What AI tool do most teachers use?
Asked "What AI tool do most teachers use?", ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Google AI Mode and Perplexity named 21 distinct tools across 15 answers on September 7, 2026, and 14 of them in two or more answers, and all 5 engines agreed on ChatGPT, the only tool every engine named.
14 of 21 names confirmed · named in 2 or more of 15 answers · asked September 7, 2026 · 5 engines
Most teachers use a mix of general-purpose AI models and dedicated education platforms, with ChatGPT being one of the most widely used overall. Teachers also rely on tools like MagicSchool AI, Canva, and Google Gemini for specific tasks such as lesson planning, differentiation, and visual materials. The adoption of AI tools varies by task, context, and school policies.
- 1ChatGPTnamed in 13 of 15 answers
- 2MagicSchool AInamed in 11 of 15 answers
- 3Canvanamed in 7 of 15 answers
- 4Diffitnamed in 7 of 15 answers
- 5Microsoft Copilotnamed in 6 of 15 answers
- 6Curipodnamed in 6 of 15 answers
- 7Brisk Teachingnamed in 5 of 15 answers
- 8Google Gemininamed in 4 of 15 answers
- 9Gradescopenamed in 3 of 15 answers
- 10SchoolAInamed in 3 of 15 answers
- 11QuestionWellnamed in 2 of 15 answers
- 12Eduaide.Ainamed in 2 of 15 answers
- 13Khanmigonamed in 2 of 15 answers
- 14Claudenamed in 2 of 15 answers
- 15MagicSchoolnamed in 1 of 15 answersone answer
- 16MagicSchool.ainamed in 1 of 15 answersone answer
- 17Google NotebookLMnamed in 1 of 15 answersone answer
- 18Brisknamed in 1 of 15 answersone answer
- 19Canva Magic Studionamed in 1 of 15 answersone answer
- 20Gemininamed in 1 of 15 answersone answer
- 21Quizizznamed in 1 of 15 answersone answer
The full measurement
- The position each of the 5 engines gave all 21 names.
- How many of the 15 answers named each of them.
- 106 sampled observations behind this ranking, and where the engines disagree.
- Fan-out — the query each engine actually searched.
- Every citation, and the sources nobody cited.