How Brainly Leveraged Google Cloud Vision AI to Boost Student Engagement and Accessibility Globally

By: GoBeyond Team
July 27, 2025
3 min read
Brainly’s Snap to Solve AI-powered homework help app interface

Quick Overview

Brainly partnered with Google Cloud’s Vision AI to enable students to photograph homework questions and receive instant, relevant answers. The system supports multiple languages and scalable cloud infrastructure to handle surges, especially during remote learning, enhancing accessibility and engagement worldwide.

Brainly
Brainly
Company Size
~350 million users globally
Revenue Range
Not publicly disclosed
Primary Challenge
Making homework help accessible, fast, and multilingual for a global student base
Key Metrics

- 70% student satisfaction rate
- 6x engagement boost with photo queries
- 10x increase in instant query responses
- Scalable to 35+ countries and multiple languages
- Increased subscription revenue

The Problem

Students struggled with cumbersome typed queries on mobile and lacked instant, accessible homework help in their preferred languages.

The Solution

Developed “Snap to Solve” feature using Google Cloud Vision AI with OCR and TensorFlow-powered machine learning to analyze photos of questions, deliver instant answers, and support multiple languages. Scalable cloud infrastructure ensured availability during peak demand.

Results

- Significantly increased student engagement and satisfaction
- Enabled instant, multilingual homework help
- Maintained stable service during COVID-19 remote learning surges
- Boosted paid subscription growth
- Democratized access to education globally

“Everyone who’s ever been to school knows what it’s like to be stuck on a problem you just can’t solve, but not everyone has the same resources to get the right help. At Brainly, we’re using Google Cloud technology to build a solution that democratizes access to education and helps students who often get left behind.”

Bill Salak, CTO, Brainly

Details

Industry
Education & EdTech
Departments
Education & Learning
Use Cases
Knowledge Base Creation
Knowledge Sharing
Live Chat Support
Knowledge Assessment
Tags
Computer Vision
NLP
GenAI
Scalability
Educators
SaaS
Time-Saving
Client Satisfaction
AI Tools Used
No items found.
Sources
https://cloud.google.com/customers/brainlyhttps://www.vktr.com/ai-disruption/5-ai-case-studies-in-education/https://www.itransition.com/ai/educationhttps://thejournal.com/articles/2023/09/14/brainly-adds-ai-powered-tools-to-its-platform.aspx

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