Technical hiring assessments · November 2026 Edition
HackerRank vs Codility
Four of fourteen models named HackerRank first on the direct prompt; seven named Codility. Both were named by all fourteen models and HackerRank carries 70 labels and Codility 58, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in four categories this edition.
Named in four categories this edition.
First-choice share23%21%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate27%21%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#2A position in a field of 8; printed, not drawn.
Labels7058A 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 Coderbyte · HackerRank vs CodeSignal · HackerRank vs CoderPad
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 modelsCodility
Direct47
Paraphrase722 against HackerRank · 1 against Codility
Comparative34
Budget-constrained006 against HackerRank · 5 against Codility
Scale-constrained01
Negative0111 against HackerRank · 6 against Codility
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 Codility were named in the same answer 222 times, of the 309 answers naming HackerRank and the 251 naming Codility. In those answers Codility took the first choice thirty-four times and HackerRank thirty-two.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where HackerRank and Codility 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 Codility first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, HackerRank on the left and Codility on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where HackerRank and Codility stood in it.
Both were the first choice
1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.Kimi K2Codility, HackerRank alternatives: CodeSignal
HackerRank first, Codility an alternative
3 of 14 modelsCodility 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
GPT-6 LunaHackerRank alternatives: CodeSignal, CoderPad
Codility first, HackerRank an alternative
6 of 14 modelsHackerRank was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniCodility alternatives: CodeSignal, HackerRank
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 the first choice, one was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5CodeSubmit, TestGorilla alternatives: CodeSignal, Codility, Qualified
Mistral SmallCodeSignal alternatives: Coderbyte, Codility, HackerRank, TestGorilla
Qwen 3.7 FlashCodeSignal alternatives: Coderbyte, Codility
Neither was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Gemini 3.5 FlashCoderbyte alternatives: CodeSignal, CoderPad, DevSkiller, 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
HackerRank leads by four points.
HackerRank8%#3 of 9Codility4%#6 of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
Enterprise
HackerRank leads by seventeen points.
HackerRank38%#1 of 10Codility21%#2 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 Codility
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
“While these are industry standards, they carry specific complaints regarding *usability* and *relevance* rather than malice.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“significantly cheaper than enterprise-focused platforms like HackerRank or Codility (which start around $1,200+/year)” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · soft negative
“Codility | Defensible hiring decisions; agentic AI coding | ~$1,200/yr (120 credits) | Strongest proctoring, VS Code env, Claude Code integration” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Choose Codility if you need defensible, custom work-sample assessments, strong compliance/auditability and explicit coding-agent support.” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B companies, Codility offers the best balance of assessment quality, pricing, and defensibility.” MiniMax M2.5 · direct 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.