9 Best AI Math Solvers of 2026

Photomath is the simplest way to check a worksheet: point the phone at the problem and the app returns a solution for that exact problem, often with more than one method to choose from. Photomath says scanning works on word problems too, and a smart calculator handles problems you would rather type. Topics run from elementary math through algebra, geometry, trigonometry, statistics and calculus. The free Basic plan already includes step-by-step explanations, which is enough for most students who only want to see where their own work went wrong. Photomath Plus, listed at $9.99 a month or $69.99 billed annually, adds custom visual aids and extra "how" and "why" tips for each step. The app is now part of Google, and its help center covers class and home use. It is a phone-first product, so students who work on a laptop may prefer a web solver. We compared documented features and published prices.

Wolfram|Alpha is a computational knowledge engine, and its student plans are aimed at homework, exams and STEM coursework. The free Basic account gives answers and customizable preferences, but Wolfram states it does not include step-by-step solutions. Those come with Pro for Students, which also adds practice problems with hints, guided calculators for calculus and algebra, 2X extended computation time, 2MB file uploads with instant analysis and photo input in the iOS and Android apps. Pro Premium for Students raises that to 3X computation time and 5MB uploads, with priority support. Plans can be billed annually, by semester or monthly, which suits a single course term. The pricing page showed prices in GBP from our location, so we could not record a USD price. The trade-off is the input style: typing a clean query works far better than pasting a messy word problem. We compared documented features and published prices.

Khanmigo comes from the nonprofit Khan Academy and works differently from every other tool here: it does not hand over answers. Khan Academy says Khanmigo guides learners to find the answer themselves, so a student who wants to check a homework answer will instead be asked questions until they can confirm it on their own. That makes it the strongest pick for parents worried about copying. Khanmigo is built into Khan Academy's library, so a student can get tutoring on any exercise, video or article there, and voice mode lets them talk instead of type. The family plan adds children to a parent account, shows their chat history and sends moderation alerts. Pricing is $4 a month or $44 a year for learners and for families, plus sales tax, and it is free for teachers. The cost of the approach is speed: quick answer checks take longer. We compared documented features and published prices.

Symbolab is the one solver here with a tool built for exactly this job. Its Verify Solution page has two boxes, My Problem and My Answer, so a student enters their own result and Symbolab checks it before showing the solution and steps. That is closer to how a teacher marks work than a solver that only prints the right answer. The main AI Math Solver gives step-by-step solutions for algebra, calculus, trigonometry and more, and Symbolab says it reads typed notation, plain language requests and photos from a notebook. Word problem, geometry and graphing solvers sit alongside practice exercises, quizzes, worksheets and a progress dashboard. A Chrome extension snips and solves problems on any website, and there are iOS and Android apps. Symbolab is owned by Learneo, the company behind QuillBot. We could not find a public USD price page, so check the in-app upgrade screen. We compared documented features and published prices.

Gemini is a general AI assistant, and Google pitches it to students directly. Its student page lists a sample prompt asking Gemini to walk step by step through a calculus problem from a homework set, which is how most students will use it to check math. Beyond solving, students can upload course materials to build a study notebook, turn notes into personalized quizzes and see weak areas in a performance tracker, and Gemini Live handles spoken back-and-forth on hard concepts. The free plan costs $0 a month with a Google Account, Google AI Plus is $4.99 a month in the US with 2x higher usage, and Google offers a free student plan for 1 year with 4x higher limits. The weakness for this task is that Gemini is a chatbot rather than a computation engine, so answers on long calculations are worth checking against Wolfram|Alpha or Symbolab. We compared documented features and published prices.

Mathway has been a dedicated math solver for more than 20 years and is owned by Chegg. It covers 11 subjects: Basic Math, Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Trigonometry, Precalculus, Calculus, Statistics, Finite Math, Linear Algebra, Chemistry and Physics, so a student taking several STEM classes can check all of them in one place. Problems can be typed or uploaded as a photo of handwritten or printed work, and choosing a subject first tells Mathway which solving method to use. Mathway says the site is free to use with step-by-step solutions and no sign-up, and an optional subscription opens the full experience. It also lists 59+ free calculators for equations, factoring, derivatives and statistics, and Chegg reports more than 5 billion problems solved. We could not find a public USD price, so check the Upgrade screen. Compared with Symbolab, it lacks a tool for checking your own answer. We compared documented features and published prices.

Cymath is a plain, fast solver that handles the problems a typical algebra or calculus class assigns: its own examples include solving a linear equation, factoring a quadratic and integrating a power of cosine. The free solver shows step-by-step answers on the web and in iOS and Android apps. Cymath Plus costs $5 a month, can be canceled anytime and adds what matters most for checking homework: detailed sub-steps on how each step is done and an explanation of why it is taken, both available for most problems. Plus also removes ads, keeps a history and bookmarks of past solutions, and links each rule to definitions and examples. Cymath says it relies mainly on Plus members to fund its operation. The limits are scope and depth: there is no AI chat, no tutor and fewer subjects than Mathway or Wolfram|Alpha. We compared documented features and published prices.

Gauth, also known as Gauthmath, is an AI homework helper that accepts a dragged or pasted image of a problem and returns clear solving steps with "how" and "why" tips. It covers math, statistics and calculus along with physics, chemistry, biology, economics and writing. What sets it apart is the tutor service: Gauth says thousands of real tutors are available 24/7, lists 50k verified experts and a 98.5% satisfaction rate, and says solutions can arrive in as little as 5 minutes. That gives students a human fallback when an AI answer does not match their own. Gauth Atlas adds visual explanations for curious students. Gauth's own ratings are 4.8 on Google Play and the App Store. It also states that it is a study companion, not a substitute for students' own work. Its Gauth PLUS page showed "Coming Soon" when we checked, so we could not record a USD price. We compared documented features and published prices.

Mathos AI, also sold as MathGPTPro, combines a step-by-step solver with study tools. Students can ask for a single nudge or the full worked solution, which suits checking homework without giving the whole answer away. Each solution can become a quiz, a flashcard deck or an animated video, and the AI tutor follows work on a whiteboard and flags the step where a mistake happens. Its adaptive learning looks for the missing prerequisite behind a wrong answer. The free plan needs no card and includes limited image input and 6 video minutes a day. Paid plans are billed by the week: Basic is $5.98 a week with unlimited MathosPro and 15 video minutes a day, and Prime is $9.98 a week with unlimited MathosMax, 30 video minutes and voice input. Both carry a 3-day free trial. Weekly billing adds up fast over a school year, so most students should stay on the free plan. We compared documented features and published prices.