Technical hiring assessments · November 2026 Edition
HackerRank vs TestGorilla
Four of fourteen models named HackerRank first on the direct prompt; one named TestGorilla. Both were named by all fourteen models and HackerRank carries 70 labels and TestGorilla 36, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in four categories this edition.
Named in six categories this edition.
First-choice share23%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate27%11%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#7A position in a field of 8; printed, not drawn.
Labels7036A 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 modelsTestGorilla
Direct411 against TestGorilla
Paraphrase702 against HackerRank · 1 against TestGorilla
Comparative301 against TestGorilla
Budget-constrained006 against HackerRank
Scale-constrained00
Negative0011 against HackerRank · 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, HackerRank and TestGorilla were named in the same answer 169 times, of the 309 answers naming HackerRank and the 277 naming TestGorilla. In those answers TestGorilla took the first choice forty-five times and HackerRank nineteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where HackerRank and TestGorilla 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 TestGorilla first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, HackerRank on the left and TestGorilla on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where HackerRank and TestGorilla stood in it.
HackerRank first, TestGorilla an alternative
4 of 14 modelsTestGorilla 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
TestGorilla first, HackerRank not the choice
1 of 14 modelsHackerRank 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.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
1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
HackerRank leads by two points.
HackerRank8%#3 of 9TestGorilla6%#4 of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
HackerRank leads by twenty-one points.
HackerRank23%#1 of 8TestGorilla2%#7 of 8Enterprise
HackerRank leads by thirty-eight points.
HackerRank38%#1 of 10TestGorilla0%#10 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 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
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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.