Best Chegg alternatives in 2026

Quick comparison

Why people look for Chegg alternatives

Chegg Study still runs, but the company has shrunk sharply since 2025, cut about 45% of jobs, and is shifting toward skills training. Expert answers average 46 minutes. Many students now get free step-by-step help from AI assistants instead.

The alternatives

ChatGPT study mode

Best for: Free step-by-step help on any device. Price (October 2026): Free; Go $8/month; Plus $20/month; Pro from $100/month. Platforms: Web, iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows.

Study mode asks questions, gives hints and checks your understanding instead of only giving answers. It is free on every plan, and it can quiz you inside the chat. Voice is on all plans; Plus includes up to 3 hours a day of Live voice.

Watch out: It can still give direct answers. The default Live voice cannot see your camera or screen; screen share is in Advanced voice on the phone apps. 13+, with a parent's permission under 18. Full comparison.

Google Gemini (Guided Learning + Live)

Best for: Best free all-rounder, with voice and screen sharing on phones. Price (October 2026): Free; AI Plus $4.99/month; AI Pro $19.99/month. Platforms: Web, Android, iPhone, Windows, Mac, Chrome.

Guided Learning breaks problems down step by step with questions, images and quizzes. Gemini Live is free voice chat that can see your camera or full screen on Android and iPhone. Gemini also makes free flashcards, study guides and full SAT practice tests.

Watch out: Live is not in the Gemini web app, and Live in Chrome is not available to users under 18. 13+ (under 13 only through a parent's Family Link). Full comparison.

Course Hero

Best for: College study documents and AI homework help. Price (October 2026): Paid plans (Premier, Premium); web prices not verified. Platforms: Web, iPhone, Android, Chrome extension.

A library of 184M documents and 77M answered questions, AI homework help, tutors, quizzes and flashcards. Premium bundles QuillBot and the Symbolab solver.

Watch out: Documents are gated behind unlocks. Aimed mainly at college students.

Gauth

Best for: Photo homework help with a voice tutor and human experts. Price (October 2026): Free with limits; Plus $11.99/month or $99.99/year. Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Android, web.

Snap a photo for step-by-step answers in most school subjects. Its AI Live Tutor explains by voice on a whiteboard in the app, Plus adds 24/7 human experts, and it turns notes or lecture audio into quizzes and flashcards.

Watch out: Built around answers ("Unlimited Answers" on Plus). Works from photos, not your live screen. Not for under 13; 18+ to buy. Full comparison.

Brainly

Best for: Parents who want AI help plus human tutors for grades 7 to 12. Price (October 2026): Free with limits; App Store: Plus $9.99/month, Tutor $29.99/month. Platforms: Web, iPhone, iPad, Android.

Now sold mainly to parents: AI homework help and test prep for grades 7 to 12, with a human learning advisor on every plan, and tutoring on higher plans. It still has a free version with ads.

Watch out: Web prices are not shown publicly. Human tutoring is by text chat. 13+ (US under 13 needs verified parental consent). Full comparison.

Tutor.com

Best for: On-demand human tutors, often free through your library. Price (October 2026): $39.99/month for 1 hour; free through many libraries, schools and employers. Platforms: Web, mobile app.

24/7 human tutors by text chat or voice, with a shared whiteboard and graphing calculator. Free for many students through public libraries and schools, and for eligible military families.

Watch out: Unused paid time expires each billing cycle. No webcam.

DuckyHelper (our product)

Best for: A live voice tutor that sees and marks up your screen, any subject. Price (October 2026): Free (about 6 min of talking a week); Plus $20/month; Pro $200/month; Unlimited $200/week. Platforms: Web app in any browser, including Chromebooks and Windows; Mac app (macOS 14+, Apple silicon).

A live voice tutor. Talk to Ducky and it sees your screen, explains out loud, and shows you: in the web app it draws marks on the preview of a tab, window or screen you share; in the Mac app it draws circles, arrows and labels right on your real screen and walks you through steps in your own apps, checking each one. Both make quizzes, worked steps, interactive graphs and pictures; flashcards, simulations, maps, timelines and the code runner are Mac app only, and longer practice tests are web only. A dashboard tracks time learned, streak, topics, mastery and test scores.

Watch out: New, with no track record yet. The free plan is small, and you get far less talking time per dollar than with chat apps. Drawing on your real screen, step checks inside other apps and flashcards are Mac only. No phone app. Under 13 only with verified parental consent.

How we picked

• It does the job people use the original for, or does it differently in a way that helps.
• It is available to students today.
• Its price and age rules are published, or we say they are not.
• Every fact is from the product's own pages or app store listing, checked October 1, 2026.