Zense AI vs GenEdu
Last updated Nov 3, 2026
Zense AI and GenEdu AI are both AI platforms for Hong Kong primary and secondary schools. Here's how they compare on AI marking, AI tutors, data protection, plans and the AI for ELTFP grant. Everything about GenEdu AI on this page comes from GenEdu AI's own website.
Quick comparison
| Zense AI | GenEdu AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Zense Technology Limited, Hong Kong | GenEdu AI |
| What you get | One platform with six tools: Chat, Tutors, Classroom, Assignments, Live class, Tools & Apps | AI lesson planning, AI assessment and marking, a Socratic tutor, resource libraries, PIE school analytics and SDAS, plus the free GenEdu Campus school admin suite |
| AI marking | AI marks the first round, handwriting included, and the teacher reviews it | Students type or photograph answers, AI marks with feedback, and teachers correct in one click |
| AI tutors | Teachers build subject tutors from their own materials, available to students 24/7 | A 24/7 tutor with a hint ladder; teachers set the hint ceiling and monitor live |
| Data protection | Follows the PDPO; school content is never used to train AI models | Student data is never used to train models; personal data fields encrypted with AES-256; PDPO mapping document |
| On-premises option | Private AI on the school's own servers | On-premises install on the school's server or private cloud, or Hong Kong cloud hosting |
| Plans | Free, Pro and Max for individuals; school plans quoted per school | Per-school Primary, Secondary and school sponsoring body plans, quoted |
| AI for ELTFP | Schools can use the grant for Zense AI | Says all plans can be paid with the grant |
About Zense AI
Zense AI is built in Hong Kong by Zense Technology Limited, founded in 2024. Teachers and students use one account for everything:
- Chat with GPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek and Qwen. Auto mode picks a model for each question.
- Tutors that teachers build from their own notes and worksheets.
- Assignments with AI first-round marking, including handwritten answers.
- Live class, where teachers see each student's AI chats during the lesson and risky messages are flagged in real time.
- Private AI on the school's own servers, for schools that need it.
- Face-to-face teacher training, plus AI and STEAM courses.
Schools that have worked with Zense AI include Fukien Secondary School, United Christian College (Kowloon East) and Sham Tseng Catholic Primary School. Partners and customers include The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Baptist University, NVIDIA and Samsung. See pricing for current plans.
About GenEdu AI
GenEdu AI describes itself as "the AI school learning platform built for Hong Kong":
- AI Lesson Assistant that generates lesson plans, slide outlines and tiered worksheets from a curriculum unit.
- Scaffolded AI Tutor with AI Writing and AI Oral practice; oral practice supports Cantonese, Putonghua and English.
- PIE analytics and SDAS student data analysis, which import exam results and track progress across years.
- GenEdu Campus, school administration modules such as eNotice, attendance and report cards, free for Hong Kong schools.
- A four-layer AI safety guard (input, system prompt, output review, audit and quotas).
- The school owns its data, with full export at any time, and can use its own school domain.
- A 24-hour support hotline that teachers, students and parents can call.
Its Primary and Secondary plans include three training workshops, three demo lessons, three sharing sessions and consultant co-planning visits each term. See GenEdu AI pricing for current plans.
Which is right for your school?
The simplest way to decide is to try each with a real class: Zense AI has a free plan, and GenEdu AI offers a 30-minute demo. It helps to check:
- which subjects and exam formats you need covered
- how teachers review AI marks
- what training comes with a school plan
- how the plan fits your AI for ELTFP budget
Want to see Zense AI with your own materials? Email enquiry@zenseai.io or call +852 5328 1381.
GenEdu AI details are from genedu.ai, GenEdu AI security and GenEdu AI pricing, checked on 3 November 2026. GenEdu AI is a name used by its owner, and Zense AI is not affiliated with GenEdu AI. If anything here is out of date, email enquiry@zenseai.io and we'll fix it.
