9 Best GED Prep Courses of 2026

Essential Education's GED Academy gives you the most complete self-paced GED course on this list for the lowest regular price. The GED & HiSET Academy plan costs $19.99 a month or $99.99 once for lifetime access, and it includes all subjects, more than 3,000 practice questions and quizzes, essays graded by experts, a personalized study plan and support from student advisors. The course runs in English and Spanish, and you can get a Proof of Enrollment letter, which some employers and programs ask for. For $23.99 a month or $129.99 lifetime, the Plus Job Skills plan adds courses on work, computer, money and college skills. Essential Education also offers a scholarship that brings its most popular plan to $15.99 a month. The weak spot is the lack of live teaching: if you learn best from an instructor in real time, GED Live or Peterson's Core Prep Plan with live tutoring will suit you better. For most adults studying on their own schedule, the lifetime plan is hard to beat.

GED Live is the official online class program from GED Testing Service, developed with Kaplan Test Prep, and it is the best pick on this list if you want a teacher. Classes run live online for 60 to 90 minutes each and cover all four test subjects, and a recorded library lets you review lessons or catch up on a class you missed. Kaplan's subject experts answer questions by email, and the program works on a computer, tablet or phone. Pricing is simple: $79 buys 90 days of Math or Language Arts classes, and $170 buys 180 days of all four subjects plus the video library. That makes the full bundle cheaper than most single months of private tutoring. The limits are that single-subject access only exists for Math and Language Arts, the classes are in English only, and access ends when the 90 or 180 days run out, so plan your test dates before you buy. Spanish speakers should look at Essential Education or GED+.

Onsego sells its GED course as one-time plans, which makes the total cost easy to see before you start. The Advantage plan costs $79 for 6 months and covers all four GED subjects with video lessons and transcripts, two types of practice tests, a 1,500-question bank, study planners, an AI tutor and a GED Calculator course for the TI-30XS. Every plan includes 4 GED Ready vouchers for the official practice test, which Onsego values at $32, so you do not have to buy them separately. Advantage Plus at $119 extends access to 12 months and adds an Essay Checker and flashcards. Advantage Pro at $199 adds a Score Booster review service, 10 practice tests with video explainers and a pass guarantee: pass your GED or get 6 more months free. Onsego shows its prices as savings from higher list prices, so confirm the offer on the day you buy. There are no live classes, so learners who need a teacher should look at GED Live.

GED & Me is the official study app from GED Testing Service, and its free version is the best no-cost way to start studying for the GED. You get practice questions with answer explanations, a personalized study path based on your GED Ready practice test score, progress tracking, test scheduling and reminders, and free video lessons from GetSumMath. The app also includes an AI tutor called Syd that gives step-by-step explanations in over 250 languages for math, science and social studies; the free version has daily chat limits. GED & Me Boost costs $19.99 a month and unlocks unlimited AI tutoring, more practice questions and a library of over 30 hours of video lessons. The app is a study tool, not a full course: Language Arts help from Syd and non-math videos are listed as coming soon. Use it alongside a GED Ready practice test, or pair it with a full course such as Essential Education or Onsego if you need structured lessons in every subject.

GED+ is the official all-inclusive program from GED Testing Service, and it is the only product on this list that bundles the GED test itself with prep. It costs $139 per subject or $449 for all subjects. You get a dedicated English- or Spanish-speaking GED advisor, course materials for each subject, official practice tests and, if your advisor thinks you need it, a match with a 1-on-1 tutor. The cost of the test and retakes is covered until you pass, as long as you follow your advisor's guidance, including study time between tests. GED Testing Service says students who stick to their advisor's instructions are 2x as likely to earn their credential as those who study alone. The trade-offs are price and conditions: $449 is the most expensive option here, the program is U.S. only, and the retake coverage depends on doing what the advisor asks. If you only need lessons and expect to pass the first time, Essential Education or Onsego cost far less.

Peterson's GED Test Prep is a subscription course with a clear content count: 5 full practice tests, 791 practice questions, 75 instructional videos, 34 interactive lessons, 32 flashcard sets and a study skills course. Its plans differ mainly in live help. Starter costs $59 a month with month-to-month access, and Peterson's itself calls it best for exploration, not full prep. The Core Prep Plan costs $135 every 3 months, or $45 a month, and adds 90 minutes of live online tutoring and one writing or essay review each month. The Success Plan costs $234 every 6 months, or $39 a month, with 270 minutes of live tutoring. Every subscription also opens Peterson's library of over 250 other courses and practice tests, which helps if you plan to take a college placement test after the GED. Peterson's says most students need 8 to 12 weeks of preparation. Compared with Essential Education's $99.99 lifetime plan it costs more, but it includes live tutoring time.

GED Ready is not a course but it belongs on this list because it is the official practice test, written by the people who make the GED, and most study plans use it. It costs $7.99 per subject or $25.99 for all four. The test is timed and half the length of the real exam, and your result places you in one of three bands: Likely to Pass (145 to 200), Too Close to Call (134 to 144) or Not Likely to Pass (100 to 133). You also get a custom study plan that points to the exact chapters and pages to review, and your results can be printed to go over with a teacher. Each purchase covers one attempt, and there are multiple versions so a retake uses new questions. You need a computer or laptop, because mobile devices are not supported. Onsego includes 4 GED Ready vouchers in its plans, so check before buying separately.

Mometrix's GED Prep Course is a monthly subscription that renews until you cancel, and it publishes the largest practice question count on this list. For $39.99 a month you get more than 110 GED lessons, 2,140+ practice questions, 400+ videos and 320+ flashcards across Mathematical Reasoning, Reasoning Through Language Arts, Social Studies and Science, plus post-lesson quizzes and progress tracking. Mometrix bills immediately because there is no free trial, but you have 7 days to request a refund, and you can cancel from the Subscriptions section of your account. The course suits a learner who wants lots of question practice for a month or two before test day. Over a longer study period the cost adds up: three months costs about $120, more than Essential Education's $99.99 lifetime plan or Onsego's $79 six-month plan. There is no live teaching, so learners who want an instructor should look at GED Live or Peterson's tutoring plans.

Varsity Tutors is the pick for learners who want a private tutor rather than a course. Its GED tutoring page offers private 1-on-1 tutoring, weekly live classes for academic support, and practice tests and diagnostics, and it shows profiles of certified GED tutors with their degrees and years of tutoring. You start by filling in a short form, which Varsity Tutors says takes about a minute with no obligation, or by calling a specialist at (888) 888-0446. The main drawback is cost transparency: the GED tutoring page does not publish prices, so you only learn the rate after talking to the company, and private tutoring generally costs more per hour than any self-paced course on this list. A tutor can be worth it if you have tried studying alone and stalled on one subject, such as math. If you mainly want live teaching at a known price, GED Live's $170 for 180 days of classes or Peterson's Core Prep Plan with 90 tutoring minutes are easier to budget.