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Khanmigo

AI tutor and teaching assistant from Khan Academy

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★4.7rating76 viewsPricing · FreemiumHot
The FalcoScan Intel PanelKhanmigo · Learning
Data updated 1 November 2026
Opportunity
High
Band
Saturation
Contested
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Hot
Market trend
Rating
4.7
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Khanmigo does

Khanmigo is the AI tutor built on Khan Academy content — asking Socratic questions rather than giving answers, helping students learn to think through problems across math, science, and humanities.

How Khanmigo compares with its closest alternatives

All 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Khanmigo does. Among the 4 that list a starting price, the cheapest is Quizlet AI at $8 a month and the median is $18.50. None of the 5 offers an API; FalcoScan's records show none for Khanmigo. Khanmigo offers a web app. Of the alternatives, 4 offer a web app. Khanmigo was founded in 2023; the alternatives were founded between 2005 and 2022, 5 of them earlier. Khanmigo is based in San Francisco, United States; 3 of the 4 alternatives with a known headquarters are in the United States too, and the others in Norway.

Market position · Learning

How Khanmigo compares in Learning

Khanmigo has high opportunity and sits in the top third of 271 live Learning tools on FalcoScan. Across Learning, the average opportunity score is 62.8 and the average saturation score 42.8. FalcoScan rates Khanmigo's own market position as contested. 47 of the 271 operating Learning tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 5 shutdowns in the category.

Khanmigo compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
KhanmigoFounded 2023 · San Francisco, United StatesHighContestedFreemium—YesNoWebHot
ScrimbaFounded 2017 · Oslo, NorwayModerateContestedFreemium$29/moYesNoWebHot
Quizlet AIFounded 2005 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateContestedFreemium$8/moYesNoWeb, MobileRising
BrilliantFounded 2012 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateContestedFreemium$25/moYesNoWeb, MobileRising
ExplainpaperFounded 2022 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateContestedFreemium$12/moYesNoWebHot
Socratic by GoogleFounded 2013LowContestedFree—YesNoMobileStable

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 Khanmigo exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Personalized LearningSocratic QuestioningExplanation Generation
Industry Verticals
Education
Tagged

Khanmigo shows up when builders search for these

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Khanmigo: common questions

Is Khanmigo free?

Khanmigo has a free tier, with paid plans.

What are the best alternatives to Khanmigo?

The closest alternatives to Khanmigo that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Scrimba, Quizlet AI, Brilliant, Explainpaper, and Socratic by Google.

Is Khanmigo still running?

Yes. As of 1 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Khanmigo as operating at khanacademy.org.

Where is Khanmigo based?

Khanmigo is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

Does Khanmigo have an API?

FalcoScan's records show no public API for Khanmigo.

Who is Khanmigo for?

Khanmigo is built for students, teachers, and parents.

How do I sign in to Khanmigo?

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

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