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italki review: prices and top tutors
italki is a marketplace where each tutor sets their own price. For English, its biggest language, the median tutor charges $20 per hour and half of them charge between $14 and $27. italki: Discounted trial (30 min). In one line: Every language, with both professional teachers and cheaper community tutors, and lessons from 30 to 90 minutes.
italki prices by language
What italki tutors charge per hour, next to the median across all platforms we track for the same language.
| Language | Tutors | Median / h | Middle 50% | All platforms | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 7,237 | $20 | $14–$27 | $18 | 11% more |
| Spanish | 3,446 | $17 | $12–$24 | $18 | 7% cheaper |
| Japanese | 2,158 | $20 | $15–$25 | $20 | About the same |
| French | 2,024 | $20 | $15–$30 | $21 | 5% cheaper |
| German | 1,434 | $25 | $18–$35 | $24 | About the same |
| Chinese | 1,418 | $20 | $15–$28 | $18 | 8% more |
| Italian | 1,417 | $20 | $15–$28 | $20 | About the same |
| Russian | 1,018 | $17 | $12–$24 | $20 | 14% cheaper |
| Korean | 870 | $20 | $15–$26 | $20 | About the same |
| Arabic | 621 | $14 | $10–$20 | $15 | 7% cheaper |
| Portuguese | 597 | $16 | $11–$24 | $17 | 5% cheaper |
| Turkish | 480 | $15 | $12–$20 | $19 | 21% cheaper |
| Polish | 326 | $20 | $14–$25 | $22 | 9% cheaper |
| Greek | 290 | $20 | $15–$28 | $22 | 11% cheaper |
| Dutch | 287 | $25 | $18–$34 | $23 | 7% more |
| Persian | 269 | $11 | $8.00–$16 | $12 | 8% cheaper |
| Thai | 249 | $16 | $13–$20 | $16 | About the same |
| Ukrainian | 238 | $17 | $12–$22 | $18 | 5% cheaper |
| Hindi | 208 | $10 | $8.00–$15 | $20 | 50% cheaper |
| Hebrew | 182 | $25 | $18–$35 | $24 | About the same |
| Filipino | 181 | $10 | $7.00–$14 | $7.58 | 32% more |
| Serbian | 170 | $14 | $10–$20 | $16 | 12% cheaper |
| Cantonese | 150 | $20 | $15–$31 | $20 | About the same |
| Catalan | 139 | $20 | $15–$25 | $17 | 19% more |
| Swahili | 139 | $10 | $7.00–$13 | $7.00 | 43% more |
| Czech | 129 | $20 | $16–$28 | $20 | About the same |
| Swedish | 119 | $24 | $18–$31 | $22 | 7% more |
| Romanian | 118 | $18 | $14–$25 | $17 | 7% more |
| Vietnamese | 100 | $16 | $12–$19 | $15 | 7% more |
| Urdu | 100 | $10 | $7.00–$13 | $8.00 | 25% more |
| Hungarian | 97 | $20 | $15–$25 | $20 | About the same |
| Norwegian | 85 | $27 | $20–$35 | $25 | 7% more |
| Indonesian | 84 | $12 | $9.00–$15 | $13 | 8% cheaper |
| Croatian | 80 | $19 | $13–$23 | $19 | About the same |
| Finnish | 66 | $30 | $20–$38 | $28 | 6% more |
| Amharic | 60 | $10 | $7.00–$13 | $10 | About the same |
| Latin | 52 | $25 | $20–$36 | $24 | About the same |
| Bangla | 52 | $10 | $8.00–$15 | $10 | About the same |
| Punjabi | 50 | $10 | $7.25–$14 | $10 | About the same |
| Danish | 49 | $30 | $25–$42 | $31 | About the same |
| Afrikaans | 43 | $12 | $10–$17 | $12 | About the same |
| Haitian Creole | 40 | $11 | $9.38–$16 | $12 | 12% cheaper |
| Slovak | 39 | $18 | $13–$25 | $18 | About the same |
| Bulgarian | 38 | $20 | $16–$25 | $20 | About the same |
| Swiss German | 38 | $34 | $27–$47 | $34 | About the same |
| Bosnian | 34 | $13 | $10–$20 | $13 | About the same |
| Malay | 33 | $20 | $14–$22 | $20 | About the same |
| Georgian | 33 | $20 | $15–$24 | $20 | About the same |
| Albanian | 30 | $17 | $15–$23 | $17 | About the same |
| Tamil | 30 | $14 | $10–$19 | $14 | About the same |
| Armenian | 27 | $18 | $13–$22 | $18 | About the same |
| Kazakh | 23 | $15 | $15–$18 | $15 | About the same |
| Telugu | 22 | $10 | $8.00–$13 | $10 | About the same |
| Lithuanian | 21 | $29 | $25–$40 | $29 | About the same |
| Mongolian | 20 | $14 | $12–$16 | $14 | About the same |
| Azerbaijani | 19 | $11 | $8.00–$14 | $11 | About the same |
| Welsh | 18 | $26 | $23–$38 | $26 | About the same |
| Nepali | 18 | $14 | $10–$25 | $14 | About the same |
| Malayalam | 18 | $9.44 | $8.00–$13 | $9.44 | About the same |
| Tibetan | 17 | $12 | $10–$16 | $12 | About the same |
| Estonian | 16 | $25 | $21–$31 | $25 | About the same |
| Galician | 15 | $20 | $15–$24 | $15 | 33% more |
| Kurdish | 15 | $12 | $8.50–$17 | $12 | About the same |
| Slovenian | 15 | $24 | $20–$32 | $24 | About the same |
| Luxembourgish | 14 | $25 | $8.96–$41 | $25 | About the same |
| Zulu | 14 | $11 | $10–$14 | $11 | About the same |
| Esperanto | 13 | $20 | $12–$30 | $20 | About the same |
| Khmer | 13 | $18 | $16–$22 | $18 | About the same |
| Icelandic | 12 | $40 | $32–$53 | $40 | About the same |
| Basque | 11 | $25 | $20–$29 | $15 | 72% more |
| Uzbek | 11 | $14 | $9.00–$17 | $15 | About the same |
| Luo | 11 | $9.50 | $7.80–$10 | $9.50 | About the same |
| Kannada | 11 | $14 | $10–$16 | $14 | About the same |
| Sinhala | 10 | $13 | $6.75–$17 | $13 | About the same |
| Lao | 10 | $15 | $12–$16 | $15 | About the same |
| Marathi | 10 | $12 | $7.75–$19 | $12 | About the same |
| Latvian | 10 | $25 | $21–$32 | $25 | About the same |
| Irish | 4 | $12 | $10–$14 | $26 | 57% cheaper |
Top-rated English tutors on italki
Ranked by what students say, teaching experience and qualifications. How we pick
Marco
italki · Unknown Region
Native · ★ 5.0 (3,194) · 35 yrs · 20,000+ lessons · Teaching degree
Jonathan
italki · United Kingdom
Native · ★ 5.0 (1,935) · 14 yrs · 5,000+ lessons · CELTA
$31/hBook on italki(opens in a new tab)Trial $12
Peter
italki · United Kingdom
Native · ★ 5.0 (1,675) · 40 yrs · 10,000+ lessons · Official exam examiner · verified
$12/hBook on italki(opens in a new tab)Trial $8.00
Eirini
italki · Greece
★ 5.0 (1,606) · 15 yrs · 10,000+ lessons · Official exam examiner
$23/hBook on italki(opens in a new tab)Trial $5.00
Oxana
italki · Russia
★ 5.0 (1,289) · 10 yrs · 20,000+ lessons · TEFL/TESOL certificate · verified
$13/hBook on italki(opens in a new tab)Trial $5.00
Top-rated Spanish tutors on italki
Ranked by what students say, teaching experience and qualifications. How we pick
Marly
italki · Venezuela
Native · ★ 5.0 (2,049) · 20,000+ lessons · Official exam examiner · verified
$29/hBook on italki(opens in a new tab)Trial $9.99
Gabriel
italki · Mexico
Native · ★ 5.0 (1,316) · 10 yrs · 10,000+ lessons · Teaching degree
$28/hBook on italki(opens in a new tab)Trial $17
Rocío
italki · Spain
Native · ★ 5.0 (2,895) · 5,000+ lessons · Official exam examiner
$27/hBook on italki(opens in a new tab)Trial $7.00
Marienma
italki · Spain
Native · ★ 5.0 (1,054) · 5,000+ lessons · Official exam examiner
$30/hBook on italki(opens in a new tab)Trial $15
Auri
italki · Spain
Native · ★ 5.0 (1,864) · 17 yrs · 5,000+ lessons · Official exam examiner · verified
$27/hBook on italki(opens in a new tab)Trial $12
Top-rated Japanese tutors on italki
Ranked by what students say, teaching experience and qualifications. How we pick
Ejderha
italki · Japan
Native · ★ 5.0 (6,189) · 25 yrs · 20,000+ lessons · TEFL/TESOL certificate
$60/hBook on italki(opens in a new tab)Trial $32
Ayako
italki · Japan
Native · ★ 5.0 (3,057) · 10,000+ lessons · Official exam examiner
$25/hBook on italki(opens in a new tab)Trial $15
Tatsuya
italki · Japan
Native · ★ 5.0 (1,957) · 8 yrs · 5,000+ lessons · Teaching degree
$23/hBook on italki(opens in a new tab)Trial $5.00
Teppei
italki · Japan
Native · ★ 5.0 (840) · 10,000+ lessons · Professional teacher
$34/hBook on italki(opens in a new tab)Trial $27
Sayuri
italki · Japan
Native · ★ 5.0 (1,535) · 4 yrs · 5,000+ lessons · Teaching degree
$32/hBook on italki(opens in a new tab)Trial $12
italki at a glance
- Pricing
- Pay per lesson
- Trial lesson
- Discounted trial (30 min)
- Lesson length
- 30 / 45 / 60 / 90 min
- Languages
- Many languages
- Professional and community tutors
- Yes
- Best for
- Every language, with both professional teachers and cheaper community tutors, and lessons from 30 to 90 minutes.
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Updated October 6, 2026
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