Search for an AI GED prep app and most of what comes back is app store listings, each with a new year in its name and a promise to get you through on the first try. There is no independent comparison in the first page of results. What the listings leave out is the thing that changes the decision: the company that writes the GED test now has its own AI tutor, inside its own app, and you can use it without paying. So the useful question is no longer whether an AI tutor helps, but what a paid one gives you that the official one does not.
This guide starts with what GED Testing Service gives you for free or close to it, explains what the scores and the GED Ready practice test actually mean, and then compares five AI tools on what their AI does, what it costs and what to check before you pay. Courses with no AI come after that, then a short guide to choosing.
How we put this together. We have not used these tools ourselves. Every price, rating and feature below comes from the vendor’s own website or app store listing, and the test facts come from the US pages of ged.com, all read on 10 November 2026 and linked in the text. App ratings are from the US App Store unless we say otherwise. None of these companies paid to appear on this page.
What the GED looks like in 2026
Every tool below should match this structure. These facts come from GED Testing Service, not from a prep company.
Four subjects, four separate exams
The GED test is four separate exams, and you can take them one at a time and space them out however suits you. Mathematical Reasoning takes 115 minutes and covers basic math, geometry, basic algebra, and graphs and functions. You get a formula sheet and a calculator reference sheet, an onscreen calculator on the second part, and you can bring your own TI‑30XS calculator to a test center. Reasoning Through Language Arts takes 150 minutes across three sections, including 45 minutes for a written essay. Social Studies takes 70 minutes and Science 90 minutes. Both test reading, data and reasoning, and GED’s preview page says Social Studies is not about memorising facts. GED says the price of each exam varies by state, and its price and state rules page shows your state’s fee once you select it.
What the scores mean
According to the official scores page, you need at least 145 on each of the four subjects to pass. A score from 165 to 174 is labelled College Ready, which GED says may qualify you for waivers from college placement tests, and 175 to 200 is College Ready plus Credit, which it says could qualify you for up to 10 college credit hours. These are scaled scores, not percentages, which matters when a prep site tells you how many questions you can get wrong.
Retakes and online testing
The official FAQs say that if you test in person and need to retake a subject, you get two retests you can schedule at any time, although your state may add requirements. Online, you get one retake before a 60 day wait. To test online from home at all, the online testing page says you need a computer with a webcam, a private room with four walls and a closed door, a government ID, and a green score on the GED Ready practice test within the last 60 days for each subject you want to take. You must be physically in the United States, your phone and watch must be out of reach, and you cannot use scratch paper or take notes, although the test gives you an onscreen calculator, scratch pad and whiteboard. Breaking the rules means your exams can be revoked, you lose the fee and you can be banned. GED’s price and state rules page adds that Connecticut does not offer online testing as of March 2026.
The official benchmark: free and low-cost prep from GED Testing Service
GED Testing Service is a joint venture between the American Council on Education and Pearson, and it sells its own prep alongside the test. Some of it is free. Everything else on this page should be measured against it.
Free preview tests and a free account
The free GED preview tests are 25% of the length of the real exam, one per subject, in English and Spanish. They have no time limits, cover the same question types as the real test, such as drop-down, select-an-area and fill-in-the-blank, and include answer explanations. A free GED.com account also gives you free study guides and contact details for local prep centers, which GED says number more than 6,000 worldwide. Some employers pay for prep and testing through a program GED calls GEDWorks, so check that before you spend anything.
GED Ready, the official practice test
GED Ready costs $7.99 per subject or $25.99 for all four. It is half the length of the real test and timed like it, and you take it on a computer, not a phone. Each purchase gives you one attempt, and there are several versions, so buying again does not repeat the questions. Your result falls into one of three bands: Likely to Pass for 145 to 200, which GED shows as green; Too Close to Call for 134 to 144; and Not Likely to Pass for 100 to 133. It also gives you a study plan that points to specific chapters and pages.
Two things make GED Ready more than a practice test. First, it is the only predictor on this page written by the people who write the exam. Second, a green score is required before you can book the online test, and it only counts for 60 days. So any study plan that ends in online testing will include at least one GED Ready per subject, whichever app you use. Several paid products bundle these vouchers, which is worth counting when you compare prices.
GED Flash, GED Live and GED+
GED Flash is GED’s practice question bank, with thousands of questions and step-by-step explanations in English and Spanish. One subject for a month costs $17.99, all four subjects for a month $29.99, and all four for three months $83.99. GED Live, developed with Kaplan Test Prep, is a set of live online classes of 60 to 90 minutes with recordings: $79 for 90 days of Math or Language Arts, or $170 for 180 days of all four subjects. Neither describes an AI feature.
GED+ is the official all-in-one program: $139 per subject or $449 for all four, US only. It includes a bilingual personal advisor, study materials, at least one GED Ready per subject, tutoring if your advisor thinks you need it, and the test itself with retakes. The catch is in the wording: the test and retakes are covered “when following your Advisor’s guidance, including completing study time between testing”. Refunds are possible within 30 days only if you have not started using it.
AI GED prep tools compared
| Product | What the AI does | Price (10 November 2026) | Ratings | Catch to check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GED & Me (official) | Syd chat tutor for math, science and social studies | Free with daily chat limits; Boost $19.99 a month | 4.83 from 12,320 | Language Arts and the essay not covered yet |
| Onsego | AI tutor trained on its own lessons, in every plan | $79 for 6 months to $199 for 12 months, one time | Web course | Pass Guarantee is extra access, not a refund |
| Khan Academy with Khanmigo | Tutor that guides rather than gives answers | Khan free; Khanmigo $4 a month or $44 a year | Khan Academy app 4.57 from 113,122 | No dedicated GED course; Khanmigo needs 18+ and a US billing address |
| General Ed Diploma Prep 2026 (ABC) | Mentora chat tutor | $6.99 a week to $39.99 a year | 4.86 from 7,277 | Its mock exam timings differ from the real test |
| GEDprep AI Tutor | 24/7 AI tutor with short lessons | $4.99 a week to $119.99 a year | 4.70 from 2,153 | Several prices for the same plan length |
How we chose and ordered these
Each product had to describe an AI feature in its own words, cover all four GED subjects or map clearly to them, and be live and updated in 2026. We ordered them by how clearly the vendor explains what its AI does and where it sits, how clear the price is, and how closely the practice tracks the official test and GED Ready. We left out apps whose only AI was the name, apps with very few ratings, and apps not updated for more than a year. This order says nothing about pass rates, and we found no independent study comparing these tools.
The five AI tools
1. GED & Me: the test maker’s own AI tutor
The AI. GED & Me is the official app from GED Testing Service. Its AI tutor, Syd, gives step-by-step explanations when you are stuck on a question, in more than 250 languages, for math, science and social studies; GED says Language Arts is coming soon. The app also builds a learning plan from your GED Ready score report, tells you where to start and when to schedule each subject, and includes practice questions, short math videos and reminders. GED’s article on the tutor says it is built on large language model technology and trained on the GED test, and its AI policy says the third parties that provide its AI services do not retain test taker data.
Plans and price. The app is free. The free version gives you practice questions with explanations, a study path based on your GED Ready score, free video lessons from GetSumMath and limited access to Syd “with daily chat limits”; we did not find the limit published. Boost, at $19.99 a month on the App Store, unlocks unlimited Syd chats, more practice questions and a library of more than 30 hours of video lessons. The app page also says that for the best experience you need to buy a recommended study tool that works alongside it, and you cannot take GED Ready or the real test inside the app.
Fine print. GED’s app page says users who chat with Syd see an average score increase of nearly five points on their test result, but it does not say compared with whom or how it was measured. Its own article on the tutor reports engagement instead: 36.8% of learners who answered an in-app math question used the tutor, 98% of those asked follow-up questions, and they spent 2.4 times as long learning in the app. Treat the score figure as a vendor claim. On 10 November 2026 the app had a 4.83 rating from 12,320 US ratings, the largest count among the GED-specific apps here, was updated on 21 October 2026 and is rated 16+ on the App Store. On Google Play it had 4.72 from 2,821 ratings and more than 50,000 downloads. Its privacy label lists your email, name, device ID, usage and diagnostics as linked to you, with no tracking listed. GED says the app is currently available in the US.
Choose it if you want an AI tutor that knows the GED and a plan tied to the official practice test, at no cost to start. Skip it if Language Arts or the essay is your weak spot, because Syd does not cover them yet.
2. Onsego: a full course with an AI tutor and GED Ready vouchers
The AI. Onsego is an online GED course with short video lessons, quizzes and practice tests for all four subjects. Its feature page says its AI tutor is available around the clock in every plan, from lessons, quizzes and practice tests, and describes it as an AI expert trained on Onsego’s own lessons and content. It does not name the model. The higher plans add an essay checker that Onsego says scores your Language Arts essay on the same criteria as the real test, and a TI‑30XS calculator course is included in every plan.
Plans and price. The pricing page lists three one-time payments that do not renew: Advantage at $79 for 6 months, Advantage Plus at $119 for 12 months with the essay checker and flashcards, and Advantage Pro at $199 for 12 months, which adds expert review of your work, a faster study track and a Pass Guarantee. Each is shown as reduced from a higher normal price ($129, $189 and $399), with no end date given. Every plan includes four GED Ready vouchers, which Onsego values at $32, close to the $31.96 that four single-subject GED Ready tests cost at GED’s $7.99 price. There is a seven-day money-back guarantee and a pay-in-four option through Klarna.
Fine print. The Pass Guarantee is on the Pro plan only, and it is not a refund. Onsego’s wording is that if you need more time, it will extend your access for an additional six months for free. Onsego says GED Testing Service recognises it as a trusted publisher whose material aligns with the test; that statement is Onsego’s, and we did not find it on the ged.com pages we read.
Choose it if you want a complete video course with an AI tutor on every lesson and a price you pay once. Skip it if you only need help in one subject, or you would rather start free.
3. Khan Academy with Khanmigo: free lessons, a low-cost tutor
The AI. Khanmigo is the AI tutor from Khan Academy, the nonprofit. Khan says it challenges you to think problems through rather than handing you the answer. It works across Khan’s library, which is free. Khan Academy does not have a GED course, and its help article on the GED says so, but it maps its free courses to each GED test: arithmetic, pre-algebra, basic geometry, statistics and algebra for Math; grammar and reading courses for Language Arts; US history, civics, economics and statistics units for Social Studies; and biology, chemistry, physics and earth and space courses for Science. For the essay it points to its Writing Coach. Each course has a 30-question Course Challenge to find your gaps, and Khan itself suggests taking the official GED practice tests first.
Plans and price. Khan Academy’s content is free. Khanmigo costs $4 a month or $44 a year, plus sales tax. You must be 18 or older, live in the US and have a US billing address; younger learners need a parent to sign up for them.
Fine print. Because there is no GED course, you build your own path, and nothing here predicts a GED score. Use GED Ready for that. Khan’s app had a 4.57 rating from 113,122 US ratings, but that covers the whole Khan Academy app, not GED study. Our Khanmigo review covers how the tutor works in more detail.
Choose it if you need to rebuild school math or reading from the ground up and want a patient tutor for very little. Skip it if you want a ready-made GED plan, or you live outside the US.
4. General Ed Diploma Prep 2026 by ABC: Mentora on a subscription app
The AI. General Ed Diploma Prep 2026, sold on the App Store by Easy Pass Company Limited, includes an AI tutor called Mentora. The listing says it gives instant explanations, personalised feedback and study tips. Around it are practice tests for all four subjects, a diagnostic test, custom tests, explanations for each answer and a passing probability for each subject.
Plans and price. The app is free to download. The US App Store listed four subscriptions on 10 November 2026: $6.99 a week, $9.99 a month, $24.99 a quarter and $39.99 a year. Note that four weeks on the weekly plan costs more than the monthly plan. The listing does not say which features, including Mentora, need a subscription. The Easy Prep website offers free practice questions by subject in English and Spanish.
Fine print. The website says its full-length mock exams mirror the official GED scoring system, but it lists the Math mock as 25 questions in 110 minutes and the Language Arts mock as 40 questions in 95 minutes, with a maximum number of mistakes for each. The real Math exam is 115 minutes and Language Arts is 150 minutes with a 45-minute essay, and GED reports scaled scores, not a mistake count. Its privacy label says location, identifiers, usage data and diagnostics may be used to track you, including for third-party advertising. Subscriptions renew automatically and you cannot cancel the current period once it has started. It had a 4.86 rating from 7,277 US ratings, was updated on 24 October 2026, and on Google Play had 4.64 from 168 ratings. It says it is not endorsed by GED Testing Service.
Choose it if you want a phone app with a chat helper and lots of practice at a low yearly price. Skip it if you want timed practice that matches the real exam, or you mind ad tracking.
5. GEDprep AI Tutor: short lessons with a 24/7 tutor
The AI. GEDprep AI Tutor, listed on the App Store as GED Practice Test Prep 2026 by Line Century Global Joint Stock Company, is built around an AI tutor the listing says is available 24/7, with lessons that take under 10 minutes and quick review quizzes. The topic list covers all four subjects, from interpreting nonfiction and grammar to equations, civics and earth science.
Plans and price. The App Store listed these in-app purchases on 10 November 2026, some of them more than once: one week at $4.99 and at $6.99, one month at $19.99 and at $24.99, three months at $59.99, one year at $119.99, and an “Unlock everything” purchase at $10.99. The listing does not explain why the same plan length appears at two prices or what “Unlock everything” covers, so check the price on your own phone before you tap.
Fine print. Its yearly price is three times ABC’s. The listing says there are no refunds and that you cannot cancel the current subscription period. The website renders by script and we could not read it, and we found no model named and no detail on what happens to your chats; the privacy label says usage data and diagnostics may be used to track you. It had a 4.70 rating from 2,153 US ratings and was last updated on 18 September 2026.
Choose it if you like short daily lessons on your phone with a tutor to ask. Skip it if you want clear pricing or a long plan at a low cost.
GED prep with no AI worth comparing
Two well-known GED courses do not describe any AI feature. They are not in the numbered list, but they are the honest comparison for anyone weighing a paid AI app.
Essential Education GED Academy
GED Academy from Essential Education describes an automated learning system that works out what you need to know, 24 practice tests including teacher-graded essays, and student success coaches. Its pricing page lists GED and HiSET Academy at $19.99 a month or $99.99 for lifetime access, and a version with job skills courses at $23.99 a month or $129.99 lifetime, both with a seven-day money-back guarantee and English and Spanish. One line on its homepage needs a correction: it says “The passing score is just 45% correct”. GED reports scaled scores up to 200 with 145 to pass, and its scores page gives no percentage.
Mometrix GED Prep Course
The Mometrix GED course lists more than 2,140 practice questions, more than 400 review videos, more than 110 lessons and more than 320 flashcards. It costs $39.99 a month as a subscription that renews monthly until you cancel, with a seven-day satisfaction guarantee. No AI is described.
What about ChatGPT or another general chatbot?
A general chatbot is free or cheap and can walk you through a fraction problem, explain a chart or comment on a practice essay. For the Language Arts essay, which GED & Me does not cover yet, that can be useful: paste in a practice essay you wrote and ask what a reader would find weak in your argument. Three limits matter. First, it can be wrong with confidence, and GED numbers are a trap: some prep sites describe a percent-correct pass mark, while GED itself uses scaled scores with 145 to pass. Check every number on ged.com. Second, it will happily write the essay for you, which teaches you nothing for a 45-minute timed test. Third, keep it out of the test room: the online test bans notes, phones and outside help, and the proctor will not answer questions about content. For more on AI study help, see our guides to AI tutoring apps and AI math solver apps.
What we left out, and why
GED Prep by Ace AI from Krager Labs has “AI” in its name but describes no AI feature, had 179 ratings, and lists ten in-app purchases from $4.99 to $89.99, several of them called Lifetime Access at different prices. Prepia’s GED app had 333 ratings and describes adaptive tools but no AI. An app called GED Practice Test & Prep 2026 from an individual developer had 40 ratings. YourTeacher’s GED app was last updated in March 2024, and the McGraw-Hill GED apps in 2018 and 2021. Kaplan, Study.com and Union Test Prep blocked our reader, so we did not assess them; Kaplan’s teaching does appear above through GED Live.
How to choose an AI GED prep tool
Start with the official free tools and one GED Ready
Take the free preview test in each subject, then buy GED Ready for the subject that worries you most. If you score green, you may need very little extra help in that subject. If you are Too Close to Call, GED’s own wording is that you are almost ready and need a little more practice, so target the weak areas its study plan names. If you are Not Likely to Pass, you need lessons, not just questions, and that is where a course or a tutor earns its price.
Ask what the AI covers
Syd in GED & Me covers math, science and social studies but not Language Arts yet. Onsego’s tutor is trained on Onsego’s lessons. Khanmigo works across Khan Academy’s general library. The two subscription apps describe a chat tutor without saying which model runs it. If your weak spot is the essay, check that the tool covers writing before you pay for it.
Count the GED Ready vouchers and the guarantee terms
You will need GED Ready anyway if you plan to test online, so a plan with vouchers included is worth up to $31.96 more than one without. GED+ covers the test and retakes only when you follow your advisor’s guidance. Onsego’s Pass Guarantee gives you more time, not your money back. Read the terms before you count a guarantee as part of the value.
Read the billing before you subscribe
Weekly plans add up quickly, ABC’s and GEDprep’s subscriptions renew automatically, and neither lets you cancel a period you have already started. One-time prices like Onsego’s, or a short GED Flash pass, are easier to control. For other exams, our AI SAT prep apps guide shows the same pattern: the free official practice is the benchmark, and the plan decides what the AI does.
Verdict
Start with the free GED preview tests and the free GED & Me app, and pay $7.99 for a GED Ready in your weakest subject. If Syd’s daily allowance runs out and you want more, Boost at $19.99 a month is the official route, though it does not cover Language Arts yet. If you want a full course with an AI tutor on every lesson, Onsego’s one-time plans include four GED Ready vouchers. If you need to rebuild basic math or reading, free Khan Academy with Khanmigo at $4 a month is a low-cost tutor from a nonprofit. ABC’s app is a low-cost phone option once you accept that its mock exams do not match the real timings, and GEDprep AI Tutor needs a careful look at its price list first. Check every score claim against ged.com, and keep every AI tool out of the test.
Sources
- GED Testing Service: test subjects, test scores, price and state rules, FAQs, online GED test, free preview tests, GED Ready, GED Flash, GED Live, GED+, GED classes, GED & Me, AI tutor article, AI policy statement.
- App stores: GED & Me, App Store, GED & Me, Google Play, General Ed Diploma Prep 2026, App Store, General Ed Diploma Prep 2026, Google Play, GEDprep AI Tutor, App Store, GED Prep by Ace AI, App Store.
- AI tools: Onsego, Onsego what’s inside, Onsego pricing, Khan Academy GED help article, Khanmigo for learners, Easy Prep GED practice test.
- No AI: Essential Education GED Academy, Essential Education pricing, Mometrix GED.
- All pages read 10 November 2026, except that dates in the text are those shown on each page.
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