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Price index · October 2026 edition
English lesson price index: what 25 minutes of English costs
A monthly snapshot of the price you pay for 25 minutes of live English, checked on each platform's official pricing page, converted to US dollars and shown with the arithmetic.
The short answer
On 30 October 2026, 25 minutes of live English with a human teacher cost from $1.44 (the cheapest tutors on AmazingTalker) to $32.80 (British Council English Online, entry plan) across the 12 live options with public prices. The median typical price was $12.25 on the 9 options that do not share our owner ($8.38 with them). AI tutors cost $0.23 to $0.67 per 25 minutes of talking if you use them every day.
Prices are list prices without promotions, converted at the European Central Bank rate of 30 October 2026. Two live platforms and one AI tutor in the tables (See Guru, SpeakyKid, Tospeak) share an owner with LearnEnglish.life; they are marked and are not recommendations.
Price of 25 minutes of live English, 30 October 2026
Sorted by the typical price, with the platforms that share our owner listed separately at the end. Low is the cheapest per-minute price on a standard plan (often a long or large plan, or the cheapest tutor). Typical is the entry way to buy: one lesson, the smallest bundle or a monthly plan with one lesson a week, at the platform's own average or typical teacher price. All figures in US dollars per 25 minutes of lesson time. The order is by price only: it is not a ranking or a recommendation.
This is the first edition. From the next edition on, the table adds the change against the previous month.
Swipe the table sideways to see the type, lesson length, price as charged and source.
| Platform | Typical | Low | Type | Lesson length as sold | Price as charged | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| italki | $5.83 | $3.33 | Tutor marketplace | 30, 45, 60 or 90 minutes | $4 to $10 per 30-minute lesson (italki’s typical range) | Pricing page for italki |
| Lingoda (group) | $6.05 | $4.36 | Online school | 60 minutes, 3 to 5 students | €64.99 for 5 classes; €374.99 for 40 classes (every 4 weeks) | Pricing page for Lingoda (group) |
| AmazingTalker | $8.33 | $1.44 | Tutor marketplace | 50 minutes on the listing (some tutors offer 25) | From ₪9 per 50-minute lesson (Israel view); "roughly USD$10-30 per hour" | Pricing page for AmazingTalker |
| Engoo | $8.38 | $4.07 | Online school | 25 minutes | $67 a month for 8 lessons (from the 2nd month); $977 for 6 months of 40 lessons a month | Pricing page for Engoo |
| Novakid | Not public | $9.00 | Kids' lessons | 25 minutes (group lessons 45) | From $9 per 25-minute lesson (international teachers); from $17 (native teachers) | Pricing page for Novakid |
| Preply | $12.25 | $1.50 | Tutor marketplace | 25 or 50 minutes (also 80 and 110) | From $3 per 50-minute lesson; published averages $23 (non-native) and $26 (native) per 50-minute lesson | Pricing page for Preply |
| Lingoda (private) | $15.36 | $9.31 | Online school | 60 minutes | €164.99 for 5 classes; €799.99 for 40 classes (every 4 weeks) | Pricing page for Lingoda (private) |
| Cambly | $15.77 | $6.77 | Online school | 30-minute lessons inside plans of 15, 30 or 60 minutes a day | $82 a month (30 min once a week); $4,224 a year (60 min a day, 5 days a week) | Pricing page for Cambly |
| Cambly Kids | $17.69 | $7.40 | Kids' lessons | 30 minutes | $92 a month (1 lesson a week); $2,310 a year (5 lessons a week) | Pricing page for Cambly Kids |
| British Council English Online | $32.80 | $22.98 | Online school | 25 minutes (private), 55 minutes (group) | $164 a month for 10 credits (Gold); $2,068 for 180 credits over 12 months (Platinum) | Pricing page for British Council English Online |
| EF English Live | Not public | Not public | Online school | Private and group classes (lengths not priced publicly) | Not public | Pricing page for EF English Live |
| Platforms that share our owner with LearnEnglish.life | ||||||
| See Guru shares our owner | $4.63 | $2.78 | Tutor marketplace | 25 or 55 minutes | $4.63 for one 25-minute lesson; $278 for 100 (packs do not renew) | Pricing page for See Guru |
| SpeakyKid shares our owner | $7.40 | $5.00 | Kids' lessons | 25 minutes | $32.07 a month (1 lesson a week); from $5 a lesson (4 a week, 12-month course) | Pricing page for SpeakyKid |
"Not public" means the platform shows a price only after sign-up, a trial or an enquiry. Fully not public this month: EF English Live. Converted prices use 1 EUR = $1.1172 and 1 ILS = $0.3197 (ECB, 30 October 2026). Taxes and payment fees are not included.
AI tutors: price of 25 minutes of talking
AI tutors sell a subscription, not minutes, so a price per 25 minutes needs a usage assumption. We assume one 25-minute conversation a day, 30 days a month (750 minutes a month). Low uses the cheapest standard plan per month (usually yearly), typical the shortest plan that looks like a regular price. If you talk half as often, double the figure.
Swipe the table sideways to see the price as charged and the source.
| AI tutor | Typical | Low | Price as charged | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELSA Speak | $0.53 | $0.28 | $99.99 a year (web); $47.99 for 3 months (App Store) | Pricing source for ELSA Speak |
| Praktika | $0.56 | $0.33 | $119.99 a year; $49.99 for 3 months | Pricing source for Praktika |
| Speak | $0.60 | $0.23 | $17.99 a month or $83.99 a year (Premium) | Pricing source for Speak |
| Shares our owner with LearnEnglish.life | ||||
| Tospeak shares our owner | $0.67 | $0.67 | $20 a month (Daily); $50 a month (Unlimited) | Pricing source for Tospeak |
What the October 2026 data shows
The middle of the market is about $12.25 for 25 minutes
Across the 9 live options with a public typical price that do not share our owner, the median is $12.25 per 25 minutes, which is about $29.40 for an hour. The median of their lowest prices is $5.56. Adding See Guru and SpeakyKid (shares our owner), priced below that median, pulls the overall median to $8.38, which is why we report both.
Tutor marketplaces are the cheapest way in
On marketplaces where tutors set their own prices (italki, AmazingTalker, Preply), the median typical price is $8.33 and the floor goes down to $1.44. Online schools with one price for everyone (Lingoda, Engoo, Cambly, British Council English Online) have a median typical price of $15.36. A school sets one price for everyone and usually supplies the course material. On a marketplace you choose and pay each tutor yourself, and the cheapest tutors may be new to the platform, so read their reviews and use a trial.
What drives the spread
- Teacher-set prices. On Preply the cheapest tutors charge $1.50 per 25 minutes, while the average Preply publishes works out at $12.25, about 8 times more.
- Long plans and big bundles. Where the platform sets the price, committing more cuts the price per minute: Cambly Kids 58% less, Cambly 57% less, Engoo 51% less, Lingoda (private) 39% less, from the entry plan to the cheapest standard plan. The catch is a larger payment up front or minutes that expire each week.
- Group or one-to-one. A seat in a Lingoda group class of 3 to 5 students costs $6.05 per 25 minutes against $15.36 for a private class. British Council English Online charges one credit for a 55-minute group class and two for a 25-minute private class.
- Children's lessons. Cambly Kids' entry plan works out at $17.69 per 25 minutes against $15.77 for Cambly's adult one-to-one plan. Kids' platforms sell courses designed for children, and their lessons are short by design.
- Where you live. Several platforms show different price lists or currencies by country, so the same lesson can cost a different amount in dollar terms. The region line for every row in the row-by-row list says which view we used.
- Talking to software. Under our usage assumption the median AI tutor costs $0.58 per 25 minutes, while the median live lesson costs about 21 times as much. The AI tutors that do not share our owner range from $0.53 to $0.60 on their entry plans.
Changes this month
- Cambly and Cambly Kids deepened their discounts for longer plans between 25 and 30 October 2026: 3-month plans went from 10% to 30% off and yearly plans from 30% to 50% off the monthly price, while monthly prices stayed the same.
- Preply's published average rates moved from $22 (non-native speakers) and $28 (native speakers) per 50-minute lesson on 25 October 2026 to $23 and $26 on 30 October.
- Limited-time offers were running at Lingoda (20% off the first month for new students until 3 November), Engoo (12-month plans at half price and 20% off the first month) and British Council English Online (a lower price for the first 4 months). The index uses the regular prices.
- Region matters: from an Israeli connection, See Guru (shares our owner) charged ₪17.36 for a 25-minute lesson, about $5.55 at the ECB rate, against $4.63 on its dollar list, because it converts at its own rate of 3.75 shekels to the dollar. Preply and AmazingTalker also showed shekels by default, and Lingoda euros.
Row by row: plan, arithmetic and source
Every figure in the tables, in alphabetical order, with the plan it uses, the arithmetic, the regional view and the price text as the platform printed it on 30 October 2026. Platforms that share our owner are marked; their figures are first-party information.
AmazingTalker: $1.44 to $8.33
Tutors set their own prices. Low: cheapest regular price on the first page of the English tutor listing. Typical: midpoint of AmazingTalker’s own "USD$10-30 per hour" statement, read as 60 minutes.
Low: Cheapest regular price on page 1, ₪9 per 50 minutes. ₪9 ÷ 50 min × 25 = ₪4.50 = $1.44 (1 ILS = $0.3197)
Typical: Midpoint of $10 to $30 per hour. $20 ÷ 60 min × 25 = $8.33
Region: Israeli IP, page rendered in a browser, shown in ILS; the same tutors showed US$3 in a non-Israeli view.
Price text: "For reference, most of our tutors charge roughly USD$10-30 per hour."
Note: If AmazingTalker’s "hour" means a 50-minute lesson, the typical figure is $10.00 per 25 minutes.
Source: en.amazingtalker.com/tutors/english · checked 30 October 2026 · our page on AmazingTalker
British Council English Online: $22.98 to $32.80
British Council sets the price. Private 25-minute classes cost 2 credits. Low: Platinum 12-month package. Typical: Gold monthly plan (the cheapest monthly plan that allows private classes).
Low: Platinum 12 months, $2,068 for 180 credits = 90 private classes. $2,068 ÷ 2,250 min × 25 = $22.98
Typical: Gold monthly, $164 for 10 credits = 5 private classes. $164 ÷ 125 min × 25 = $32.80
Region: US price list from the site’s own price feed (country us); the Israeli view showed Gold at ₪532 a month.
Price text: "Use your credits to book live online classes: Group classes 55 min = 1 credit; Private classes 25 min = 2 credits"
Note: Credits can also buy 55-minute group classes of up to 10 students (1 credit). Silver ($88 a month) is group only. A lower price for the first 4 months was not used.
Source: englishonline.britishcouncil.org/ · englishonline.britishcouncil.org/platform/index.php?action=p · checked 30 October 2026 · our page on British Council English Online
Cambly: $6.77 to $15.77
Cambly sets the price. Private+ (one-to-one) plans sold as minutes per week. Low: 60 minutes a day, 5 days a week, yearly. Typical: 30 minutes once a week, monthly.
Low: Private+, 60 min x 5 days a week, 12 months, $4,224. $4,224 ÷ 15,600 min × 25 = $6.77
Typical: Private+, 30 min once a week, monthly, $82. $82 ÷ 130 min × 25 = $15.77
Region: Israeli IP, USD via the page’s currency parameter (?currency=USD).
Price text: "Choose lessons per week (lessons are 30 minutes) ... Every 3 months 30% off ... Every year 50% off"
Note: Weekly minutes expire if unused, so the real price per minute you use can be higher. We count a month as 52/12 weeks; Cambly’s own "/ lesson" figure counts 4 lessons a month on monthly plans ($20.50 a lesson here, $17.08 per 25 minutes). Pro plans cost more ($103 a month for 30 minutes once a week); Small Groups less.
Source: www.cambly.com/en/subscribe?currency=USD · checked 30 October 2026 · our page on Cambly
Cambly Kids: $7.40 to $17.69
Cambly sets the price. Low: 5 lessons a week, yearly. Typical: 1 lesson a week, monthly.
Low: 5 lessons a week, 12 months, $2,310. $2,310 ÷ 7,800 min × 25 = $7.40
Typical: 1 lesson a week, monthly, $92. $92 ÷ 130 min × 25 = $17.69
Region: Israeli IP, USD via the page’s currency parameter (?currency=USD).
Price text: "Lessons are 30 minutes long ... Every 3 months 30% off ... Every year 50% off"
Note: One-time 30-minute trial for US$2.00. Weekly minutes expire if unused. We count a month as 52/12 weeks; Cambly’s own "/ lesson" figure counts 4 lessons a month on monthly plans (US$23.00 a lesson here, $19.17 per 25 minutes).
Source: www.cambly.com/kids/plans?currency=USD · checked 30 October 2026 · our page on Cambly Kids
EF English Live: not public
Not public: EF gives a personalised price after an enquiry form.
Region: Israeli IP.
Price text: "Because every learning plan is personalized, your price is also personalized."
Note: "Get plans & prices" leads to an enquiry form. We did not submit it.
Source: englishlive.ef.com/en/ · checked 30 October 2026 · our page on EF English Live
ELSA Speak: $0.28 to $0.53
Pronunciation and speaking app; Premium includes AI role-play conversations. Low: Premium 1 year (web). Typical: Premium 3 months (App Store).
Low: ELSA Premium 1 Year (web), $99.99, 12 x 30 x 25 minutes. $99.99 ÷ 9,000 min × 25 = $0.28
Typical: 3 months Elsa Premium (App Store), $47.99, 3 x 30 x 25 minutes. $47.99 ÷ 2,250 min × 25 = $0.53
Region: US: ELSA’s web paywall data (country US) and the US App Store listing.
Price text: "Premium: Everyday English Coaching + Pronunciation ... ELSA Premium 1 Year 99.99 usd; 3 months Elsa Premium $47.99"
Note: Included because Premium lists AI Role Play, a conversation feature. ELSA is mainly a pronunciation coach; we did not check for a cap on role-play time.
Source: elsaspeak.com/en/elsa-subscription · apps.apple.com/us/app/elsa-speak-english-learning/id10838048 · checked 30 October 2026 · our page on ELSA Speak
Engoo: $4.07 to $8.38
Engoo sets the price. Standard plan (tutors who speak English as a second language). Low: 40 lessons a month on the 6-month plan. Typical: 8 lessons a month, monthly.
Low: Standard, 40 lessons a month, 6-month plan, $977 for 240 lessons. $977 ÷ 6,000 min × 25 = $4.07
Typical: Standard, 8 lessons a month, monthly, $67. $67 ÷ 200 min × 25 = $8.38
Region: Israeli IP; Engoo showed USD.
Price text: "8 lessons a month $67 $53.60 ... $67/ from the 2nd month"
Note: A limited-time 12-month plan at 50% off ($1,302 for 40 lessons a month, $2.71 a lesson) was not used. Premium (native tutors) costs about twice the Standard price.
Source: engoo.com/plans · checked 30 October 2026
italki: $3.33 to $5.83
Teachers set their own prices. Low and typical from italki’s own statement of what a 30-minute English lesson typically costs ($4 to $10); typical is the midpoint.
Low: $4 per 30-minute lesson. $4 ÷ 30 min × 25 = $3.33
Typical: Midpoint of $4 and $10 per 30-minute lesson. $7 ÷ 30 min × 25 = $5.83
Region: Israeli IP; italki showed USD by default ("Your final payment will be made in USD").
Price text: "A 30-minute online English lesson typically costs between $4 and $10."
Note: The same page also says English tutors cost "$4 to $60 per hour", which conflicts with the 30-minute range; we use the 30-minute figure because it is closest to 25 minutes. A payment processing fee may be added.
Source: www.italki.com/en/teachers/english · checked 30 October 2026 · our page on italki
Lingoda (group): $4.36 to $6.05
Lingoda sets the price. Group classes of 3 to 5 students. Low: 40 classes. Typical: 5 classes.
Low: 40 group classes every 4 weeks, €374.99. €374.99 ÷ 2,400 min × 25 = €3.91 = $4.36 (1 EUR = $1.1172)
Typical: 5 group classes every 4 weeks, €64.99. €64.99 ÷ 300 min × 25 = €5.42 = $6.05 (1 EUR = $1.1172)
Region: Israeli IP; Lingoda showed EUR by default.
Price text: "Learn with 3-5 students from all over the world ... 5 Classes €12.99 / class €64.99"
Note: Group price is per seat, so you share the 60 minutes with up to four other learners.
Source: www.lingoda.com/en/pricing/ · checked 30 October 2026 · our page on Lingoda
Lingoda (private): $9.31 to $15.36
Lingoda sets the price. Private classes, plans renewing every 4 weeks. Low: 40 classes. Typical: 5 classes.
Low: 40 private classes every 4 weeks, €799.99. €799.99 ÷ 2,400 min × 25 = €8.33 = $9.31 (1 EUR = $1.1172)
Typical: 5 private classes every 4 weeks, €164.99. €164.99 ÷ 300 min × 25 = €13.75 = $15.36 (1 EUR = $1.1172)
Region: Israeli IP; Lingoda showed EUR by default.
Price text: "60-minute live online classes ... 5 Classes €32.99 / class €164.99 ... 40 Classes €799.99"
Note: A Halloween offer (20% off the first month of the 12, 20 and 40-class plans for new students, until 3 November 2026) was not used. Unused credits roll over.
Source: www.lingoda.com/en/pricing/ · checked 30 October 2026 · our page on Lingoda
Novakid: from $9.00 (typical not public)
Novakid sets the price. Low: its "from" price for one-to-one lessons with international (non-native) teachers. Typical: not public, the full plan grid appears only after the free trial.
Low: "From 9 $" per 25-minute lesson, international teacher. $9 ÷ 25 min × 25 = $9.00
Region: US page (novakidenglish.com/en-us/), fetched from Israel.
Price text: "Individual lessons with international teachers From 9 $ 25 minutes ... with native English teachers From 17 $"
Note: Novakid does not say which plan the "from" price needs. Its global page says plans start "from 95 $ / per month".
Source: www.novakidenglish.com/en-us/prices/ · www.novakidenglish.com/prices/ · checked 30 October 2026 · our page on Novakid
Praktika: $0.33 to $0.56
AI avatar tutor. Low: 1-year plan. Typical: 3-month plan (the shortest plan that looks like a regular price).
Low: Premium 1 Year, $119.99, 12 x 30 x 25 minutes. $119.99 ÷ 9,000 min × 25 = $0.33
Typical: Premium 3 Months, $49.99, 3 x 30 x 25 minutes. $49.99 ÷ 2,250 min × 25 = $0.56
Region: US App Store listing.
Price text: "Praktika Premium 1 Year $119.99; Praktika Premium 3 Months $49.99; Praktika Premium, 1 month $9.99"
Note: Apple lists several offers without their conditions. The "1 month $9.99" item costs the same per month as the yearly plan, so it is very likely an introductory price; we did not use it.
Source: apps.apple.com/us/app/praktika-ai-language-tutor/id1624701477 · checked 30 October 2026
Preply: $1.50 to $12.25
Tutors set their own prices. Low: cheapest listed tutors. Typical: midpoint of the average rates Preply publishes for native and non-native speakers.
Low: Cheapest listed tutor, $3 per 50-minute lesson. $3 ÷ 50 min × 25 = $1.50
Typical: Midpoint of $23 and $26 per 50-minute lesson. $24.50 ÷ 50 min × 25 = $12.25
Region: Israeli IP, prices switched to USD with Preply’s own currency setting (the default view is ILS: "Price per lesson ₪8 - ₪160+").
Price text: "Price per lesson $3 - $40+ ... Native English speakers $26 / hr; Non native English speakers $23 / hr"
Note: Preply’s "hourly" rate is the price of a 50-minute lesson; a 25-minute lesson costs half. Lessons are sold in a subscription renewed every 28 days. A processing fee and taxes are added at checkout and are not included.
Source: preply.com/en/online/english-tutors · help.preply.com/en/articles/4966680-how-does-my-preply-subsc · checked 30 October 2026 · our page on Preply
See Guru (shares our owner): $2.78 to $4.63
Teachers set their own prices. Low: 100-lesson pack with the lowest-priced teachers. Typical: one 25-minute lesson with them (popular teachers are on the same base price).
Low: 100 x 25-minute lessons, $278. $278 ÷ 2,500 min × 25 = $2.78
Typical: 1 x 25-minute lesson, $4.63. $4.63 ÷ 25 min × 25 = $4.63
Region: USD price list from See Guru’s public price data; an Israeli IP sees ILS (₪17.36 for 25 minutes, about $5.55).
Price text: "Lesson prices are set individually by each tutor and typically start from $5 per 25-minute lesson ... You can also save by ordering packages of 10, 25, 50 or 100 lessons."
Note: First-party information. See Guru converts to ILS at its own rate (1 USD = 3.75 ILS), above the market rate, so Israeli visitors pay more in dollar terms. Its separate prices page now redirects to the home page.
Source: see.guru/en · see.guru/llms.txt · api.see.guru/api/v1/services/36290/packs?currency_id=1 · checked 30 October 2026 · our page on See Guru
Speak: $0.23 to $0.60
AI speaking app. Low: Annual Premium. Typical: Monthly Premium.
Low: Annual Premium, $83.99, 12 x 30 x 25 minutes. $83.99 ÷ 9,000 min × 25 = $0.23
Typical: Monthly Premium, $17.99, 30 x 25 minutes. $17.99 ÷ 750 min × 25 = $0.60
Region: US App Store listing.
Price text: "Annual Premium $83.99; Monthly Premium $17.99; Annual Premium Plus $164.99; Monthly Premium Plus $39.99"
Note: Premium includes role-play and the Speak Tutor, with a daily limit on personalised tutor lessons; Premium Plus removes the limits.
Source: apps.apple.com/us/app/speak-language-learning/id1286609883 · help.speak.com/en/articles/5358417-what-s-the-difference-bet · checked 30 October 2026
SpeakyKid (shares our owner): $5.00 to $7.40
SpeakyKid sets one price for every teacher. Low: 4 lessons a week on a 12-month course. Typical: 1 lesson a week on the monthly plan.
Low: From $5 per lesson, 4 a week, 12-month course. $5 ÷ 25 min × 25 = $5.00
Typical: Monthly plan, 1 lesson a week, $32.07. $32.07 ÷ 108.33 min × 25 = $7.40
Region: USD on the English site; an Israeli IP sees ILS after the page loads.
Price text: "Price per month: from $32.07 (1 lesson a week on the monthly plan) ... Price per lesson: from $5 (4 times a week on a course of 12 months)"
Note: First-party information. Courses of 6 or 12 months keep charging monthly until the term ends.
Source: speakykid.com/en · speakykid.com/llms.txt · checked 30 October 2026 · our page on SpeakyKid
Tospeak (shares our owner): $0.67
AI video tutor. Daily plan (up to 60 minutes of talking a day), monthly billing only.
Low: Daily, $20 a month, 30 x 25 minutes. $20 ÷ 750 min × 25 = $0.67
Typical: Daily, $20 a month, 30 x 25 minutes. $20 ÷ 750 min × 25 = $0.67
Region: USD in every language version.
Price text: "Daily | USD 20 a month (about $0.67 a day) | 60 minutes a day"
Note: First-party information. No tax added at checkout. At the full 60 minutes a day the Daily plan works out at $0.28 per 25 minutes.
Source: tospeak.ai/pricing · checked 30 October 2026 · our page on Tospeak
How the index is built
What counts
Live lesson time with a teacher, bought the cheapest standard way and the usual entry way, at list prices. We leave out free trials, coupons, first-month and limited-time offers, and gift cards. For marketplaces, where each tutor sets a price, "typical" uses the average or typical range the platform itself publishes, because a sample of tutor cards depends on sorting and on who pays for promotion. Taxes, payment processing fees and currency conversion fees by your bank are not included.
From plan price to 25 minutes
We divide the price by the lesson minutes it buys and multiply by 25. A 50-minute lesson at $10 becomes $5.00; a monthly plan of one 30-minute lesson a week counts 52/12 weeks a month, so 130 minutes. Group classes count the full class length, even though you share it. We assume every minute is used: on plans where weekly minutes expire, the price per minute you actually use is higher. For AI tutors the minutes come from the usage assumption above.
Currency and region
Prices are recorded in the currency the platform charged in the view we used, then converted to US dollars at the European Central Bank reference rate for the check date (30 October 2026: 1 EUR = 1.1172 USD = 3.495 ILS). Our checks run from Israel. Where a site offers US dollars through its own currency or country setting, we use that; otherwise we use the price shown and say so. App store prices come from the US App Store. The region used is listed for every row.
Why 25 minutes
It is a lesson length many platforms sell (Engoo, Novakid, SpeakyKid, See Guru and the British Council's private classes; Preply offers it too), it suits children's attention spans, and it is easy to scale: double it for 50 minutes, multiply by 2.4 for an hour.
Who checks and when
The LearnEnglish.life editorial team checks every price on the official pricing page, price feed or app store listing once a month, near the end of the month, and publishes a new dated edition. We do not sign up, buy or take lessons to get a price, so a price shown only after sign-up is recorded as not public. Read our editorial standards.
Limitations
- A snapshot of one day. Prices change often, and some platforms test different prices on different visitors.
- "From" prices (Novakid) do not say which plan they need. Marketplace averages are the platforms' own figures, which we cannot audit.
- Some figures come from the data a pricing page loads rather than from text on the screen (Cambly's full plan grid, British Council's US price list, See Guru's dollar list, ELSA's web price). The source line for each row says where.
- App store listings show prices without conditions, so an introductory offer can look like a regular price. We skip items that look like offers and say so.
- Price says nothing about teaching quality, teacher qualifications or results. Use the index to compare costs, then read the reviews.
- See Guru, SpeakyKid and Tospeak share an owner with LearnEnglish.life. We apply the same rules to them, mark them in every table and do not recommend them here; where one sits high in a table, that is its price, not a ranking. Their figures come from their own public pages and price data.
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Compare the platforms in more detail
- Tutor marketplaces: italki vs Preply, AmazingTalker vs italki vs Preply, Preply vs Cambly, budget online English tutors.
- Online schools: Lingoda vs Preply, EF English Live vs Lingoda, British Council.
- Children: English platforms for kids, Cambly Kids vs Novakid, Novakid vs SpeakyKid.
- AI tutors: AI English tutors compared, AI vs human tutors, learning English with AI.
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