 operating Learning tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 5 shutdowns in the category.

Brilliant Math compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Brilliant MathFounded 2012 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateContestedPaid—NoNoWeb, MobileStable
Synthesis SchoolFounded 2021 · Los Angeles, United StatesModerateContestedPaid—NoNoWeb, MobileRising
Brainscape AIFounded 2006ModerateContestedFreemium—YesNoWeb, MobileStable
MimoFounded 2015ModerateCrowdedFreemium—YesNoMobileStable
AI Tutor ProFounded 2022ModerateContestedFreemium—YesNoWeb, MobileDeclining
LumosityFounded 2007LowCrowdedFreemium—YesNoWeb, MobileDeclining

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Learning.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Brilliant Math exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Question AnsweringClassification
Industry Verticals
Education
Tagged

Brilliant Math shows up when builders search for these

STEMinteractiveproblem solving
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How much does Brilliant cost?

As of 17 Oct 2026, Brilliant Premium is $20 a month for an individual and $40 a month for a family plan with six seats. Annual billing saves 33% and is charged as one payment that renews yearly.

Source: brilliant.org ↗

Is Brilliant free?

Not for individuals: Premium unlocks all 40+ courses with no ads or in-app purchases. Schools can use Brilliant free for individual classrooms, with district pricing on request.

Source: brilliant.org ↗

What is Koji on Brilliant?

Koji is the AI tutor at the centre of Brilliant's math and coding lessons. It asks guiding questions, gives hints and sketches visuals on a shared canvas or in a coding environment, then sets mastery assessments and practice plans.

Source: brilliant.org ↗

Is Brilliant Math free?

No. Brilliant Math is a paid product.

What are the best alternatives to Brilliant Math?

The closest alternatives to Brilliant Math that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Synthesis School, Brainscape AI, Mimo, AI Tutor Pro, and Lumosity.

Is Brilliant Math still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Brilliant Math as operating at brilliant.org.

Where is Brilliant Math based?

Brilliant Math is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

Does Brilliant Math have an API?

FalcoScan's records show no public API for Brilliant Math.

Who is Brilliant Math for?

Brilliant Math is built for students and non-technical users.

How do I sign in to Brilliant Math?

Sign in on Brilliant Math's own website, brilliant.org. FalcoScan reviews Brilliant Math but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Brilliant Math directly.

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