Codility vs HackerEarth
Three of fourteen models named Codility first on the direct prompt; one named HackerEarth. Codility was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and HackerEarth by eleven and Codility carries 53 labels and HackerEarth 15, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three 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
CodilityFirst choices, of fourteen modelsHackerEarth
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Codility and HackerEarth were named in the same answer thirty-two times, of the 212 answers naming Codility and the 44 naming HackerEarth. In those answers HackerEarth took the first choice one time and Codility 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 | | | | |
Codility HackerEarth first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Codility on the left and HackerEarth on the right.The direct prompt
Codility first, HackerEarth not the choice
3 of 14 modelsHackerEarth was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.HackerEarth first, Codility not the choice
1 of 14 modelsCodility 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
6 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
Codility3%#7 of 8HackerEarth2%#– of 8What the models said about Codility
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Avoid if budget is the main constraint... Codility tends to start higher and is more enterprise-oriented” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · hard negative
“(e.g., HackerRank, Codility, CodeSignal): ... often criticized for not reflecting real-world job tasks” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“High negative sentiment (e.g., labeled "hostile candidate experience" in AI model analyses)” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
“### 1. Codility - Best for: Mid-market to enterprise companies needing secure, scalable assessments” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“Choose HackerRank or Codility if you are an enterprise needing rigorous automated screening” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative 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.