Normie ModeBest AI for studying and homework
Homework, revision, exam practice and learning new topics.
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Based on tests of related skills. The picks follow a fixed rule using the charts below and each app's plans.
Norm's guide
What I'd tell a friend who asked.
What AI is good at
- Explaining a topic in a different way until it clicks.
- Making practice questions and quizzes.
- Checking your working step by step.
Where it trips up
- Confidently wrong answers on hard problems.
- Doing the work for you, so you don't learn it.
- Using different methods from the ones your course expects.
How to get a good result
- Ask it to explain, not just to answer.
- Have it quiz you on what you've learned.
- Check anything important against your course notes.
How the models compare
Every model we could score for studying and homework, combining the tests below.
Overall for studying and homework
Position on a combined score from 4 tests. The longer the bar, the further ahead · Higher is better
On the tests we have, Gemini 3.8 Flash comes out on top, followed by Claude Fable 5.1 and Kimi K3.
The evidence
People's votes on expert questions
Tests a related skill · People compared two anonymous answers to questions needing expert knowledge. · Higher is better
Claude Opus 5.5 and Gemini 3.8 Flash are neck and neck at the top, followed by Claude Fable 5.1 and Kimi K3; Claude Opus 5.5 costs about 5 times as much.
Graduate-level science questions
Tests a related skill · Biology, physics and chemistry questions written so they can't be answered by searching the web. · Higher is better
GPT-6 Astra and Gemini 3.8 Flash are neck and neck at the top, followed by Gemini 3.1 Pro and Gemini 3.6 Flash; GPT-6 Astra costs about 13 times as much.
Competition maths
Tests a related skill · Problems in the style of a top US high-school maths competition. · Higher is better
Claude Fable 5.1, GPT-5.6 Sol and GPT-6 Astra are level at the top.
People's votes on maths questions
Tests a related skill · People compared two anonymous answers to maths questions. · Higher is better
Gemini 3.8 Flash and Claude Fable 5.1 are neck and neck at the top, followed by Gemini 3.6 Flash and Kimi K3; Claude Fable 5.1 costs about 13 times as much.
If you build with it
What the makers charge developers who use the models directly. Using an app? The plans above are what you pay.
Cost per 1,000 typical requests
List price, about 1,500 words in and 500 out per request · Lower is better
GPT-6 Luna is cheapest, followed by DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and GPT-5.6 Luna.