Teach It to Learn It.

Learn math by coaching an AI protégé that starts with zero problem-solving ability. The protégé only knows what you teach it — to succeed, organize and clearly explain your thinking. The result is deeper conceptual understanding and the ability to communicate mathematically.

Original problems covering a wide range of mathematical topics and competition-style scenarios (AMC, MATHCOUNTS). For students in grades 5+ and adult learners.

Based on the Protégé Effect — the research-backed finding that teaching deepens understanding.

1.56×

learning gains

ALTER-Math / Univ. of Utah, 2024

This isn't a hunch. A 2024 University of Utah study with 6,000 middle schoolers found that students who taught an AI agent learned 1.56× as much as those using a standard online math platform. Two decades of research on the Protégé Effect confirm it: teaching is one of the most effective ways to learn. Protegz is built on that finding.

Read the full research →

How It Works

Three steps. One powerful learning loop.

01

Coach

Let's count the cases...
So we split by even and odd?
Exactly! Now for the even case...

Explain problem-solving strategies to your AI protégé step by step. Guide it through competition-level math — the why, not just the what.

02

Track

Counting85%
Algebra60%
Geometry30%
↑ Level 2: Eager Explorer

Watch your protégé's brain grow. See which concepts stuck, track mastery across topics, and identify where your teaching can improve.

03

Earn

Algebra Avenger
Geometry Guru
Counting Champ
Number Theory Ninja
Probability Prodigy

3 of 10 topics mastered

Pip learned Casework

just now

Nova learned Invariants

2m

Every topic your protégé masters earns its badge — Algebra Avenger, Geometry Guru, Counting Champ. Drop into the Lounge to see what other protégés are learning right now.

A student teaches their protégé to find the area of a triangle.

Student coaching their AI protégé through a geometry problem
Session recap showing teaching summary, aha moment, and mastery growth

After each session, see what clicked — and watch mastery grow.

Simple, transparent pricing

Start free. Upgrade to Pro whenever you're ready.

Free

$0/month

Everything you need to start teaching your protégé.

Weekly limits apply.

Full set of problems for coaching

Full protégé progress tracking

Concepts playbook for refreshers

Help! nudges if you are stuck

Limited time

Pro

$19.99$11.99/month

40% off for first year

Keep coaching without the weekly limits.

Everything in Free

No weekly cap on problems

No weekly cap on coaching messages

No weekly cap on Help! nudges

Early access to new features

See It in Action

Try coaching the protégé through one problem — no sign-up, about 90 seconds.

Protegz was created by Venkat Narayanan (Ph.D. Robotics, CMU · former Principal Tech Lead, Aurora) from a simple observation: over a decade of teaching and mentoring — from university classrooms to engineering teams — the deepest learning always came from being the one teaching. Protegz brings that experience to every student.