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Technical hiring assessments · November 2026 Edition

Coderbyte vs TestDome

One of fourteen models named Coderbyte first on the direct prompt; zero named TestDome. Coderbyte was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and TestDome by eleven and Coderbyte carries 40 labels and TestDome 16, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Coderbyte

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

TestDome

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

First-choice share15%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate5%12%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#6A position in a field of 8; printed, not drawn.
Labels4016A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Coderbyte reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.CodeSignal was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. HackerRank vs Coderbyte · HackerRank vs TestDome · Codility vs Coderbyte

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the technical hiring assessments page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
CoderbyteFirst choices, of fourteen modelsTestDome
Direct10
Paraphrase001 against Coderbyte
Comparative00
Budget-constrained62
Scale-constrained00
Negative101 against Coderbyte · 2 against TestDome
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Coderbyte and TestDome were named in the same answer thirty-three times, of the 130 answers naming Coderbyte and the 57 naming TestDome. In those answers TestDome took the first choice seven times and Coderbyte nine.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Coderbyte and TestDome stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.20
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Coderbyte TestDome first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Coderbyte on the left and TestDome on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Coderbyte and TestDome stood in it.

Coderbyte first, TestDome not the choice

1 of 14 modelsTestDome was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Gemini 3.5 FlashCoderbyte alternatives: CodeSignal, CoderPad, DevSkiller, TestGorilla

Neither was the first choice, one was named

7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Perplexity SonarHackerRank alternatives: CodeSignal, Coderbyte, Codility, TestGorilla
Mistral SmallCodeSignal alternatives: Coderbyte, Codility, HackerRank, TestGorilla
DeepSeek V4 FlashCodility alternatives: CodeSignal, Coderbyte, HackerRank, TestGorilla
Llama 4 MaverickCodility alternatives: CodeSignal, Coderbyte, HackerRank
Qwen 3.7 FlashCodeSignal alternatives: Coderbyte, Codility
GLM 4.7 FlashXCodility alternatives: Canditech, CodeSignal, Coderbyte, HackerRank
MiniMax M2.5Codility alternatives: CodeSignal, Coderbyte, HackerRank

Neither was named

6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5CodeSubmit, TestGorilla alternatives: CodeSignal, Codility, Qualified
GPT-5.4 miniCodility alternatives: CodeSignal, HackerRank
Grok 4.20HackerRank alternatives: CodeSignal, Codility
Kimi K2Codility, HackerRank alternatives: CodeSignal
GPT-6 LunaHackerRank alternatives: CodeSignal, CoderPad
Muse Glimmer 30BCodility alternatives: Canditech, HackerRank, TestGorilla

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Coderbyte leads by thirty points.
Coderbyte36%#1 of 9
TestDome6%#5 of 9
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Coderbyte leads by ten points.
Coderbyte15%#3 of 8
TestDome4%#6 of 8
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Coderbyte leads by thirteen points.
Coderbyte15%#3 of 10
TestDome2%#– of 10
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Coderbyte

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.

“Coderbyte has specific issues regarding transparency and feedback.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · soft negative
“though fewer features for complex B2B use cases” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“likely to be one that offers a flexible pricing model, such as Coderbyte or TestDome, which offer pay-as-you-go pricing” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“Coderbyte or DevSkiller: Strong on realistic simulations, unlimited usage models, and positive feedback for UX.” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · first choice
“Coderbyte at $99/month or annual unlimited plan offers the best long-term value and feature set for the price” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice

What the models said about TestDome

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.

“reviewers note proctoring can be accidentally left enabled, so teams need to double-check settings before sending assessments” GPT-5.4 mini · negative prompt · soft negative
“specific reviews call it "the worst testing platform" due to delivery issues” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“For a company with a tight or unpredictable budget, I'd start with TestDome.” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · first choice
“such as Coderbyte or TestDome, which offer pay-as-you-go pricing” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“Excellent for ultra-low budgets or bursty hiring... lacks some of Coderbyte's AI/advanced screening features” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · alternative
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.