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Two platforms.
Same questions.
Khanmigo (Khan Academy)
ENTERPRISE SEARCH / PRODUCTIVITY
PROMPT
Students retain ownership of their content. Khan Academy is a nonprofit with strong privacy commitments.
OUTPUT
Not explicitly addressed. Educational outputs are treated as learning materials.
TRAINING
Policy text not extractable from cached files. Both khanmigo_tos.txt and khanmigo_privacy.txt are large HTML SPA shells (cdn.kastatic.org) that load policy content client-side; the 291KB files contain no embedded legal text. The canonical policy pages are at khanacademy.org/about/tos and khanacademy.org/about/privacy. Known facts: Khan Academy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit; Khanmigo is powered by GPT-4 (OpenAI); Khan Academy has stated publicly that student data is not sold or used for advertising. COPPA and FERPA compliance are organizational commitments.
COMMERCIAL
Nonprofit educational service. No commercial use of user data.
208 verified findings across the displayed surfaces.
Perplexity AI
ENTERPRISE SEARCH / PRODUCTIVITY
PROMPT
Users retain ownership of their queries and uploaded content per Perplexity's Terms.
OUTPUT
Perplexity does not claim ownership of AI-generated answers. Output IP status is not explicitly addressed.
TRAINING
Privacy Policy (effective February 5, 2026) states Perplexity uses data 'to improve the Services (including our AI models).' Opt-out is explicitly available in settings. Email/calendar integration data is explicitly excluded from AI training: 'we do not use or disclose Email Service Information to create, train, improve or fine-tune AI models.'
COMMERCIAL
Commercial use governed by plan tier. API use is explicitly commercial-use-permitted.
118 verified findings across the displayed surfaces.
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AIRIN SUMMARY
Khanmigo (Khan Academy) carries highly permissive license terms; Perplexity AI carries highly permissive license terms.FOR ENTERPRISE: KHANMIGO (KHAN ACADEMY) NOT RECOMMENDED · PERPLEXITY AI NOT RECOMMENDED
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⚡ INTERACTIVE RISK COMPARISON HEATMAP
| RISK SURFACE | KHANMIGO (KHAN ACADEMY) | PERPLEXITY AI |
|---|---|---|
| PPrompt Ownership | ||
| OOutput Ownership | ||
| TModel Training | ||
| CCommercial Use | ||
| DData Privacy | ||
| $Tier Differences |
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📂 Intellectual Property & Model Training
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SURFACE 01
Prompt Ownership
Khanmigo (Khan Academy)
MEDHIGH
Students retain ownership of their content. Khan Academy is a nonprofit with strong privacy commitments.
“You acknowledge that you are solely responsible for your User Content and the consequences of posting, creating, or publishing such User Content. For clarity, AI Content is User Content. See Section 10 (Specific Account Functionality; AI-Enabled Features) for additional terms rel…”
Perplexity AI
MEDHIGH
Users retain ownership of their queries and uploaded content per Perplexity's Terms.
“- Your input and output, such as questions, prompts and other content that you input, upload or submit to the Services, and the output that you create, and any collections or pages that you generate using the Services (“ **Service Interaction Information**”). Service Interaction…”
O
SURFACE 02
Output Ownership
Khanmigo (Khan Academy)
MEDHIGH
Not explicitly addressed. Educational outputs are treated as learning materials.
“10.3.3. User-Generated Content. You (and your authorized Users) may provide input (including summary, text, instructions, or other content you make available) to any AI-Enabled Feature (“ **Input**”) and receive output (" **Output**") generated by any AI-Enabled Feature. Input an…”
Perplexity AI
HIGH
Perplexity does not claim ownership of AI-generated answers. Output IP status is not explicitly addressed.
No citation available
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SURFACE 03
Model Training
Khanmigo (Khan Academy)
MEDHIGH
Policy text not extractable from cached files. Both khanmigo_tos.txt and khanmigo_privacy.txt are large HTML SPA shells (cdn.kastatic.org) that load policy content client-side; the 291KB files contain no embedded legal text. The canonical policy pages are at khanacademy.org/about/tos and khanacademy.org/about/privacy. Known facts: Khan Academy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit; Khanmigo is powered by GPT-4 (OpenAI); Khan Academy has stated publicly that student data is not sold or used for advertising. COPPA and FERPA compliance are organizational commitments.
“By posting, submitting or distributing User Content on or through the Services, you hereby grant to Khan Academy a worldwide, non-exclusive, transferable, assignable, fully paid-up, sublicensable, royalty-free right and license to (a) host, transfer, display, perform, reproduce,…”
Perplexity AI
LOW⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Privacy Policy (effective February 5, 2026) states Perplexity uses data 'to improve the Services (including our AI models).' Opt-out is explicitly available in settings. Email/calendar integration data is explicitly excluded from AI training: 'we do not use or disclose Email Service Information to create, train, improve or fine-tune AI models.'
“You may also have the ability to sync your third party email account or calendar (such as Gmail and Google Calendar) with the Services. If you choose to sync these accounts, we will have access to your contacts and information from the email messages and calendar appointments in…”
C
SURFACE 04
Commercial Use
Khanmigo (Khan Academy)
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Nonprofit educational service. No commercial use of user data.
“● the sale or rental of (1) any part of the Licensed Educational Content, (2) any derivative works based at least in part on the Licensed Educational Content, or (3) any collective work that includes any part of the Licensed Educational Content;”
Perplexity AI
HIGH
Commercial use governed by plan tier. API use is explicitly commercial-use-permitted.
No citation available
📂 Data Privacy & Governance
D
SURFACE 05
Data Privacy
Khanmigo (Khan Academy)
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Khanmigo available via Khan Academy subscription ($9/month or annual). School/district plans (Khan Academy for Schools) may have separate data processing terms under FERPA.
“Parents (not Children) can modify or delete Child User accounts, as described in our [Children’s Privacy Notice](https://www.khanacademy.org/about/privacy-policy#childrens-privacy). Parents or school users who request to modify or delete School Accounts may be directed to the Sch…”
Perplexity AI
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Standard plan: personal, non-commercial use only. Enterprise terms at perplexity.ai/hub/legal/enterprise-terms-of-service. Email/calendar integration data explicitly excluded from AI model training.
“We retain your information for as long as is reasonably necessary for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy. When determining the length of time to retain your information, we consider various criteria, including whether we need the information to continue to provide you…”
No fixed retention schedules are provided; retention is effectively open-ended tied to broad business purposes.
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SURFACE 06
Tier Differences
Khanmigo (Khan Academy)
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Khanmigo available via Khan Academy subscription ($9/month or annual). School/district plans (Khan Academy for Schools) may have separate data processing terms under FERPA.
“Access to our Services may be subject to restrictions based on the User’s age and location, and certain features are limited to specific types of Users. By selecting a specific account type or feature, you confirm that you meet any applicable eligibility criteria. You are respons…”
Perplexity AI
LOWHIGH
Standard plan: personal, non-commercial use only. Enterprise terms at perplexity.ai/hub/legal/enterprise-terms-of-service. Email/calendar integration data explicitly excluded from AI model training.
“ This Privacy Policy describes how Perplexity AI, Inc. (“ we ”, “ us ,” “ our ”) collects, uses and discloses information about individuals who use our websites ( www.perplexity.ai and https://labs.perplexity.ai ) to access the free version of our product or Perplexity Pro or Per…”