Now teaching German · A1 → C2

Learn German,
properly.

Polyglot is an AI tutor built like a real language school — not a game. Structured Goethe-Zertifikat curriculum, real-time voice conversation, and a tier system that actually means something when you finish.

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Live with Frau Schmidt
Live
Hallo! Was hast du heute gemacht? What did you do today?
Ich habe Deutsch gelernt. I learned German.
How it works

Three things, done seriously.

No streaks, no leaderboards, no cartoon owl. Just structured lessons, real conversation, and tests that mean something.

01

Take placement, then follow the path

Start at your level — A1 if you're new, higher if you can prove it. Each tier has structured lessons across grammar, reading, chat and speaking.

02

Practice with a real-time AI tutor

Frau Schmidt holds actual voice conversations in German — phone-call latency, you can interrupt her, she corrects you naturally. No push-to-talk gimmick.

03

Pass the tier test, advance.

After every tier, a 10-question exam drawn from your lessons. Pass with 80% to advance. No grinding, no participation trophies.

What's inside

Built for people who want to actually speak German.

Not collect XP. Every feature exists because a real student needs it to get to fluency.

01 / Voice
🎙️

Real-time voice conversation

Talk to Frau Schmidt the way you'd talk to a tutor. Powered by OpenAI Realtime — sub-500ms latency, true interruption, native pronunciation.

02 / Curriculum
📐

Goethe-Zertifikat aligned

Lessons authored against the CEFR descriptors that the actual A1–C2 exams use. Progress means something measurable.

03 / Reading
📖

Adaptive reading practice

Short passages at your level with comprehension questions. Generated fresh, never memorized — the test material is always new.

04 / Feedback
💬

Mistake-aware corrections

When you make a grammar slip, the tutor models the correct form briefly and keeps the conversation going — no lecture, no pop quizzes.

Pricing

Free during beta. Then student-friendly.

Real-time voice runs on OpenAI Realtime — it's the one cost line we can't dodge. So plans are structured around voice minutes, not feature gates. Curriculum stays open at every paid tier.

Pricing below is informational while we're in invite-only beta. Numbers may shift before public launch.

Free

$0/month

A taste of everything. The on-ramp.

  • A1 curriculum, full
  • 50 text chat messages/day with Frau Schmidt
  • Grammar & reading drills
  • 5 minutes/month of real-time voice
  • A2+ tiers
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Student

$8/month

For learners getting serious about A1–A2.

  • A1 + A2 curriculum
  • Unlimited text chat
  • 30 minutes/month of real-time voice
  • Tier tests & certificates
  • B1+ tiers
Available after beta

Intensive

$29/month

For exam crunch and immersion learners.

  • Everything in Standard
  • 200 minutes/month of real-time voice
  • TestDaF / Telc C1 prep modules
  • Top-up packs from $5 / 20 minutes
Available after beta
Our take

Most language apps are designed to keep you logged in. This one's designed to make you fluent.

Streak shame. Cartoon owls. Endless repeat-until-perfect. The dominant language-learning model is engagement-maximized, not learning-maximized. It optimizes for daily active users, not passing the B1 exam.

Polyglot inverts that. Real curriculum. Real conversation. Real assessment. Boring on the surface, deeply effective in practice — the way a serious language school operates.

Questions

Honest answers.

Is this really better than Duolingo?
For getting fluent? Yes. Duolingo is excellent at habit-formation and vocabulary recognition, but it's not a path to passing a real exam. Polyglot is curriculum-driven and conversation-heavy, which is how language school actually works. For a casual streak you can keep up with on the bus, Duolingo wins.
Why German first?
German has a uniquely well-defined exam ladder (Goethe-Zertifikat A1 → C2) and a large, motivated audience of learners who want to actually live, work, or study in German-speaking countries. Other languages are coming after we get this right.
Do I need a microphone?
For text Chat, no. For the real-time Speak feature, yes — your laptop's built-in mic is fine. Browser will ask permission the first time.
Why is voice metered, not unlimited?
Real-time voice runs on OpenAI's Realtime API at about $0.30/minute. "Unlimited voice" plans either lose money on power users or get throttled silently. We'd rather be honest: minutes are real, every plan tells you exactly how many you get, and you can top up if you need more without changing plans.
What happens to my progress if I cancel?
Your account and progress stay. You drop to the Free tier. Your tier-test results and lesson history are kept indefinitely — you can resume any time without losing your place.
Is there an iPhone app?
Not yet. The web version works on iPhone Safari and Android Chrome. Native apps come after the curriculum is fleshed out across more tiers.

Stop collecting badges. Start speaking German.

Polyglot is in private beta. Email us with the address you'd like to use; we'll add you to the allowlist.

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