A plain breakdown of every Duolingo pricing tier — Free, Super, Max, and the Family Plan — so you know exactly what you'd be paying for before you sign up.
Duolingo's pricing has gotten more layered over the years. As of 2026, there are effectively four ways to use it, and the right one depends on how much you mind ads, whether you want AI-powered conversation practice, and how many people in your house are learning.
Duolingo's free tier is a real, ongoing way to learn — it's not a time-limited trial. It covers all 40+ of Duolingo's languages. The tradeoff is ads between lessons and a limited number of "hearts" (lives) per day, so if you get several answers wrong or want to do many lessons in a row, you can run out and have to wait or pay to refill.
Super removes ads and gives unlimited hearts, so you can practice as much as you want in a day without being capped. It's a single-user subscription — one account, one login. The annual plan is meaningfully cheaper per month than paying monthly, which is typical of subscription apps in this category.
Max sits on top of everything in Super (no ads, unlimited hearts) and adds AI-powered features — conversational practice and deeper grammar explanations. It's the most expensive individual tier and is aimed at learners who specifically want that AI conversation layer, not just ad-free unlimited practice.
The Family Plan bundles up to 6 individual Super Duolingo accounts under one payment. It's important to understand what this actually means: each person gets their own separate account and their own separate progress. It's not a shared pool of lessons — it's 6 individual subscriptions priced together, which works out to roughly $20/year (under $2/month) per person if you use all 6 seats.
If you're a single learner and don't mind ads or an occasional hearts cap, the free tier costs nothing and covers all 40+ languages — genuinely hard to beat on value for a solo learner willing to work around the limits. If ads bother you or you want to practice without interruption, Super at roughly $8-13/month is the standard upgrade. Max is worth it specifically if AI conversation practice matters to you; otherwise it's paying extra for a feature you may not use. The Family Plan makes sense once you have 3 or more people in the house who each want their own full Duolingo account — below that, individual Super subscriptions can end up costing about the same or less.
Lumi Lingo takes a different approach to the multi-person question. Instead of bundling separate individual accounts the way Duolingo's Family Plan does, Lumi Lingo is one shared account for up to 8 people, covering all 3 of its languages (Spanish, French, and ASL), for a flat $11.99/month. There's no per-seat pricing to calculate and no ads on any plan, including the free 72-hour trial (no card required). The tradeoff is real: Duolingo teaches 40+ languages and Lumi Lingo teaches 3. If the household needs a language outside Spanish, French, or ASL, Duolingo's Family Plan or individual Super accounts are the better fit. If the household specifically wants Spanish, French, or ASL, doesn't want speaking-into-a-microphone exercises, and would rather not do per-seat math, Lumi Lingo's flat price is simpler and, for most household sizes above two or three people, less expensive overall than stacking individual subscriptions.
To put it in raw numbers: two people on Super Duolingo (paid annually) run about $16/month combined. Three people already approaches what the Family Plan charges for up to six. Lumi Lingo's $11.99/month covers up to 8 people regardless of how many are actively learning that month, which is where the value case is strongest for larger households rather than single learners.
Spanish, French, and ASL. No microphone required. Up to 8 people on one flat-rate account.
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