Outschool prices each class individually, and a full school week across multiple subjects and multiple kids means paying for many classes at once. A flat-rate, all-subjects curriculum is a different cost structure entirely.
Start Your Free 72-Hour Trial → No card required · $39.99/mo flat for up to 8 kids after trialOutschool's per-class pricing model works fine for a family booking a handful of enrichment classes here and there. It scales very differently if you're trying to use it as the backbone of a full school day — multiple subjects, multiple sessions per week, multiplied across however many kids you have. Each class is its own line item, and the total for a full-time core-subject schedule across a family can climb well past what a flat-rate, all-inclusive curriculum subscription costs.
Lumi is a single flat monthly price covering math, ELA, science, and social studies for the entire family, rather than paying separately for each individual class session.
Outschool classes are typically priced per child, per class, so costs scale directly with family size. Lumi's flat price covers up to 8 children on one account.
Outschool classes run in discrete sessions that need to be re-booked (and re-paid for) once they end. Lumi's subscription continues without re-booking individual course sessions.
Because Outschool is priced per class, using more classes to fill more of the school week directly increases the bill. Lumi's price doesn't change based on how many lessons a child completes.
Lumi is $39.99/month standard, $299.99/year, or available as a one-time lifetime purchase — worth lining up directly against your actual Outschool spend for a full school week.
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Try Lumi Free →Outschool remains a strong value specifically for occasional enrichment classes or a single subject a child is especially interested in — paying per class makes sense when you're not trying to cover everything through it. The cost problem shows up specifically when a family tries to replace an entire core curriculum with a full slate of individually priced classes.
A practical approach for a lot of families: use a flat-rate curriculum for the core subjects that need to happen every day, and keep a smaller, selective Outschool budget for the specific live classes and electives that add real value on top.
Outschool classes are generally priced individually, per class or class series, per child — costs scale with however many classes you book across however many kids.
Lumi is a single flat monthly (or discounted annual/lifetime) price covering the full K-8, four-subject curriculum for up to 8 children on one account.
For a full school day across core subjects and multiple kids, a per-class marketplace model will typically cost more than a flat-rate curriculum, though the exact math depends on how many classes you would otherwise book.
Not necessarily — many families keep a smaller Outschool budget for specific enrichment classes or electives while using a flat-rate curriculum like Lumi for daily core subjects.
No, the subscription price is flat regardless of how many lessons are completed.
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