NetEase Youdao Launches AI Answer Pen 3, Positioning It as a Student Agent Device

On October 1, NetEase Youdao released the Youdao AI Answer Pen 3 and opened pre-orders; full-channel in-stock sales began on October 9. The device is priced at 1,699 yuan, with a first-release price of 1,499 yuan, and pre-orders exceeded 1,000 units per day consecutively. It is positioned as an agent device built for students, with an AI tutor covering nine subjects across primary, middle and high school, plus parent-child calls, GPS location and Alipay payments with parent-set limits.

Students use learning hardware while parents pay for it and decide on it, so products must address both learning and safety concerns. The Youdao AI Answer Pen 3 combines an AI tutor, mistake review and calls, location and payment in one pen and deliberately removes entertainment features, offering an observable sample of how AI learning hardware defines its functional boundaries and parent acceptance. The original text provides no independent research or quantitative learning-outcome data, and sales and usage-rate claims come from the vendor and media relay, so they should be treated with caution. Students gain a portable answering device that supports multi-turn follow-up questions, extending use from the desk to school and travel. Parents gain an alternative to a phone for children, with calls, location and spending limits under their control.