Course Hero

Study resources and AI explanations

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The Four Mismatches · Course Hero

Fits on everything we could check

For a student in the United States, the country it was built for.

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CurriculumNo exam claimed
It names no school exam, so this counts neither for nor against it.
- The maker names no exam
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LanguageFits
Teaches in the classroom languages of the United States.
- The maker lists: English
- Classrooms in the United States use: English
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PriceFits
It has a free plan.
- Free plan available
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DeviceFits
Works on a laptop or tablet, what most students in the United States use.
- The maker says it works on: a phone, a laptop or tablet
- 96.1% of homes in the United States have a computer (ITU, 2023)

Worked out from the maker’s own published facts, checked 4 and 5 October 2026. Nobody hand-scores these. How it’s worked outlearnerfirst.com · The Four Mismatches Test

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What it does

What the AI actually does — 'Upload to study' generates explanations and practice from a student's own notes.

Why it was built — A crowdsourced library of course-specific study materials so students find help specific to their actual class.

Who built it

Company: Course Hero, Inc. (parent Learneo)
Founders: Andrew Grauer · Gregor Carrigan
HQ / origin: Redwood City, California, USA
Founded: 2006
Model: B2C
Ownership: Parent Learneo also owns QuillBot and Symbolab
Languages: English
Pricing: Freemium/subscription (unlocks earned by uploading)

We record durable facts only — no funding-raised or user-count figures. Unverified fields are marked [TBD] rather than guessed.

Where it sits

Course Hero is on the Learning Tools Index, in study & homework help, built in United States.

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