Photomath
Photo maths solver with step-by-step working
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What it does
What the AI actually does — Computer-vision OCR reads a photographed problem; a computer-algebra system generates step-by-step symbolic solutions.
Why it was built — Students and helping parents need the worked steps behind a maths answer, not just the answer.
Who built it
- Company
- Photomath, Inc.
- Founders
- Damir Sabol · Jurica Cerovec
- HQ / origin
- Zagreb, Croatia (Inc. San Mateo, California)
- Founded
- 2014
- Model
- B2C
- Ownership
- Owned by Google (acquired 2023)
- Languages
- Multiple (UI localised)
- Pricing
- Free scanner; 'Photomath Plus' ~US$9.99/month for extended steps
We record durable facts only — no funding-raised or user-count figures. Unverified fields are marked [TBD] rather than guessed.
Where it sits
Photomath is on the EdTech AI 100 map, in maths & adaptive practice, built in Croatia.
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