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English Proficiency Tests in AI answers

TOEFL and IELTS are nearly even in recommendations for English proficiency testing. For American English, Duolingo English Test is described as a more natural fit than IELTS.

Since Nov 9Updated Nov 12, 2026Based on 76 AI answersReviewed by Dimitry Apollonsky

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Brands AI mentions

#	BrandMentioned in	Mentioned in	Recommended for
#1	IELTS 80% Compared with TOEFL on cost and fit for English proficiency testing	80%	Compared with TOEFL on cost and fit for English proficiency testing
#1	TOEFL, Educational Testing Service product line 78% Compared with IELTS on cost and fit for English proficiency testing	78%	Compared with IELTS on cost and fit for English proficiency testing
#3	PTE Academic 67% Named among English proficiency test options	67%	Named among English proficiency test options
#4	Duolingo English Test, Duolingo product line 54% A more natural fit for test-takers comfortable with American English	54%	A more natural fit for test-takers comfortable with American English
#5	C1 Advanced 28% Named among English proficiency test options	28%	Named among English proficiency test options
#5	Occupational English Test (OET) 22% Named among English proficiency test options	22%	Named among English proficiency test options
#5	CELPIP 21% Named among English proficiency test options	21%	Named among English proficiency test options
#5	TOEIC, Educational Testing Service product line 20% Compared with IELTS as an established employment credential	20%	Compared with IELTS as an established employment credential
#5	Cambridge English 20% Named among English proficiency test options	20%	Named among English proficiency test options
#5	PTE Core 18%	18%
#11	LanguageCert International ESOL 16% Named among English proficiency test options	16%	Named among English proficiency test options
#11	C2 Proficiency, Cambridge English product line 14%	14%
#11	B2 First 13%	13%
#11	TOEFL iBT Home Edition, Educational Testing Service product line 11%	11%
#11	Linguaskill, Cambridge English product line 11%	11%
#16	Versant 7%	7%
#16	IELTS Online, IELTS product line 7%	7%
#16	Skills for English 7%	7%
#16	Linguaskill Business, Cambridge English product line 5%	5%
#16	EnglishScore 5%	5%
#16	Pearson 5%	5%
#16	iTEP International 5%	5%
#16	EF SET 5%	5%
#16	MELAB 5%	5%
#16	Educational Testing Service 4%	4%
#16	TOEIC Speaking and Writing Tests, a product of Educational Testing Service 4%	4%
#16	Cambridge English Qualifications, Cambridge English product line 4%	4%
#16	Versant by Pearson, Pearson product line 3%	3%
#16	Cambridge English Skills Test Business, Cambridge English product line 3%	3%
#16	ACTFL Test of English Proficiency (TEP), ACTFL product line 3%	3%
#16	MET 3%	3%
#16	CELBAN 3%	3%
#16	PTE Home, PTE Academic product line 3%	3%
#16	Trinity 3%	3%
#35	Duolingo 1%	1%
#35	Emmersion 1%	1%
#35	Cambridge BEC, Cambridge English product line 1%	1%
#35	CAEL Online 1%	1%
#35	IELTS for UKVI (SELT), IELTS product line 1%	1%
#35	HireVue 1%	1%
#35	ACTFL 1%	1%
#35	LanguageCert Academic Online 1%	1%
#35	SmallTalk2Me 1%	1%
#35	OPI, ACTFL product line 1%	1%
#35	TOEFL Essentials, Educational Testing Service product line 1%	1%
#35	Bright Language Test 1%	1%
#35	Office of Public Insurance Counsel (OPIC) - Texas, Texas product line 1%	1%
#35	ACTFL Writing Proficiency Test (WPT), ACTFL product line 1%	1%
#35	EnglishScore Professional Certificate, EnglishScore product line 1%	1%
#35	BEC 1%	1%
#35	Trinity College London 1%	1%
#35	CAE 1%	1%
#35	Get Certified America 1%	1%
#35	Certiport, Pearson VUE product line 1%	1%
#35	Trinity SELT, Trinity College London product line 1%	1%
#35	ISE 1%	1%
#35	GESE (Graded Examinations in Spoken English), Trinity College London product line 1%	1%

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