Coursehero Cost: Tuition, Fees & Total Price

Course Hero is a study site where students find shared course documents, study guides, and homework help. It offers a free tier with limited access and paid subscriptions that unlock documents and tutor questions. The price you pay depends mostly on how long you commit.

Course Hero shows exact prices at sign-up, so the plan prices below come from two independent software and education sites. Their numbers agree on the range but give different levels of detail, and Course Hero can change its prices at any time. Confirm the price on the sign-up screen before you pay.

The paid plans described by reviewers are Premier and a higher tier, Premier Plus, which adds AI tools. The free Basic tier lets you browse the library with limited access to documents and pay for homework help question by question.

Most published price lists describe the Premier plan in detail, so that is the one priced below.

Longer commitments lower the price you pay each month. Vaia, an education site, describes three billing periods for Premier.

On monthly billing, Premier costs $39.99/mo, according to Vaia. On quarterly billing, the effective price is $19.95/mo, and on annual billing it is $9.95/mo.

The amounts you actually pay at checkout are larger because they cover the whole period. Vaia lists the quarterly plan at $59.85 billed once per quarter and the annual plan at $119.40/yr billed once.

The monthly price is the highest, and the annual price is the lowest. The trade-off is commitment. If you only need Course Hero for one exam period, the monthly plan avoids paying for months you will not use. If you plan to use it all year, the annual plan costs far less per month.

SoftwareFinder, which updated its Course Hero pricing in September 2026, reports a range of $9.95 – $39.99/mo. Vaia reports the same range, running from the annual rate to the monthly rate.

Prices you see may differ from these. Promotions can change the first-period price. Prices in the Apple App Store can also differ from prices on the website, so check where you subscribe.

• Billing period. Monthly is highest, annual is lowest.
• Plan tier. Premier Plus adds AI tools and costs more than Premier.
• Extra questions. Some plans include a set number of tutor questions, and extra questions may cost more.
• Where you subscribe. Website and app-store prices can differ.
• Renewal. Subscriptions generally renew automatically unless you cancel, so read the terms.

Course Hero has a free route: you can unlock some documents by uploading your own study materials, according to reviewers, and the free tier lets you browse the library. If a subscription is more than you need, your school library and your instructor may provide study guides, tutoring, or practice materials at no charge. Ask your school what is available.

Check what the plan includes before you pay. Compare the number of document unlocks and tutor questions across the tiers, and see whether unused unlocks carry over. Look at the renewal date and the cancellation steps so a short-term need does not turn into a long subscription. If you use a school account, a trial, or a student discount, confirm whether the price you see already reflects it.