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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 $16 per hour and half of them charge between $12 and $23. 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 | 293 | $16 | $12–$23 | $21 | 25% cheaper |
| German | 193 | $20 | $15–$28 | $23 | 13% cheaper |
| Japanese | 186 | $16 | $13–$22 | $21 | 25% cheaper |
| French | 163 | $14 | $10–$21 | $22 | 36% cheaper |
| Korean | 82 | $15 | $11–$20 | $22 | 33% cheaper |
| Italian | 75 | $15 | $12–$20 | $20 | 27% cheaper |
| Spanish | 44 | $16 | $12–$23 | $20 | 20% cheaper |
| Turkish | 30 | $14 | $10–$15 | $20 | 33% cheaper |
| Polish | 29 | $16 | $12–$21 | $24 | 33% cheaper |
| Persian | 28 | $10 | $7.75–$13 | $15 | 34% cheaper |
| Cantonese | 24 | $21 | $15–$30 | $21 | About the same |
| Dutch | 23 | $20 | $18–$29 | $21 | About the same |
| Thai | 19 | $11 | $7.50–$15 | $15 | 28% cheaper |
| Ukrainian | 18 | $11 | $9.50–$20 | $18 | 40% cheaper |
| Greek | 17 | $15 | $12–$22 | $23 | 34% cheaper |
| Russian | 16 | $16 | $12–$21 | $20 | 20% cheaper |
| Romanian | 15 | $15 | $12–$17 | $17 | 12% cheaper |
| Swahili | 15 | $10 | $10–$12 | $10 | About the same |
| Chinese | 13 | $15 | $12–$18 | $22 | 33% cheaper |
| Amharic | 13 | $10 | $6.00–$15 | $10 | About the same |
| Catalan | 12 | $18 | $13–$21 | $16 | 13% more |
| Hebrew | 11 | $18 | $16–$21 | $23 | 21% cheaper |
| Serbian | 9 | $12 | $10–$14 | $23 | 47% cheaper |
| Norwegian | 9 | $20 | $17–$26 | $22 | 7% cheaper |
| Haitian Creole | 9 | $10 | $7.33–$13 | $10 | About the same |
| Hungarian | 8 | $18 | $14–$22 | $20 | 15% cheaper |
| Czech | 8 | $23 | $18–$30 | $23 | About the same |
| Swedish | 4 | $18 | $14–$25 | $23 | 23% cheaper |
| Bulgarian | 4 | $19 | $14–$23 | $20 | 7% cheaper |
| Croatian | 3 | $30 | $23–$50 | $20 | 46% more |
| Finnish | 3 | $18 | $18–$23 | $18 | About the same |
| Portuguese | 2 | $18 | $17–$19 | $17 | 5% more |
| Latin | 2 | $15 | $15–$15 | $24 | 37% cheaper |
| Slovak | 2 | $12 | $11–$14 | $17 | 30% cheaper |
| Galician | 1 | $20 | $20–$20 | $14 | 47% more |
| Welsh | 1 | $26 | $26–$26 | $25 | About the same |
Top-rated English tutors on italki
Ranked by what students say, teaching experience and qualifications. How we pick
Chris
italki · United States
Native · ★ 5.0 (32) · 100+ lessons · Professional teacher
$22/hBook on italki(opens in a new tab)Trial $10
Top-rated German tutors on italki
Ranked by what students say, teaching experience and qualifications. How we pick
Pauline
italki · Germany
Native · ★ 5.0 (28) · 200+ lessons
$20/hBook on italki(opens in a new tab)Trial $10
Top-rated Japanese tutors on italki
Ranked by what students say, teaching experience and qualifications. How we pick
Tamayo
italki · Japan
Native · ★ 5.0 (50) · 500+ lessons
$20/hBook on italki(opens in a new tab)Trial $7.00
Rin
italki · Japan
Native · ★ 5.0 (51) · 500+ lessons
$15/hBook on italki(opens in a new tab)Trial $7.00
Momoka
italki · Japan
Native · ★ 5.0 (25) · 200+ lessons
$10/hBook on italki(opens in a new tab)Trial $7.00
Saki
italki · Japan
Native · ★ 5.0 (36) · 100+ lessons
$15/hBook on italki(opens in a new tab)Trial $7.00
Jackie
italki · Japan
Native · ★ 5.0 (32) · 200+ lessons
$21/hBook on italki(opens in a new tab)Trial $9.50
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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