Technical hiring assessments · October 2026 Edition
TestGorilla vs HackerEarth
Two of fourteen models named TestGorilla first on the direct prompt; one named HackerEarth. TestGorilla was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and HackerEarth by eleven and TestGorilla carries 28 labels and HackerEarth 15, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in four categories this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
First-choice share10%7%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate32%13%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#7A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels2815A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, TestGorilla reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.HackerRank was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. HackerRank vs TestGorilla · HackerRank vs HackerEarth · CodeSignal vs TestGorilla
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
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
TestGorillaFirst choices, of fourteen modelsHackerEarth
Direct21
Paraphrase00
Comparative103 against TestGorilla · 1 against HackerEarth
Budget-constrained432 against TestGorilla
Scale-constrained00
Negative004 against TestGorilla · 1 against HackerEarth
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where TestGorilla and HackerEarth stood in it.
| 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 | | |
TestGorilla HackerEarth first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, TestGorilla on the left and HackerEarth on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where TestGorilla and HackerEarth stood in it.
Both were the first choice
1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.Claude Haiku 4.5HackerEarth, TestGorilla alternatives: CodeSignal
TestGorilla first, HackerEarth not the choice
1 of 14 modelsHackerEarth was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GLM 4.7 FlashXCodility, TestGorilla alternatives: CodeSignal, Coderbyte, HackerRank
Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Qwen 3.7 FlashCodeSignal alternatives: CoderPad, Codility, TestGorilla, Voomer
Kimi K2Coderbyte alternatives: HackerRank, TestGorilla
Neither was named
10 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniHackerRank alternatives: CodeSignal, Codility
Gemini 3.5 FlashCoderPad, Woven alternatives: CodeSignal
Perplexity SonarCodeSignal alternatives: Coderbyte, DevSkiller
Grok 4.1 FastHackerRank alternatives: CodeSignal, CoderPad, Coderbyte, Codility
Mistral SmallGoodfit alternatives: HackerRank
DeepSeek V4 FlashCodility alternatives: CodeSignal, HackerRank
Llama 4 MaverickGoodfit alternatives: CodeSignal, Coderbyte, HackerRank
MiniMax M2.5Codility alternatives: AssessHub, CoderPad, HackerRank
GPT-6 LunaCodeSignal Hire Grow alternatives: CoderPad, HackerRank
Muse Glimmer 30BCodeSignal, DevSkiller, HackerRank alternatives: Codility
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
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
TestGorilla leads by twelve points.
TestGorilla14%#3 of 8HackerEarth2%#– of 8Mid-marketThe figures above
TestGorilla leads by three points.
TestGorilla10%#5 of 9HackerEarth7%#7 of 9Enterprise
The order flips: HackerEarth leads at enterprise.
HackerEarth2%#5 of 8TestGorilla0%#7 of 8What the models said about TestGorilla
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“TestGorilla-style general testing platforms when your need is deep technical screening, because they are broader assessment suites rather than specialized developer tools.” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“HackerEarth and TestGorilla stand out for their balance of features, pricing accessibility, and ATS integration compatibility without requiring full enterprise implementations.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“If you need zero upfront cost: start with TestGorilla’s free plan or LeetCode’s free problem bank for initial screening” Muse Glimmer 30B · 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
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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.