# LeetCode: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 8 judge labels across 2 categories by 6 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/leetcode

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Technical hiring assessments](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/technical-hiring-assessments/index.md) | 0% | 59 | 33% | 6 |
| [Candidate assessment](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/candidate-assessment/index.md) | 0% | 51 | 0% | 2 |

## And against it

- "LeetCode-style challenges have been criticized for favoring candidates with time to prepare rather than actual job performance" (MiniMax M2.5, Technical hiring assessm)
- "If your assessment platform relies primarily on LeetCode-style algorithmic puzzles, you should be cautious." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Technical hiring assessm)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named LeetCode, from 13 of the 16 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- coderbyte.com: 8
- g2.com: 6
- softwareadvice.com: 6
- codility.com: 5
- selectsoftwarereviews.com: 5
- capterra.com: 4
- reddit.com: 4
- testtrick.com: 4
- adaface.com: 3
- blog.imocha.io: 3

### Pages cited

- https://coderbyte.com/blog/reviewing-all-43-of-the-technical-assessment-platforms: 5
- https://selectsoftwarereviews.com/buyer-guide/online-coding-interview-tools: 4
- https://blog.imocha.io/coding-assessment-tools: 3
- https://codility.com/compare/best-technical-assessment-platforms: 3
- https://g2.com/products/codility/reviews: 3
- https://g2.com/products/hackerrank-developer-skills-platform/reviews: 3
- https://goodfit.so/guides/best-coding-assessment-platforms: 3
- https://adaface.com/coding-assessment-tools: 2

## 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.