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Technical hiring assessments · November 2026 Edition

Coderbyte vs TestGorilla

One of fourteen models named Coderbyte first on the direct prompt; one named TestGorilla. Coderbyte was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and TestGorilla by fourteen and Coderbyte carries 40 labels and TestGorilla 36, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Coderbyte

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

TestGorilla

accepted challenger

Named in six categories this edition.

First-choice share15%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate5%11%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#7A position in a field of 8; printed, not drawn.
Labels4036A 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 TestGorilla · 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 modelsTestGorilla
Direct111 against TestGorilla
Paraphrase001 against Coderbyte · 1 against TestGorilla
Comparative001 against TestGorilla
Budget-constrained60
Scale-constrained00
Negative101 against Coderbyte · 1 against TestGorilla
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 TestGorilla were named in the same answer seventy-eight times, of the 130 answers naming Coderbyte and the 277 naming TestGorilla. In those answers TestGorilla took the first choice eight times and Coderbyte twenty-four.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Coderbyte and TestGorilla 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 TestGorilla first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Coderbyte on the left and TestGorilla on the right.

The direct prompt

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

Coderbyte first, TestGorilla an alternative

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

TestGorilla first, Coderbyte not the choice

1 of 14 modelsCoderbyte was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5CodeSubmit, TestGorilla alternatives: CodeSignal, Codility, Qualified

Neither was the first choice, one was named

8 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
Muse Glimmer 30BCodility alternatives: Canditech, HackerRank, TestGorilla

Neither was named

4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
GPT-5.4 miniCodility alternatives: CodeSignal, HackerRank
Grok 4.20HackerRank alternatives: CodeSignal, Codility
Kimi K2Codility, HackerRank alternatives: CodeSignal
GPT-6 LunaHackerRank alternatives: CodeSignal, CoderPad

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
TestGorilla6%#4 of 9
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Coderbyte leads by twelve points.
Coderbyte15%#3 of 8
TestGorilla2%#7 of 8
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Coderbyte leads by fifteen points.
Coderbyte15%#3 of 10
TestGorilla0%#10 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 TestGorilla

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

“Why to Be Cautious: While popular for its variety of assessments, users often complain about the ratio of "fluff" to actual coding questions.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Better suited to teams consolidating general hiring assessments than to teams needing a deep software-engineering workbench.” GPT-6 Luna · comparative prompt · soft negative
“TestGorilla is favored by small businesses, indicating a potential mismatch for larger companies” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“TestGorilla is designed for both technical and non-technical hiring... specifically aimed at providing an affordable solution for small- and medium-sized enterprises” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
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.