How Much Does Preply Cost? Rates and Subscriptions Explained

Preply is a large online tutoring marketplace used by learners around the world. Like Wyzant, its tutors set their own prices. Unlike Wyzant, Preply moves you onto a subscription with one tutor after a trial lesson, billed in 28-day cycles. That structure keeps lessons regular, but it changes how you should budget and when you should cancel.

How does Preply pricing work?

There are three steps:

1. 1Choose a tutor. Each profile shows the tutor's own price. Preply says tutor prices can start from just a few dollars an hour, and rates vary with experience, subject and demand.
2. 2Book a trial lesson. Trials are paid and can be 25 or 50 minutes. You cannot change the length after booking.
3. 3Subscribe if you continue. At the end of the trial, you choose whether to continue with a subscription for a set number of lessons a week with that tutor. You do not need a subscription to take the trial.

Subscriptions renew every 28 days, and you are charged for the next cycle's lessons.

How much does a month of Preply cost?

Because tutors set prices, your cost is the tutor's rate times the number of lessons in a 28-day cycle. Two 50-minute lessons a week means about eight lessons per cycle.

These are illustrations, not Preply figures. Check the tutor's actual price, whether it is for 50 minutes, and any taxes before you subscribe.

What happens if the trial does not work out?

Preply says that if a tutor is not the right fit, you can request a replacement trial with another tutor. Its help page does not describe a cash refund for trials. If you need to cancel a trial, doing so 12 or more hours before the start returns the lesson to your balance with that tutor; cancelling later means the cancellation policy applies and the lesson does not come back.

What happens to lessons when you cancel a subscription?

Preply lets you cancel a subscription in a web browser, under Settings, then Subscriptions, with no cancellation fee. Cancelling stops auto-renewal. You can still use lessons you have paid for until the cycle ends, but Preply says unscheduled lessons expire at the end of your current billing cycle. So the best time to cancel is after you have booked and used the lessons you have already paid for.

What affects the price of a Preply tutor?

Preply lists the usual factors: tutor credentials and experience, grade level and subject difficulty, lesson length and package size, and whether lessons are one-to-one. Advanced math and exam preparation tend to cost more than general practice, and tutors with long track records and many reviews usually charge more.

How can you keep Preply costs down?

• Use the trial to test fit, and request a replacement trial rather than committing to the wrong tutor.
• Pick the weekly number you will actually use. Unscheduled lessons can expire.
• Book lessons right after each renewal so nothing is left unscheduled.
• Check curriculum knowledge. A cheaper tutor who does not know your child's school curriculum can cost more in wasted lessons.

Is Preply good value for K-12 tutoring?

For many families it can be, especially for language learning or when you find an affordable tutor who knows your child's curriculum. The subscription model encourages consistency with one tutor, which helps progress. The trade-offs are that you do the vetting, there is no built-in assessment or program, and unscheduled lessons expire when you cancel.

How does Preply compare on price?

TaleemSquare's Starter plan works out to about $10.63 per 45-minute one-to-one lesson, with a free assessment first instead of a paid trial. See pricing.

What to do next

1. 1Shortlist tutors who list experience with your child's grade and curriculum.
2. 2Book a 50-minute trial and use it to judge how the tutor explains, not just how friendly they are.
3. 3Compare with a free 45-minute assessment at TaleemSquare for math or English before you subscribe.