What each week held
Withheld: something was read in 1 week of the last 12. A series needs at least 2 to say anything a single reading does not.
What it declares
- gamified lessons
- AI conversation practice (roleplay)
- Explain My Answer (AI grammar explanations)
- video call with AI character
- unlimited hearts/energy
- ad-free experience
- offline access
- family/shared plan
As the company’s own pages describe it. Forge did not test any of these.
What users raised
- restrictive free-tier energy/hearts cap
- Max pricing seen as expensive relative to features
- limited language support for AI features
- pricing confusion/inconsistency across regions and promotions
- paying mainly removes restrictions rather than adding curriculum
Themes people raised in public. A complaint is somebody’s opinion, not a measurement of the product.
Everything on record
5 observed claims, and 1 inference counted apart from them. Newest first; the tag on each row is what kind of claim you are reading.
- PEOPLEFACTOct 1, 2026
Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn sold approximately $4.25 million in shares on September 16, 2026 at prices ranging from $150.17 to $151.54 per share, and the company's General Counsel also sold over 8,000 shares for about $1.2 million in the same period.
Notable insider selling activity amid a stock rally; relevant for tracking leadership/insider confidence signals
investing.com/news/insider-trading-news/duolingo-president--ceo-luis-von-ahn-sells-425-million-in-shares-93CH-4919654 - DISCOURSEFACTOct 1, 2026
Evercore ISI upgraded Duolingo to Outperform and more than doubled its price target to $210 from $105, while DA Davidson raised its target to $175 from $160 and maintained a Buy rating, both citing strong daily active user growth (projected 25.6%-28% YoY for Q3) and AI-driven monetization prospects; shares rose roughly 6-7% on September 29, 2026.
Reflects strengthening market/analyst sentiment around Duolingo's growth and monetization trajectory, relevant competitive context
www.timothysykes.com/news/duolingo-inc-duol-news-2026_09_29/ - POSITIONINGCOMPANY CLAIMOct 1, 2026
Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn stated that Indonesia is now one of the company's five fastest-growing markets worldwide based on year-over-year growth in daily active users, with rising interest in English and Chinese and growing demand for AI-powered language-learning tools.
Signals geographic growth focus (Southeast Asia) and reinforces AI-feature positioning in company messaging
tribune.net.ph/2026/09/29/duolingo-sees-rapid-indonesia-growth - PRODUCTUSER OPINIONOct 1, 2026
A Max review notes video call ('Lily calls') access is expanding, with Japanese and Korean added on Android alongside English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese, and that Video Call access is expanding to Super subscribers as well.
Suggests Duolingo is gradually pushing premium AI conversational features down into lower tiers, a packaging shift worth monitoring
copycatcafe.com/blog/duolingo-max - PRODUCTUSER OPINIONOct 1, 2026
One recent review source states that as of January 2026, the AI feature 'Explain My Answer' — previously a Max-exclusive — is now available free to all users, and that skill-lesson AI features in the Practice tab are also available without Max.
Erodes the differentiation of the paid Max tier if confirmed, since a flagship AI feature has moved into the free/Super tier
copycatcafe.com/blog/duolingo-max - PRICINGINFERENCEOct 1, 2026
Multiple third-party pricing trackers (dated within the last ~60 days) describe a four-tier Duolingo pricing structure: Free, Super (~$12.99/mo or roughly $84-$120/yr depending on source and timing), a Family plan (~$120-$144/yr for up to 6 users), and Max (~$29.99/mo or ~$168/yr). Figures disagree across sources, which is likely due to regional pricing, promotions, and A/B testing rather than a single authoritative figure.
Establishes baseline pricing for future comparison, but exact current official prices could not be confirmed from Duolingo's own site in this run
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A record of what Forge read in public about Duolingo — its own pages and what people wrote about it. Nothing here is a test of the product, a ranking or a score, and Forge has no relationship with this company.