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Lingots/Gems

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Duolingo Currency: Gems

Lingots/Gems


Lingot-chest

Duolingo Currency: Lingots

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Lingots

Gem 16scale

Gems

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Screenshot with gems

Gems (formerly lingots) are virtual currency on Duolingo used in the shop.[1] They are used to reward people for various accomplishments related to language learning and translation.

Lingotconverter

Lingot to Gem Converter

Purpose[]

On PC, Lingots can be used to buy:

  • Bonus Skills
  • Streak Freeze for Lingot 16px 10
  • Legendary challenge for Lingot 16px 10
  • Double or Nothing for Lingot 16px 5


On iOS, Android, and PC, Gems can be used to buy or reward people:

ㅤㅤㅤDuring the middle of the lesson Gem 16scale 450

  • Animated Status for Gem 16scale 500
  • League Repair for Gem 16scale 2000
  • Double or Nothing for Gem 16scale 50
  • Timer Boost for Gem 16scale 450

ㅤㅤㅤDepending on the value pack Gem 16scale 1800 or 4500

  • Timed Challenge (0 with Super) for Gem 16scale 100

Earning Lingots or Gems[]

Lingots or Gems can be earned in several ways:[2]

  • Play every day to get lingots and gems
  • Inviting friends: if your friend accepts, you both receive 1 lingot.
  • Maintaining a streak: every ten days of a streak, earn an increasing number of lingots. This feature only works for some users.
  • Being in the three first places of a League.
  • Earned for every achievement you gain, varies depending on the level.
  • Achieving a point of a chest at Duolingo path update. (5 Gems)

Exchange Rate[]

  • A Complete Exchange Rate from Lingots to Gems is not fixed due to the significant difference between the two currencies.
  • During A/B testing that transitions Lingots into Gems with the robot animation, an approximate conversion rate of 20 Gems per Lingot has been observed.
    • After a certain amount of Lingots presumably around the 1000 mark they start to lose value during the conversion to Gems to prevent an inflation like problem.
  • The maximum amount of gems obtainable from this conversion is 12000.

References[]

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