Coderbyte vs HackerEarth
One of fourteen models named Coderbyte first on the direct prompt; one named HackerEarth. Coderbyte was named by twelve of the fourteen models and HackerEarth by eleven and Coderbyte carries 22 labels and HackerEarth 15, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
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
CoderbyteFirst choices, of fourteen modelsHackerEarth
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Coderbyte and HackerEarth were named in the same answer twelve times, of the 82 answers naming Coderbyte and the 44 naming HackerEarth. In those answers HackerEarth took the first choice one time and Coderbyte four.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | |||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | ||||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | ||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| 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 | |
Coderbyte HackerEarth first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Coderbyte on the left and HackerEarth on the right.The direct prompt
Coderbyte first, HackerEarth not the choice
1 of 14 modelsHackerEarth was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.HackerEarth first, Coderbyte not the choice
1 of 14 modelsCoderbyte was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
8 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
Coderbyte22%#1 of 8HackerEarth2%#– of 8Coderbyte10%#4 of 9HackerEarth7%#7 of 9Coderbyte18%#2 of 8HackerEarth2%#5 of 8What the models said about Coderbyte
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Frequently called out as one of the worst by candidates due to bugs ... "riddled with bugs"” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
“Some platforms (like Coderbyte) have cheap base prices but charge add-ons for proctoring” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“Best for Regular Hiring: Coderbyte ... unlimited plan offers the best value.” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“For a small company watching cash flow, I'd start with Coderbyte's monthly plan.” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · first choice
“Coderbyte stands out as one of the best coding assessment platforms” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about HackerEarth
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Similar to HackerRank in being low-cost, but with less-modern technology.” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · soft negative
“Weaker auto-cheat detection per tests.” Grok 4.1 Fast · comparative prompt · soft negative
“For mid-market B2B companies specifically, HackerEarth and TestGorilla stand out for their balance of features, pricing accessibility, and ATS integration compatibility” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“The best coding assessment platform for a company with a limited budget is HackerEarth, which offers coding tests and live technical interviews on a modest budget.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“HackerEarth or TestGorilla would be the best starting points due to their affordability” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
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.