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About HeyOtto

HeyOtto is a safe AI assistant designed for kids and teens ages 8-18. It features parental controls, content filtering, real-time monitoring, and age-appropriate responses. Kids use HeyOtto to create stories, generate images, get homework help, build game worlds, and explore ideas. Parents get a dashboard with full conversation visibility, content filters, and real-time alerts.

Safety Features

HeyOtto uses multiple safety layers including AI content filtering, real-time monitoring, and parental controls. Parents can view all conversations, receive alerts, set topic restrictions, and customize content filters. HeyOtto is COPPA compliant and never collects unnecessary personal information.

Pricing

HeyOtto has a free plan with 100 messages per month. The Family plan costs $9.99 per month or $7.99 per month when billed annually. The Family plan includes unlimited messages, advanced AI models, web search, and priority support. No credit card is required for the free plan.

Features

HeyOtto can help with homework, create stories, generate safe images, answer questions, and have educational conversations. The Creative Studio includes tools for story generation, comic strip creation, game world building, poetry, and animation scripts. Parents get a dashboard to monitor conversations, set topic restrictions, receive alerts, and get weekly insights about their child's interests.

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about HeyOtto and keeping your child safe online

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Frequently asked questions

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What ages is HeyOtto for?

HeyOtto is built for the whole family. Kids and teens ages 8–18 get a safe, age-adaptive AI experience — simpler and more playful for younger kids, more detailed and nuanced for teens. Parents get their own full AI chat experience alongside a dedicated dashboard to monitor, customize, and stay in control of their family's experience.
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Is there an AI chatbot for kids?

Yes. HeyOtto is an AI chatbot built specifically for children ages 8–18. Unlike general-purpose tools like ChatGPT or Gemini — which were designed for adults — HeyOtto features age-adaptive responses, an 11-category real-time safety monitoring system, COPPA compliance, and a parent dashboard. It scored 95% on the KORA child safety benchmark — a 19 point advantage over the leading frontier models including ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.
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What makes HeyOtto different from ChatGPT for kids?

ChatGPT is built for adults with no parental oversight. HeyOtto is the safe AI for children built from the ground up as an AI chatbot for kids with real-time parent monitoring, content filters, COPPA compliance, and the ability to customize responses to match your family's values. Unlike ChatGPT for kids workarounds, HeyOtto gives parents full control while children explore safely.
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Is AI chat safe for kids?

General AI chat tools like ChatGPT are not designed for children and lack parental oversight. However, purpose-built tools like HeyOtto are safe for kids by design with COPPA compliance, content filters, conversation monitoring, and parent controls built in from the ground up.
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What data does HeyOtto collect about my child?

HeyOtto collects only what's needed to operate the service, profile information like age and name, and conversation history that is visible to parents. We do not collect sensitive personal data, sell data to advertisers, or share information with third parties outside of what's required to run the platform. Full details are in our Privacy Policy.
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Can HeyOtto help my child with schoolwork?

Yes. HeyOtto is an AI homework helper for kids that guides children through problems instead of just giving answers. Whether it's a math equation, a science project, or a book report, HeyOtto acts as a patient AI tutor for kids, breaking complex topics into simple steps and encouraging your child to think critically.
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What is HeyOtto?

HeyOtto is a safe AI chat built for the whole family. It offers a secure, age-appropriate AI experience for kids, teens, and parents—making it easy to learn, create, explore ideas, and get help with everyday questions. Designed as a safe AI for kids, HeyOtto gives parents full visibility and control, while still being powerful and useful for the entire family.
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What is the KORA benchmark and what did HeyOtto score?

The KORA benchmark is an independent child safety evaluation for AI platforms. It tests AI responses across a range of child safety scenarios including crisis response, age-appropriate content, grooming resistance, and harmful topic handling. HeyOtto scored 95% on the KORA benchmark — significantly outperforming general-purpose AI models like ChatGPT, Claude and Google Gemini, which were not designed with child safety as a core principle. KORA is one of the only third-party certifications specifically designed to evaluate AI safety for children.
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Can I set rules based on my family's beliefs?

Yes. HeyOtto lets you customize guidelines based on your religious, cultural, or personal values. Control which topics are discussed and how HeyOtto responds. It's designed to respect and reinforce what you teach at home.
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What happens when I hit the 100 message limit?

When your family reaches the 100 message limit on the free plan, chatting will pause until the next billing cycle. You can upgrade to the Family plan at any time for unlimited messages with no interruptions.
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