Technical hiring assessments · November 2026 Edition
HackerRank vs CoderPad
Four of fourteen models named HackerRank first on the direct prompt; zero named CoderPad. Both were named by all fourteen models and HackerRank carries 70 labels and CoderPad 32, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in four categories this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
First-choice share23%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate27%12%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#5A position in a field of 8; printed, not drawn.
Labels7032A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, HackerRank 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 Codility · HackerRank vs Coderbyte · HackerRank vs CodeSignal
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.
HackerRankFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCoderPad
Direct40
Paraphrase732 against HackerRank
Comparative30
Budget-constrained006 against HackerRank · 1 against CoderPad
Scale-constrained00
Negative0011 against HackerRank · 3 against CoderPad
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, HackerRank and CoderPad were named in the same answer ninety-one times, of the 309 answers naming HackerRank and the 111 naming CoderPad. In those answers CoderPad took the first choice eleven times and HackerRank twenty-six.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where HackerRank and CoderPad stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | | | | | |
HackerRank CoderPad first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, HackerRank on the left and CoderPad on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where HackerRank and CoderPad stood in it.
HackerRank first, CoderPad an alternative
4 of 14 modelsCoderPad was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Perplexity SonarHackerRank alternatives: CodeSignal, Coderbyte, Codility, TestGorilla
Grok 4.20HackerRank alternatives: CodeSignal, Codility
Kimi K2Codility, HackerRank alternatives: CodeSignal
GPT-6 LunaHackerRank alternatives: CodeSignal, CoderPad
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.GPT-5.4 miniCodility alternatives: CodeSignal, HackerRank
Gemini 3.5 FlashCoderbyte alternatives: CodeSignal, CoderPad, DevSkiller, TestGorilla
Mistral SmallCodeSignal alternatives: Coderbyte, Codility, HackerRank, TestGorilla
DeepSeek V4 FlashCodility alternatives: CodeSignal, Coderbyte, HackerRank, TestGorilla
Llama 4 MaverickCodility alternatives: CodeSignal, Coderbyte, HackerRank
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
2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5CodeSubmit, TestGorilla alternatives: CodeSignal, Codility, Qualified
Qwen 3.7 FlashCodeSignal alternatives: Coderbyte, Codility
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
CoderPad leads by four points.
CoderPad11%#2 of 9HackerRank8%#3 of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: HackerRank leads at mid-market.
HackerRank23%#1 of 8CoderPad6%#5 of 8Enterprise
HackerRank leads by thirty-four points.
HackerRank38%#1 of 10CoderPad4%#5 of 10What the models said about HackerRank
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of six in this category shown.
“Why Avoid the Giants? (HackerRank & Codility) ... often poor choices for *strictly* limited budgets” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“One of the most commonly complained-about platforms among developers.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“HackerRank when you need realistic, production-like engineering work. Its environment may use a proprietary coding agent rather than the candidate's normal tools” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“HackerRank (17% preference): Widely recognized for its robust coding assessments and support for many programming languages” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I'd generally recommend HackerRank if your main need is technical screening and structured coding interviews at scale” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B companies, HackerRank offers the best balance of features and affordability” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about CoderPad
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“CoderPad assessments with proctoring enabled: CoderPad advertises webcam monitoring, AI analysis of video, and recording candidate activity.” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“Codility and CoderPad are popular tools for live technical interviews and coding assessments, but may require a larger budget” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · soft negative
“with CoderPad and Codility being some of the worst." ... "CoderPad cut me off early claiming my deadline expired"” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“CoderPad is my top recommendation for a mid-sized B2B company.” Grok 4.20 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend CoderPad as the top pick” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Top Overall Recommendation: CoderPad” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
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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.