Socratic (Google)

Google · 2022 · Education AI · USA

A to Z

A · App: Yes
B · Built By: Google
C · CEO & Politics: Sundar Pichai — Centrist / historically bipartisan
D · Date: 2022
E · Expertise: Beginner (app available)
F · Free Tier: Yes
G · Generates: Text only
H · Deployment: Cloud
I · Inputs: Text
J · Jurisdiction: USA
K · Key Staffers: Jeff Dean (Chief Scientist), Sundar Pichai (CEO Alphabet)
L · Languages: English-primary
M · Model Type: Education AI
N · Safety Issues: None reported
O · Open Source: Proprietary
P · Pricing: Free (socratic.org now redirects to Google Lens)
Q · AIDb Rating: [UNKNOWN]
R · What Makes It Special: Socratic by Google, a homework-help app for high school and university students that Google acquired in 2018 and that by August 2019 used AI to help: students photograph, type or speak a question, and Socratic identifies the underlying concepts and points them to the most relevant videos, explanations and web resources, plus subject guides on over 1,000 topics. The socratic.org site now redirects to Google Lens, which offers step-by-step homework help.
S · Stock / Status: $344 (GOOGL, Sep 25, 2026)
T · Training Cutoff: [UNKNOWN]
U · Users: [UNKNOWN]
V · Voice Chat: No
W · Weights: API only
X · X Handle: @Google
Y · Year Founded: [UNKNOWN]
Z · Bottom Line: Proprietary Education AI from Google, released 2022.

Data completeness 85% · Last verified 2026-05-12 · Primary source ↗

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