# AI tools for students with an API in 2026

> 17 AI tools for students on Finder Atlas offer an API. In 2026 the top of the list is DeepSeek, Speechify and Google Gemini, ranked by our editors' checks.

- This page: https://finderatlas.com/best/students/with-api
- Ranking: reviews on Finder Atlas first, then claimed listings, then editor-reviewed listings, then the editorial score. No paid placement.

## Tools

- [DeepSeek](https://finderatlas.com/tools/deepseek): Free AI chat app and low-cost API running DeepSeek's open-weights V4 models (Freemium · Free plan, paid from $0.15/1M input tokens · API · Web, iOS, Android)
- [Speechify](https://finderatlas.com/tools/speechify): Listen to documents and web pages with natural AI voices, and dictate by voice (Freemium · Free plan, paid from $29/month · API · Web, iOS, Android)
- [Google Gemini](https://finderatlas.com/tools/gemini): Google's AI assistant for chat, research, image and video creation, and Workspace apps (Freemium · Free plan, paid from $4.99/month · API · Web, iOS, Android)
- [Perplexity](https://finderatlas.com/tools/perplexity): AI answer engine that searches the live web and cites its sources (Freemium · Free plan, paid from $20/month · API · Web, iOS, Android)
- [Gemini Notebook](https://finderatlas.com/tools/notebooklm): Google's Gemini Notebook, formerly NotebookLM, answers questions and builds summaries from your own sources (Freemium · Free plan, paid from $4.99/month · API · Web, iOS, Android)
- [Canva](https://finderatlas.com/tools/canva): Browser-based design platform with templates, collaboration tools and built-in AI image and video generation (Freemium · Free plan, paid from $18/month · API · Web, macOS, Windows)
- [Mistral Vibe (formerly Le Chat)](https://finderatlas.com/tools/mistral-le-chat): Mistral AI's chat assistant and coding agent for everyday work and software tasks (Freemium · Free plan, paid from $14.99/month · API · Web, iOS, Android)
- [Otter.ai](https://finderatlas.com/tools/otter-ai): Record, transcribe and summarize meetings, with action items and searchable AI chat (Freemium · Free plan, paid from $16.99/user/mo · API · Web, macOS, Windows)
- [Elicit](https://finderatlas.com/tools/elicit): AI research assistant for literature search, systematic reviews and evidence reports (Freemium · Free plan, paid from $75/user/mo · API · Web, API)
- [Poe](https://finderatlas.com/tools/poe): Chat with many AI models, image tools and custom bots through one account (Freemium · Free plan, paid from $4.99/month · API · Web, iOS, Android)
- [Trust Me Bro](https://finderatlas.com/tools/trust-me-bro): Paste a claim, get cited research for and against it and a shareable receipt (Freemium · Free plan, paid from $9.99/month · API · Web, Chrome Extension, API)
- [Grammarly](https://finderatlas.com/tools/grammarly): AI writing assistant that corrects, rewrites and tone-checks your text across every app (Freemium · Free plan, paid from $30/month · API · Web, macOS, Windows)
- [Z.ai Chat](https://finderatlas.com/tools/z-ai): Free GLM-powered AI chatbot and agent from Zhipu AI for writing, coding and research (Freemium · Free plan, paid from $18/month · API · Web, API)
- [Consensus](https://finderatlas.com/tools/consensus): Search peer-reviewed research and get cited, evidence-based answers in seconds (Freemium · Free plan, paid from $20/month · API · Web, Android)
- [Kimi](https://finderatlas.com/tools/kimi): Chat, research and agent assistant from Moonshot AI, built on its Kimi K3 model (Freemium · Free plan, paid from $19/month · API · Web, macOS, iOS)
- [RemoveHandwriting](https://finderatlas.com/tools/removehandwriting): Erase handwriting and pen marks from photos, scans and PDFs while keeping printed text (Freemium · Free plan, paid from $3.90/month · API · Web, iOS, Android)
- [Felo](https://finderatlas.com/tools/felo): Multilingual AI search engine that also builds slides, mind maps and research reports (Freemium · Free plan, paid from $14.99/month · API · Web, iOS, Android)

## Related lists

- All 40 tools for students: https://finderatlas.com/best/students.md
- Free tools for students (40): https://finderatlas.com/best/students/free.md
- Tools with an API for students (17): https://finderatlas.com/best/students/with-api.md
- AI Assistants (9): https://finderatlas.com/categories/ai-assistants.md
- Education & Research (3): https://finderatlas.com/categories/education.md
- Audio & Speech AI (2): https://finderatlas.com/categories/audio-ai.md
- Image & Visual AI (2): https://finderatlas.com/categories/image-ai.md
- Productivity (1): https://finderatlas.com/categories/productivity.md

## FAQ

**What is the best AI tool for students?**

DeepSeek tops this list. Free AI chat app and low-cost API running DeepSeek's open-weights V4 models. It is freemium (free plan, paid from $0.15/1m input tokens).

**Which AI tools for students are free?**

DeepSeek, Speechify, Google Gemini, Perplexity and Gemini Notebook have a free plan, among 40 in total.

**Which AI tools for students have an API?**

DeepSeek, Speechify, Google Gemini, Perplexity and Gemini Notebook offer an API, among 17 in total.

**How is this list ranked?**

Tools with reviews on Finder Atlas come first, by rating. Then listings claimed by their makers, then listings checked by our editors, then Finder Atlas's own 0 to 10 editorial score. Nothing on the list is paid placement.