# Codility: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 94 judge labels across 4 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/codility

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Technical hiring assessments](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/technical-hiring-assessments/index.md) | 21% | 2 | 21% | 58 |
| [Candidate assessment](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/candidate-assessment/index.md) | 4% | 4 | 9% | 34 |
| [AI recruiting assistants](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/ai-recruiting-assistants/index.md) | 0% | 73 | 0% | 1 |
| [Video interviewing](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/video-interviewing/index.md) | 0% | 43 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Codility | Defensible hiring decisions; agentic AI coding | ~$1,200/yr (120 credits) | Strongest proctoring, VS Code env, Claude Code integration" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Technical hiring assessm)
- "Choose Codility if you need defensible, custom work-sample assessments, strong compliance/auditability and explicit coding-agent support." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Technical hiring assessm)
- "For most mid-market B2B companies, Codility offers the best balance of assessment quality, pricing, and defensibility." (MiniMax M2.5, Technical hiring assessm)
- "positioned as best for repeatable, defensible technical hiring decisions... Codility scored highest on published criteria" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Candidate assessment)

## And against it

- "Why Avoid the Giants? (HackerRank & Codility) ... often poor choices for *strictly* limited budgets" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Technical hiring assessm)
- "these are often viewed unfavorably compared to competitors like HackerRank or HackerEarth" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Candidate assessment)
- "While these are industry standards, they carry specific complaints regarding *usability* and *relevance* rather than malice." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Technical hiring assessm)
- "significantly cheaper than enterprise-focused platforms like HackerRank or Codility (which start around $1,200+/year)" (Kimi K2, Technical hiring assessm)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Codility, from 235 of the 251 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- codility.com: 138 (its own site)
- g2.com: 97
- coderbyte.com: 86
- hackerrank.com: 70
- leadchangegroup.com: 64
- capterra.com: 55
- codesignal.com: 54
- selectsoftwarereviews.com: 49
- testtrick.com: 40
- softwareadvice.com: 39

### Pages cited

- https://codility.com/compare/best-technical-assessment-platforms: 80
- https://coderbyte.com/blog/reviewing-all-43-of-the-technical-assessment-platforms: 73
- https://codility.com/how-to-choose-technical-assessment-platform: 67
- https://codility.com/: 42
- https://selectsoftwarereviews.com/buyer-guide/online-coding-interview-tools: 39
- https://codility.com/compare: 37
- https://selecthub.com/c/technical-assessment-tools: 28
- https://codesignal.com/blog/best-skills-assessment-software-2026: 25

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: The #1 online coding test & interview platform for enterprises. Assess technical talent with valid skill-based assessments and interviews. (https://codility.com/)
- For: enterprises (https://codility.com/)
- Price stated: Starter Annual billing only $1200; Scale Monthly Yearly – Save 17% $6000 $6000; Custom Bespoke requirements Let’s talk (https://www.codility.com/pricing)
- Starting price: 1200 (https://www.codility.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Request a free trial (https://codility.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 5 (https://www.codility.com/pricing)
- Certifications: ISO 27001, CCPA, GDPR, WCAG 2.2 AA, SOC 2 Type II
- Hosting: EU, US, EU and US data hosting on AWS
- Customers named: GitHub, SpaceX, Tesla, EY, LSEG, SAP, Barclays, Citi

## What it publishes

Every page codility.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 422 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 141 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-31
- case study: 17 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-10-19
- webinar or virtual event: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-11-21
- conference or event: 17 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-11-16
- report or ebook: 23 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-10-02
- comparison: 12 pages, 10 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- template or tool: 2 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-06
- glossary or explainer: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-24 comparison: Codility alternatives https://www.codility.com/compare/codility-alternatives
- Recent: 2026-09-23 comparison: Codility vs leetcode https://www.codility.com/compare/codility-vs-leetcode
- Recent: 2026-09-23 comparison: Codility vs blueoptima https://www.codility.com/compare/codility-vs-blueoptima
- Recent: 2026-08-06 template or tool: Eu ai act hiring checklist https://www.codility.com/lab/eu-ai-act-hiring-checklist
- Recent: 2026-08-03 comparison: Codility vs codesignal https://www.codility.com/compare/codility-vs-codesignal
- Recent: 2026-08-03 comparison: Codility vs coderpad https://www.codility.com/compare/codility-vs-coderpad

## 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.