Coursera Coach vs MagicSchool AI
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Coursera Coach
Gemini-powered tutor baked into every Coursera course
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MagicSchool AI
80+ free AI tools for K-12 teachers, from lesson plans to grading
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| RECATOOLS Score | 7.4 / 10 | 7.3 / 10 |
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| Value for money | — | |
| Ease of use | — | |
| ASEAN readiness | — | |
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| Pricing | Subscription | Freemium |
| Free tier | Not available standalone; some Coach features surfaced on free/audit course pages | — |
| Paid from | Included in Coursera Plus (~$399/yr or ~$35-59/mo) | — |
| Has API | ✗ | ✗ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✗ | ✓ |
| Users | 1M+ learners, 34M+ messages exchanged | — |
| Founded | 2012 | — |
| Maker | Andrew Ng, Daphne Koller | — |
| Verdict | Coach is one of the better examples of AI grafted onto an existing course library instead of bolted on as a gimmick. It sits inside the lesson player, so a learner stuck on a concept can ask for a plain-language rewrite,... |
MagicSchool has become the default AI stack for US K-12 teachers — over 5 million signed up, deployed in more than 13,000 schools. The appeal is scope: rather than one chat box, you get 80-plus narrow generators, each bu... |
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