# Brilliant.org

12 Hacker News commenters recommended Brilliant.org and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend Brilliant for learning math and science quickly through visual, intuitive problems. Critics say newer content is weaker and sometimes LLM-generated.

## Why people recommend it

- Useful for learning topics quickly (2 comments): "Maybe consider using something else like Brilliant.org if you want to learn a topic" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49239581)) "I also really like Brilliant for learning things quickly" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46074212))

## What people warn about

- Newer content weaker, padded, LLM-generated (4 comments): "I think it was better material back then. Certainly nothing about the new content has made me want to re-subscribe." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46023235)) "These days online courses like Brilliant and such are likely largely LLM generated" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49239753)) "easier questions that teach little, padding out a progressions system" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46575307))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Khan Academy](https://hackerapproved.com/p/khan-academy.md): 67 recommend
- [Coursera](https://hackerapproved.com/p/coursera.md): 26 recommend
- [Udemy](https://hackerapproved.com/p/udemy.md): 16 recommend
- [MIT OpenCourseWare](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mit-opencourseware.md): 14 recommend
- [Bloomy](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bloomy.md): 12 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://brilliant.org/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Brilliant.org", https://hackerapproved.com/p/brilliant-org/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).