# CodeSignal: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 72 judge labels across 3 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/codesignal

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Technical hiring assessments](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/technical-hiring-assessments/index.md) | 8% | 4 | 19% | 57 |
| [Candidate assessment](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/candidate-assessment/index.md) | 2% | 8 | 7% | 14 |
| [Video interviewing](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/video-interviewing/index.md) | 0% | 42 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Offers a free plan and is highly ranked for technical hiring... This is a strong choice if you need a robust, all-in-one solution without immediate cost." (Mistral Small, Technical hiring assessm)
- "Highly ranked for its broad assessment suite, analytics, proctoring, and integrations, making it a strong all-around choice" (Mistral Small, Technical hiring assessm)
- "Choose CodeSignal for standardized assessments, certification, structured scoring, or high-volume early-career hiring." (Perplexity Sonar, Technical hiring assessm)
- "A good platform (like Codility or CodeSignal) documents transparent scoring, offers a clean IDE" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Technical hiring assessm)

## And against it

- "Users have reported numerous bugs, system refreshes that lost their code, and random language switches during assessments" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Technical hiring assessm)
- "Frequent candidate complaints about glitches in the editor... Trustpilot averages around 3/5, with reports of lost work during timed tests." (Grok 4.20, Technical hiring assessm)
- "CodeSignal assessments requiring proctoring: Be aware that a proctored assessment may record your camera, microphone, and screen" (GPT-6 Luna, Technical hiring assessm)
- "While these are industry standards, they carry specific complaints regarding *usability* and *relevance* rather than malice." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Technical hiring assessm)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Mistral Small | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named CodeSignal, from 179 of the 194 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- codility.com: 113
- coderbyte.com: 79
- hackerrank.com: 64
- g2.com: 59
- codesignal.com: 53 (its own site)
- selectsoftwarereviews.com: 40
- coderpad.io: 33
- selecthub.com: 33
- testtrick.com: 33
- adaface.com: 28

### Pages cited

- https://codility.com/compare/best-technical-assessment-platforms: 71
- https://coderbyte.com/blog/reviewing-all-43-of-the-technical-assessment-platforms: 67
- https://codility.com/how-to-choose-technical-assessment-platform: 63
- https://codility.com/compare: 36
- https://selectsoftwarereviews.com/buyer-guide/online-coding-interview-tools: 35
- https://codility.com/: 33
- https://selecthub.com/c/technical-assessment-tools: 26
- https://adaface.com/coding-assessment-tools: 21

## In its own words

What CodeSignal's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Agentic Skills Intelligence & Validation Platform (https://codesignal.com/)
- For: teams (https://codesignal.com/)
- Price stated: Hire starts at $79 per month billed annually, Learn is free for individuals and Cosmo+ is $24.99 per month, and Education, plus enterprise Learn and Hire plans, is custom-priced. (https://codesignal.com/pricing)
- Starting price: $79 /mo (https://codesignal.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Start for FREE (https://codesignal.com/pricing)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, CCPA, EEOC, OFCCP
- Customers named: Dropbox, UnitedHealth Group, Instacart, Northeastern University, Nextdoor, Klaviyo, Brex, Ramp

## What it publishes

Every page codesignal.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 12657 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 422 pages, 5 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-15
- case study: 31 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-09
- webinar or virtual event: 23 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-19
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-25
- report or ebook: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-07-17
- comparison: 37 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-26
- template or tool: 10 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-03-11
- glossary or explainer: 11915 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 50 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-09
- Recent: 2026-09-19 webinar or virtual event: Hiring you can stand behind webinar https://codesignal.com/resource/hiring-you-can-stand-behind-webinar
- Recent: 2026-09-15 blog: Ai job simulation tools https://codesignal.com/blog/ai-job-simulation-tools
- Recent: 2026-09-14 blog: Best ai assessment platforms https://codesignal.com/blog/best-ai-assessment-platforms
- Recent: 2026-09-09 blog: 7 best skills based hiring platforms in 2026 https://codesignal.com/blog/7-best-skills-based-hiring-platforms-in-2026
- Recent: 2026-09-09 news or press: Codesignal and harvard business impact bring hands on ai and essential skills development to universities worldwide https://codesignal.com/newsroom/press-releases/codesignal-and-harvard-business-impact-bring-hands-on-ai-and-essential-skills-development-to-universities-worldwide
- Recent: 2026-08-26 comparison: Modern hire alternatives https://codesignal.com/blog/modern-hire-alternatives

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/hr.