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Free AI tools for students in India (Class 6 to 10): what is free, the age rules, and how to study with them

CMDLearn · 9 November 2026

In short: the big AI chatbots (ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot) all have a free version that is enough for school study. What decides whether a Class 6 to 10 student may use one is not the price but the age rule in its terms: each of them sets 13 as the youngest age for a child's own account, and some want a parent's permission until 18. So most Class 6 and 7 students are too young for their own account, and for older students a parent should be part of the set-up. This page is for students and parents. For a teacher's list of tools by task, see AI tools for teachers in India.

The tools at a glance

Ages and prices are from each tool's own terms, help or plans page, read on 7 November 2026 (links under Sources). They change, so read the current page before you sign up.

What the age rules mean in Class 6 to 10

A child who starts Class 1 at six is about 11 in Class 6 and 12 in Class 7: under 13, the youngest age any of these tools allows for a child's own account. That means:

• Class 6 and 7 (usually under 13): no account of their own on ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot or Perplexity. If a parent wants to use AI with them, the parent uses their own account, on their own phone, and sits with the child.
• Class 8 to 10 (usually 13 to 16): old enough under these terms, but still under 18. ChatGPT needs a parent's or guardian's permission, and Perplexity needs the parent to accept its terms first. Sign up together.
• Google accounts: Google says 13 is the youngest age to manage your own Google Account in India (India is not in its list of countries with a different age). Younger children's accounts are set up and managed by a parent with Family Link, and the Gemini web app cannot be used with a Family Link account.

Claude is 18 and over, so it is not for school students at all, even though it has a free plan.

Which free tools are fine for study

Any of the general chatbots above can help a student revise, if it is used to explain rather than to answer for you. Good uses:

• "Explain photosynthesis to a Class 7 student in five short sentences, then ask me three questions on it."
• "Here is my answer to this maths problem. Tell me where my first mistake is, but do not give me the full solution."
• "Test me on the causes of the First World War, one question at a time, and wait for my answer."

Uses that do not help: copying a whole answer into your notebook, asking it to write an essay you hand in as your own, or trusting its maths without checking. Chatbots still make arithmetic slips and can invent facts. Our guide to using ChatGPT for homework without cheating has ten prompts that make you think, and 8 quick ways to check an AI's maths answer shows how to catch its mistakes.

For reading or translating in an Indian language, Bhashini, the Government of India's free app, translates from one Indian language to another, turns your voice into text and can read text aloud. Check subject words against your textbook: a translation may use a common word where the book uses a set term.

Children's data: what to keep out of a chatbot

Under India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, a child is anyone under 18, and a company must get verifiable consent of the parent before processing a child's personal data. Our guide to your child's data and AI apps under the DPDP Act explains the rules and their dates.

Whatever the tool, the safe habits are the same:

• no full name, school name, address, phone number or photo of yourself or a friend in a chat;
• if the tool lets you, turn off chat history or saving chats for training, and ask a parent to check the settings with you;
• a parent should know which AI tools their child uses, and on whose account.

For parents: five minutes before you say yes

1. Check the age rule in the table above for the tool your child wants.
2. Set it up together, on an account you know about, with a real birth date (Copilot's terms ask for a real birthday and country if it asks).
3. Try one question from this week's chapter and compare the answer with the textbook.
4. Agree the rule: the chatbot explains, the child writes.
5. Look at the history together after the first week.

For a paid study app instead of a free chatbot, see how to judge an AI study app for your child: a 15-minute test any parent can run.

Where CMDLearn fits

CMDLearn is building an AI tutor for Classes 1 to 10 in Hindi, Marathi and English: it explains one step, checks the child's work and leaves the writing to the child. It is still being built and no school or child uses it yet. Meanwhile our free printable worksheets for Classes 1 to 10 have every answer worked out (teacher review pending). If you would like to hear when the tutor opens, join the waitlist.

Sources

All read on 7 November 2026. openai.com and perplexity.ai refuse our fetch, so their pages were read in Internet Archive copies, as noted.

• OpenAI, Terms of Use (effective 1 January 2026; at least 13 or the minimum age in your country; under 18 needs a parent's or legal guardian's permission), Internet Archive copy of 26 October 2026: openai.com/policies/row-terms-of-use
• ChatGPT pricing (Free, Go, Plus and Pro plans), Internet Archive copy of 26 October 2026: chatgpt.com/pricing
• Google, Gemini Apps Help, "What you need to sign in to Gemini Apps" (13 or over, or the applicable age in your country, with a personal or school Google Account; Family Link parents can turn off Gemini Apps for users under 13; the web app cannot be used with a Family Link account): support.google.com/gemini/answer/13278668
• Google, Gemini subscriptions (Free plan with a Google Account): gemini.google/subscriptions
• Google Account Help, age requirements (13 is the minimum age to manage your own Google Account where no other age is listed; India is not listed; Family Link for younger children): support.google.com/accounts/answer/1350409
• Microsoft, Copilot Terms of Use (effective 18 August 2026; a Microsoft Account and at least 13, older in some countries; under 18, some features may be turned off or limited; real birthday and country if asked): www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/for-individuals/termsofuse
• Microsoft India, Copilot for individuals (paid Microsoft 365 plans give "higher usage than free"): www.microsoft.com/en-in/copilot/solutions/individuals
• Perplexity, Terms of Service (last updated 23 January 2026; 13 or older; a minor under the age of majority only if a parent or guardian accepts the terms on the minor's behalf before use; paid subscriptions), Internet Archive copy of 26 October 2026: www.perplexity.ai/hub/legal/terms-of-service
• Anthropic, Consumer Terms of Service (at least 18 or the minimum age to consent in your location, whichever is higher): www.anthropic.com/legal/consumer-terms
• Claude pricing (Free plan): claude.com/pricing
• Bhashini app listing, National e-Governance Division (free; translation between Indian languages; age rating 16+): apps.apple.com/in/app/id6446089978
• The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (child defined in section 2; children's data in section 9): www.meity.gov.in/static/uploads/2024/06/2bf1f0e9f04e6fb4f8fef35e82c42aa5.pdf

Tool names are given as examples, not endorsements; we are not paid by any of them. This is general information for students and parents, not legal advice.