Frequently asked questions

Lingo Copilot Speaking is an AI-powered IELTS Speaking coach. It runs full three-part mock tests with a real-time AI examiner, estimates your band on the four official criteria, scores pronunciation at the level of individual sounds, and gives you a personal AI coach and daily plan. It is available at speaking.lingo-copilot.com and on Google Play.

Each answer is transcribed and analysed for fluency and coherence (including words per minute, pauses and fillers), lexical resource, grammatical range and accuracy, and pronunciation, then mapped to the public IELTS band descriptors. You receive a separate score for each criterion and an overall estimate, plus a corrected transcript and a Band 7+ model answer.

Yes. The evaluation takes about 15 minutes, covers six questions across Parts 1, 2 and 3, and returns an estimated band, pronunciation analysis and an improvement plan without a credit card. Completing it also unlocks a 15% discount on paid plans, valid for 48 hours.

As of August 2026: US$39 per month as a subscription, or a one-time payment of US$69 for 3 months of access or US$99 for 6 months, each with a 3-day free trial and no recurring charge on the one-time plans. Prices exclude tax; the live pricing section at speaking.lingo-copilot.com is authoritative.

There is no fixed timeline, and we publish no improvement statistics of our own. The Speaking team's guidance is that most students notice a difference within two to three weeks of daily practice and that a 0.5–1.0 band improvement typically takes 8–12 weeks. The recommended routine is 15–20 minutes a day with feedback on every response, sustained for several weeks before your test date.

It is different. A tutor is excellent for strategy and nuanced feedback but expensive to see every day; Lingo Copilot Speaking is for the daily reps in between — or instead of a tutor if budget is tight.

No. The official IELTS Speaking test is an 11–14 minute interview, in person or by video call, marked by a certified human examiner against the public band descriptors. Lingo Copilot Speaking uses AI to estimate that score during practice so you can rehearse daily; the estimate is a practice tool, not an official result.

Yes, in many countries. IELTS One Skill Retake lets you re-sit one skill — including Speaking — within 60 days of a computer-delivered IELTS test, and you receive a new Test Report Form combining the retake with your other three scores. It is a good reason to keep practising Speaking specifically after a full test.

Its practice tools are built for Speaking only. The free IELTS Success Guide e-book covers strategy for all four skills, but for Reading, Listening and Writing practice the team recommends the official Cambridge books.

Practice is in English, as the test is, but feedback includes tap-to-translate into your language and the website is available in 22 languages including Japanese, Korean, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Hindi, Italian, Polish, Dutch, Ukrainian, Filipino, Malay and Bengali.