Khanmigo
Khan Academy
An AI tutor built on a strict educational guardrail framework with strong privacy posture and parental oversight.
TutoringAges 8–18School-safe
Monitoring activeMethodology v2.5
Updated 1 yr agofreemium
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6 tools match your filters
Gemini for Education
Education-tier deployment with admin controls, content filtering, and clearer data boundaries than the consumer app.
AssistantAges 13+School-safe
Monitoring activeMethodology v2.5
Updated 1 yr agopaid
ChatGPT (Free)
OpenAI
General-purpose assistant with inconsistent age gating and weak parental controls in the consumer tier.
General-Purpose AI AssistantAges 13+
Monitoring activeMethodology v2.5
Updated 1 yr agofree
Duolingo Max
Duolingo
AI roleplay features run in a narrowly scoped tutoring context with strong content guardrails.
Language LearningAges 10+School-safe
Monitoring activeMethodology v2.5
Updated 1 yr agopaid
Character.AI
Character Technologies
Open-ended AI companions with documented safety incidents and weak age verification.
CompanionAges 17+
Monitoring activeMethodology v2.5
Updated 1 yr agofreemium
MagicSchool
MagicSchool AI
Teacher-first AI suite with separate student-mode guardrails and district-level controls.
Educator ToolsAges TeachersSchool-safe
Monitoring activeMethodology v2.5
Updated 1 yr agofreemium
Methodology
How tools earn SafeGradeAI certification
Every tool is scored across five dimensions — privacy, moderation, GenAI safeguards, age-appropriate design, and transparency — using our published rubric. We don't accept payment from vendors for ratings.
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v2.5
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