Best AI for Canvas quizzes in 2026
The best AI for a Canvas quiz is one that answers on the quiz page itself, so you never copy the question somewhere else.
- ChatGPT in a second tab works, but you leave the quiz page for every question.
- Screenshot and side-panel tools make you frame or highlight each question first.
- In-page buttons are the fastest: one click on the question.
- Only two tools here say they work in Canvas New Quizzes: Canvas Quiz Solver and CanvasPass.
Our pickCanvas Quiz Solver shows the answer right below each question, inside the quiz page. No screenshot, no second tab, no copy-paste into ChatGPT.
Add to Chrome - free7 AI tools for Canvas quizzes, compared
Each row comes from the tool's own store listing or website, checked 2026-10-02. "Not stated" means the tool does not say. Several tools sell credits or request packs, so a cheaper plan can mean fewer answers.
| Tool | How you use it | Works in New Quizzes | Leaves the quiz page | Price a month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canvas Quiz SolverOur pick | A button on each question; the answer shows right below it | Yes | No | Start free, then $9.99 |
| CanvasPass | A button next to each question | Yes, its site says | No | Free plan; $5 or $10 for credits |
| Quiz Solver AI | Auto-detect, highlight and right-click, or a screenshot | Not stated | No | Free daily limit; $5.99 to $24.99 |
| Apex Vision AI | Popup, on-screen buttons, side panel or a screenshot | Not stated | No | Start free; $7.99 to $19.99 |
| AnswerAI | A screenshot or highlight; answers in a sidebar | Not stated | No | Free; Pro $9.99 |
| Campus AI | A screenshot of the question | Not stated | Not stated | $4.99 |
| ChatGPT in a second tab | Copy the question, paste it, read, switch back | Only by copy-paste | Yes, every question | Free; Plus $20 |
Why it matters where the answer shows
On a Classic Quiz, Canvas keeps a quiz log. Instructure says the entry "Stopped viewing the Canvas quiz-taking page" appears when a student navigates away from the quiz, and "Resumed" appears when the student comes back. Each entry has a timestamp, but never the tab, site or app you went to.
So the way you ask the AI matters. Copy each question into ChatGPT in another tab, and the log can show a stop and a resume around each answer. If the answer shows on the quiz page, there is no page switch to record. For the full picture, read can Canvas detect ChatGPT?
Canvas Quiz Solver puts the answer right below the question, inside the Canvas quiz page. You do not take a screenshot, you do not open a second tab, and you do not copy the question into ChatGPT. It works on Classic Quizzes and New Quizzes, and you can start free.
1. Canvas Quiz Solver: best AI for Canvas quizzes
Canvas Quiz Solver is a Canvas AI extension built for one job. It adds a button to each quiz question; click it, and the answer appears right below. It covers multiple choice, matching, ordering, fill in the blank, numeric, essay and image questions.
It works on Classic Quizzes and New Quizzes. You can start free, then it costs $9.99 a month for unlimited questions, with no credits. We make it, so weigh our view with that in mind.
2. CanvasPass: in-page buttons, credit plans
CanvasPass is closest to our approach. Its website says it adds AI buttons next to each quiz question, with a Fast mode and a Smart mode, on Classic and New Quizzes.
The difference is the plan: a free plan, then Starter at $5 a month for 800 credits and Pro at $10 a month for 1,500 credits. It is also new, with no store ratings yet.
3. Quiz Solver AI: an AI quiz solver for many sites
Quiz Solver AI works across more than 20 quiz sites, Canvas among them. Its listing names three ways to ask: Smart Detection finds questions on the page, Smart Highlight answers text you select and right-click, and QuickSnap (Ctrl+Shift+Q) answers from a screenshot. Answers show in a box you can restyle.
Its pricing page lists a free plan with a daily limit, then $5.99 a month for 120 answers, $9.99 for 800, or $24.99 for unlimited answers. Its site does not mention New Quizzes, and its own FAQ suggests a screenshot when it does not detect a question.
4. Apex Vision AI: an AI homework helper extension with many modes
Apex Vision AI is a general homework helper extension. Its Canvas page lists a toolbar icon, a pop-up panel, on-screen buttons, a side panel and an image solver, plus flashcards and a voice tutor.
You can start free. Its plans are $7.99 a month for 500 requests, $14.99 for 1,000 and $19.99 for 2,000. It does not say whether it works in New Quizzes.
5. AnswerAI: the most rated AI answer extension here
AnswerAI is an AI tutor app with a Chrome extension. Its listing says you screenshot or highlight a question on any website, or open its sidebar to chat. It does not mention Canvas or New Quizzes.
The listing says there is a free version with limited access and a premium one. Its App Store page lists Pro at $9.99 a month. On a Canvas quiz you still frame or select each question yourself.
6. Campus AI: screenshot and solve
Campus AI calls itself an AI homework solver for Canvas, Blackboard and other LMS sites. You screenshot a question and get a step-by-step answer. It saves screenshots by subject and turns them into flashcards.
Its pricing page lists $4.99 a month, or $39.99 a year. It does not say where the answer shows on a quiz page, or whether it works in New Quizzes.
7. ChatGPT in a second tab
It is the obvious first try. ChatGPT has a free plan, and Plus costs $20 a month. It is a strong model, but it never sees your quiz. For each question you copy, switch tabs, paste, read, and switch back.
Each switch is the page change the quiz log is built to note: on a 20-question quiz, 20 trips out and 20 back. Our guide on how students use AI on Canvas without leaving the page goes through each method and what the log shows.
How we checked
We searched for AI quiz helper and AI for Canvas tools and kept the ones that came up most often. On 2026-10-02 we opened each Chrome Web Store listing and each tool's website, and copied users, ratings, versions, dates and prices as shown.
We did not run the other tools on a live quiz. We also checked Wizard, a Canvas extension with a button on each question; its listing was last updated on December 13, 2024, so we left it out.
Two more AI tools have their own pages: SnapGPT vs Canvas Quiz Solver (screenshot answers in a popup) and AskSia vs Canvas Quiz Solver (a study app for your course files). For extensions that are not about quizzes, see the best Canvas Chrome extensions for students.
Canvas Quiz Solver: answers inside the quiz page
Screenshot tools and side panels are made for every site. Canvas Quiz Solver is made for Canvas quizzes. It reads the question you are on and puts the answer right below it, inside the quiz page. No screenshot, no second tab, no window switch, so there is no page switch for the quiz log to record.
It works on Classic Quizzes and New Quizzes. You can start free, then it costs $9.99 a month. AI answers can be wrong, so check them against your course material. It does not run inside LockDown Browser.
Sources we checked
- Canvas Quiz Solver (Chrome Web Store listing), checked 2026-10-02
- CanvasPass (Chrome Web Store listing) and CanvasPass website and pricing, checked 2026-10-02
- Quiz Solver AI (Chrome Web Store listing) and Quiz Solver AI pricing, checked 2026-10-02
- AI Homework Helper - Apex Vision AI (Chrome Web Store listing), Canvas Quiz Answers with Apex Vision AI and Apex Vision AI plans, checked 2026-10-02
- AnswerAI - Homework AI Tutor & Study Helper (Chrome Web Store listing) and Answer.AI - Your AI tutor (App Store), checked 2026-10-02
- Campus AI - Canvas AI Homework Help (Chrome Web Store listing) and CampusAI pricing, checked 2026-10-02
- Wizard - Quiz Solver Canvas AI Extension (Chrome Web Store listing), checked 2026-10-02
- ChatGPT plans (OpenAI), checked 2026-10-02
- How do I view a quiz log for a student? (Instructure Community), checked 2026-10-02
Common questions
What is the best AI for Canvas quizzes?
One that answers on the quiz page itself. Canvas Quiz Solver puts the answer right below each question on Classic Quizzes and New Quizzes, with no screenshot and no second tab. Start free, then $9.99 a month.
Is there an AI extension that answers Canvas quiz questions?
Yes. Canvas Quiz Solver and CanvasPass add a button to each question. General homework helper extensions also work on Canvas pages, mostly through highlights, screenshots or a side panel.
Which AI quiz solvers work on Canvas New Quizzes?
Of the tools we checked on 2026-10-02, Canvas Quiz Solver and CanvasPass say they work on New Quizzes. Quiz Solver AI, Apex Vision AI, AnswerAI and Campus AI do not say either way on their listings or websites.
Can Canvas see which AI extension I use?
No. A web page cannot list the Chrome extensions you have installed, and Canvas is a web page. The quiz log records when you leave the quiz page and come back, not where you went.
Is ChatGPT good for Canvas quizzes?
It can answer, but it never sees your quiz. You copy each question into another tab and switch back, and the quiz log can record each time you leave. An in-page tool avoids that switch.
Are AI homework helper extensions free?
Most have a free plan with a limit. On 2026-10-02 paid plans ran from $4.99 to $24.99 a month, and several sell credits. Canvas Quiz Solver lets you start free, then costs $9.99 a month for unlimited questions.
Answers inside Canvas, without leaving the page
Canvas Quiz Solver puts the answer right below the question you are on. No screenshot, no second tab. You can start free.
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