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Cheap French tutors under $13 an hour

The most affordable quarter of French tutors charge $13 per hour or less: 2,313 tutors across 12 platforms. For comparison, the overall median is $21. Trial lessons typically cost $1.10. Native speakers charge a median of $22 per hour, versus $20 for non-native tutors.

$11/h
Median / hour
$7.98–$13
Typical range
$1.10
Trial lesson
2,313
on 12 platforms

Compare French tutors

973 tutors match. Prices are per 60-minute lesson; you book directly on each platform.

Diane

Diane

United StatesNative

italki · United States

Native English & French Speaker | Bilingual Tutor

Native
New tutor
None listed
English +3
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–C1

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Justin

Justin

Cameroon

AmazingTalker · Cameroon

🎓 TESOL | Kids English 👶

Advanced (C1)
6 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
English +1
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Tina

Tina

MadagascarNative

italki · Madagascar

Everyday French, no stress | Le Français du quotidien, sans stress et sans prise de tête.

Native
New tutor
None listed
English
No reviews yet
Not shown

French (Madagascar) · likely · Teaches A1–B1

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Myra

Myra

CameroonNative

AmazingTalker · Cameroon

✨ French | Adults

Native
2 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
English
No reviews yet
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Teaches A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Mr Magnus

Mr Magnus

UgandaNative

AmazingTalker · Uganda

✨ Conversational English 👶

Native
1 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
English +1
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A1–B2

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
  • Everyday admin & immigration
Khilal

Khilal

Morocco

AmazingTalker · Morocco

🎓 6 yrs Experience | Travel Fr

Advanced (C1)
6 years teaching
None listed
Moroccan Arabic +1
No reviews yet
Not shown

French (Morocco) · likely · Teaches A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners

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Frederic

Frederic

FranceNative

AmazingTalker · France

🎓 6 yrs Experience | Oral Fren

Native
6 years teaching
None listed
English
No reviews yet
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French (France) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Luc

Luc

United States

AmazingTalker · United States

🎓 exam | business English 🗣

Upper intermediate (B2)
4 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
English +4
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Franck

Franck

Belgium

AmazingTalker · Belgium

🏆 IELTS UKVI | Conversation 👶

Intermediate (B1)
New tutor
Official exam examiner
English +4
No reviews yet
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Teaches C1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Chrispine

Chrispine

Kenya

AmazingTalker · Kenya

✨ Conversational English 👶

Advanced (C1)
2 years teaching
None listed
Swahili +1
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Aya

Aya

Morocco

AmazingTalker · Morocco

🗣 Conversation | Kids 👶

Fluent (C2)
3 years teaching
Other certificate
Arabic +1
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–B2

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
  • Everyday admin & immigration
Mathias

Mathias

CanadaNative

AmazingTalker · Canada

🎓 14 yrs Experience | French T

Native
14 years teaching
None listed
English +1
No reviews yet
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Canadian French · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
  • Everyday admin & immigration
Tokop

Tokop

CameroonNative

AmazingTalker · Cameroon

🎓 TESOL | Conversation 🗣

Native
4 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
English
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Basem

Basem

Egypt

AmazingTalker · Egypt

✨ Basic French 🌟

Advanced (C1)
2 years teaching
None listed
Arabic +6
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Mahsa

Mahsa

Sweden

AmazingTalker · Sweden

🎓 VITTCO | Conversational Engl

Advanced (C1)
4 years teaching
Other certificate
Persian +1
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Houssam

Houssam

MoroccoNative

AmazingTalker · Morocco

🎓 4 yrs Experience | Kids Fren

Native
4 years teaching
None listed
Moroccan Arabic +7
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Nathalie

Nathalie

FranceNative

AmazingTalker · France

🎓 Legal English | Conversation

Native
6 years teaching
None listed
English
No reviews yet
Not shown

French (France) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Shamilla

Shamilla

Kenya

AmazingTalker · Kenya

🗣 Swahili | Conversational Eng

Advanced (C1)
New tutor
None listed
Swahili +5
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Francisca

Francisca

Kenya

AmazingTalker · Kenya

🗣 Conversational English Adult

Basic (A2)
1 years teaching
None listed
Swahili +1
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Stanfford

Stanfford

Jamaica

AmazingTalker · Jamaica

🎓 TESOL | Conversation 👶

Upper intermediate (B2)
New tutor
TEFL/TESOL certificate
English +1
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Nda

Nda

Cameroon

AmazingTalker · Cameroon

🗣 Conversational English | Kid

Advanced (C1)
2 years teaching
None listed
English +3
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A1–A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
j8rsycbrgh

j8rsycbrgh

Romania

AmazingTalker · Romania

Conversational English 🗣 Kids

Fluent (C2)
1 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Romanian +2
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Lionel

Lionel

CameroonNative

AmazingTalker · Cameroon

🎓TEFL | English for all levels

Native
6 years teaching
None listed
English +2
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Souad

Souad

Morocco

AmazingTalker · Morocco

🎓 TESOL | Conversational Engli

Intermediate (B1)
New tutor
None listed
Moroccan Arabic +2
No reviews yet
Not shown

French (Morocco) · likely · Teaches A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners

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French tutors by platform

AmazingTalker has the lowest median price ($11), while Tusclases / FindTutors offers the most choice (3,742 tutors). Number of tutors, median hourly price and trial policy on each marketplace.

Tutors, prices and trial lessons by platform
PlatformTutorsMedian / hMiddle 50%Avg. ratingTrial lessonLesson length
Tusclases / FindTutors3,742$18$13–$275.0★First class free with many tutors60 min
italki2,028$20$15–$305.0★Discounted trial (30 min)30 / 45 / 60 / 90 min
Preply875$24$14–$355.0★Discounted trial (25 min)50 min
Classgap631$18$14–$245.0★Free trial (20 min)60 min
Apprentus576$30$22–$414.9★No trial lessons60 min
AmazingTalker573$11$3.96–$205.0★Discounted trial (25 min)25 / 50 min
Wiingy248$41$40–$454.6★Free trial (55 min)55 min
Tutor Hunt225$61$50–$794.9★No trial lessons60 min
Cafetalk128$15$11–$21—Discounted trial (25 min)Set by each tutor
Verbling109$34$25–$425.0★Free or discounted trial (30 min)60 min
LanguaTalk54$38$30–$455.0★Free or discounted trial (30 min)55 min
Wyzant35$60$50–$805.0★No trial; money-back guarantee on the first hour60 min

How much French tutors charge

Hourly price spread for native and non-native tutors.

All tutors
$21Middle 50% between $13 and $31, 9217 tutors
Native speakers
$22Middle 50% between $14 and $32, 4431 tutors
Non-native
$20Middle 50% between $13 and $30, 4786 tutors
10th–90th percentileMiddle 50%Median

Prices by platform

Median hourly price and spread on each marketplace.

Tusclases / FindTutors
$18Middle 50% between $13 and $27, 3740 tutors
italki
$20Middle 50% between $15 and $30, 2028 tutors
Preply
$24Middle 50% between $14 and $35, 875 tutors
Classgap
$18Middle 50% between $14 and $24, 631 tutors
Apprentus
$30Middle 50% between $22 and $41, 576 tutors
AmazingTalker
$11Middle 50% between $3.96 and $20, 573 tutors
Wiingy
$41Middle 50% between $40 and $45, 248 tutors
Tutor Hunt
$61Middle 50% between $50 and $79, 225 tutors
Cafetalk
$15Middle 50% between $11 and $21, 126 tutors
Verbling
$34Middle 50% between $25 and $42, 109 tutors
LanguaTalk
$38Middle 50% between $30 and $45, 51 tutors
Wyzant
$60Middle 50% between $50 and $80, 35 tutors
10th–90th percentileMiddle 50%Median

Where French tutors are from

  • FranceFrance1,937 / 9,224
  • CameroonCameroon521 / 9,224
  • AlgeriaAlgeria214 / 9,224
  • MoroccoMorocco171 / 9,224
  • CanadaCanada134 / 9,224
  • ItalyItaly86 / 9,224
  • SpainSpain80 / 9,224
  • BelgiumBelgium80 / 9,224

French tutors: FAQ

The cheapest quarter of French tutors in our directory charge $13 per hour or less (2,313 tutors). Community tutors and non-native speakers are usually the most affordable, and many offer discounted trial lessons.

Across 9,217 French tutors with a listed price, the median is $21 for a 60-minute lesson. Most prices fall between $8.00 and $44 per hour.

Yes. The median trial lesson costs $1.10. Trials are offered on italki, Preply, Classgap, AmazingTalker, and Wiingy, usually for 25–30 minutes, and some tutors give them for free.

We read the public profile of every tutor listed on the marketplaces we cover and refresh it daily. Prices are converted to US dollars at European Central Bank rates and normalised to a 60-minute lesson. Platforms can't pay to rank higher.

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How we collect this data

We collect public profile facts (name, photo, languages, price, rating) from tutoring marketplaces and refresh them daily. Prices are normalised to a 60-minute lesson in US dollars. Ratings and reviews belong to each marketplace. Subscription platforms have no per-tutor price.

Updated November 12, 2026

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