Khanmigo

Khanmigo is Khan Academy’s AI-powered teaching assistant and tutor for teachers, learners, parents, and districts. Free for teachers; paid for parents and learners.

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Overview

Khanmigo is Khan Academy’s AI-powered teaching assistant and tutor. It is built for teachers, learners, parents, and districts, with different experiences for each audience.

For teachers, Khanmigo focuses on prep work such as lesson planning, rubrics, exit tickets, questions, and student work summaries. For learners and families, it acts as a guided tutor that helps students work through homework and practice without simply handing over answers.

Core features

Standards-aligned lesson planning

Generates standards-aligned lesson plans tied to Khan Academy content, helping teachers prepare faster and keep materials connected to the site’s curriculum library.

Student work summaries

Produces summaries of recent student work so teachers can review progress and identify where students need support without reading every submission from scratch.

Instructional materials generation

Creates learning objectives, rubrics, exit tickets, quiz questions, classroom activities, and student groupings for lesson prep and differentiation.

Guided tutoring

Guides learners through problem solving with prompts and questions rather than direct answers, including support for math, coding, essay writing, and other academic subjects.

Family account controls

Lets parents activate access for up to 10 children, view chat history, and receive moderation or safety alerts from a parent subscription.

Chat history

Supports chat history access for teachers and learners so users can return to prior conversations and continue work or review responses.

Common use cases

Classroom prep
Teachers can generate differentiated lesson plans, rubrics, exit tickets, quiz questions, and classroom activities, then use the results to speed up weekly prep.
Student progress review
Teachers can review summaries of recent student work to spot progress, identify gaps, and decide where additional support is needed.
Homework support at home
Parents can type in homework questions and let Khanmigo guide their child through the problem with prompts that encourage independent thinking.
Independent study and practice
Learners can use Khanmigo for practice in subjects like algebra, SQL, and essay writing when they want on-demand help outside class.
Family supervision
Families can manage multiple children from one parent account, view conversation history, and receive moderation alerts for a more supervised setup.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Teacher access is free.
Khanmigo is tied to Khan Academy’s content library, which covers math, science, coding, history, and humanities.
It supports several distinct workflows, including lesson planning, student feedback review, homework help, and writing practice.
Parents can manage access for multiple children from one account.

Cons

Parent and learner access requires a paid subscription, while teacher access is free.
Teachers cannot directly grant students access; classroom use is handled through school or district implementations.
The product is designed to guide learners rather than give direct answers, which may feel slower for users looking for instant solutions.

FAQ

What is Khanmigo?

Khanmigo is an AI-powered personal tutor and teaching assistant from Khan Academy. For learners, it guides them through problems instead of giving direct answers. For teachers, it helps with prep tasks such as lesson planning, rubrics, quiz questions, and summaries of student work.

How much does Khanmigo cost?

Khanmigo is free for teachers. Parents and learners can subscribe for $4/month or $44/year, with sales tax not included.

Can one account cover a family or classroom?

Parents can enable access for up to 10 children on a parent account. Teachers cannot directly grant students access; classroom access is available through school or district implementations.

What subjects can Khanmigo help with?

Khanmigo supports elementary school through college and covers subjects such as math, science, coding, history, and humanities.

Who can use Khanmigo?

Parents and learners must be 18 or older, live in the United States, and have a U.S. billing address. Teacher access is available to educators who are 18 or older and live in eligible countries or territories.