TOEFL 2025 vs. TOEFL 2026: Which is Easier? How to Prepare?

The TOEFL test is going to completely change on January 21st, 2026. Ther . There's going to be all new question types . The way that it's scored is going to be different . It's going to be pretty much a new test . [music] But what does that mean for you ? Which one is easier? Which ? Which should you take ? Is your institution going to still accept your scores ? And how to prepare for this new version of the test ? I'm going to go through all of this together right now so you know exactly what to expect on test day and you know which test to take and you know which one is easier . My name is Josh from TST Prep . I've been doing this TOEFL stuff for over a decade now and all of this information is directly from ETSs , the company that makes the TOEFL. . I'll be sure to put links in the description to all of the resources that you can find to help you prepare and also help you learn more about this new version of the test . So let's start with the most important question . What score do you need ? Now why is that so ? Because in the past before January 21st, 2026 , the score was up to a scale of 120. So 120 was the highest, zero was the lowest . Now one is the lowest, six is the highest . So what does that mean? And how do you know what your score means and what your institution needs ? So here is a chart so you can see from ETSs what each score means now. So . So if you get a six or 5.5 or five