Socratic AI coaching for every major math, CS, and science olympiad — it never hands you the answer.
Watching a worked solution feels like progress. It isn't. The skill that actually shows up on test day — noticing which idea to reach for, on a problem you've never seen — only develops when you're forced to find it yourself. Most prep resources skip straight to the answer key.
Ask a generic AI for help and it optimizes for the fastest correct answer. PolyTeach is built around one constraint instead: never tell, always ask.
How PolyTeach differs
Never hands you the answer. Asks the exact question that unblocks your thinking — at any hour.
Problems matched to real contest difficulty — not generic textbook exercises.
AMC 12 · Problem 14
How many positive integers n ≤ 100 satisfy n² − n + 1 ≡ 0 (mod 7)?
Timed, scored, and instantly debriefed — just like the real exam. Try a live question below.
How many positive integers n ≤ 100 satisfy n² − n + 1 ≡ 0 (mod 7)?
Score
questions correct
Instructions
Select the best answer. No penalty for guessing. Each correct answer is worth 6 points.
Answer a few questions and watch the system pinpoint your strengths and gaps in real time.
If 3x + 7 = 22, what is 2x?
Live assessment
10 questions that map your knowledge ceiling concept-by-concept and generate a study plan.
Level assessment
Set a competition date. The agent builds a day-by-day plan and adjusts after each session based on what you actually understood.
AMC 12 prep · 44 days left
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The coach never gives you the answer. It asks the question that makes you find it.
AMC 12, AIME, USAMO, USACO, USAPhO, USNCO, USABO — select the one you're training for.
Coach mode for open questions, Practice for problems, Diagnose to map your gaps and get a study plan.
The coach never gives you the answer. It asks the question that makes you find it — so it actually sticks.
Student results
What changes once you stop looking up solutions.
I qualified for AIME this year after two years of trying. The difference was having to derive every answer myself instead of watching solutions.
Marcus T.
AMC 12 → AIME qualifier
I went from barely knowing what USACO was to a Silver finish in one prep season. The Socratic sessions on graph algorithms were brutal — but they stuck.
Priya K.
USACO Silver
My F=ma score jumped 18 points. Having an AI that refuses to give you the answer is annoying at first, then it becomes the only thing that works.
Daniel R.
USAPhO semifinalist
The research
more material retained when you actively recall vs. re-reading.
Karpicke & Roediger, Science (2006)
where the average tutored student lands relative to lecture-taught peers.
Bloom, Educational Researcher (1984)
fewer STEM failures when taught with question-driven active methods.
Freeman et al., PNAS (2014)
How we compare
AoPS pioneered math olympiad prep. USACO Guide owns competitive programming. But no single platform coaches you across math, CS, physics, chemistry, and biology — until now.
Socratic coaching
Guides you to the answer through questions — never just gives it away
Math olympiads (AMC · AIME · USAMO)
Structured content and coaching for AMC 8/10/12, AIME, USAMO, MATHCOUNTS
CS olympiad (USACO · ACSL)
Algorithms, data structures, and contest problem sets for USACO Bronze–Platinum
Physics olympiad (USAPhO · F=ma)
Mechanics, E&M, and olympiad-style derivations for F=ma and USAPhO
Chemistry olympiad (USNCO)
Stoichiometry, organic, and lab-theory problems calibrated to USNCO difficulty
Biology olympiad (USABO)
Cell biology, genetics, ecology, and physiology coaching for USABO Open/Semifinals
Adaptive diagnostic
Pinpoints your exact knowledge ceiling concept-by-concept in one session
Competition study plan
Day-by-day prep campaign keyed to your competition date — adjusts after every session
Personalized to your level
Every problem and hint is calibrated to where you actually are right now
Available 24/7
No scheduling, no waiting — start a session any time
Affordable (≤ $25/mo)
Less than a single hour with a private tutor, every month, unlimited sessions
Competitor features based on publicly available information as of 2026.
Pricing
AIME qualification is worth $0 to a college if you can't explain how you solved the problem.
Free
30 sessions / month
Pro
Most popularCancel anytime
Team / School
10-seat minimum
At $20/month during a 4-month prep window, the cost is less than a single hour with a private math tutor — and you get unlimited sessions.
PolyTeach is an AI coach for competition math, science olympiads, AP courses, debate, and more. Instead of handing you answers, it asks the questions that get you there yourself — the same way a great human tutor would.
General chatbots are built to be maximally helpful, which usually means giving you the answer outright. PolyTeach is built around one rule: never tell, always ask. Coaching, practice problems with progressive hints, and adaptive diagnostics are all tuned for that — not generic Q&A.
60+ subjects: AMC/AIME/USAMO, MATHCOUNTS, USACO, Science Olympiad, all 38 AP courses, DECA, FBLA, Policy and LD debate, Model UN, and more.
The diagnostic maps your knowledge concept-by-concept, not just subject-by-subject — so hints and practice problems are calibrated to exactly where you're stuck, not a generic grade level.
Yes. The Free plan includes Socratic coaching, practice problems, and the level diagnostic with 30 messages a month. Pro adds unlimited messages and progress tracking.
Yes — Pro and Team are billed monthly through Stripe and can be canceled anytime from the billing portal on your account page. No long-term contracts.
Your conversations and progress are tied to your account and never sold. You can review your billing and account details anytime from the Account page.
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