Interview Guard
Live-checked September 2026. Real-time interview fraud detection for AI copilots, overlays, and proxy candidates.
From $100/mo 7-day free trial
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Bottom line
Interview Guard is a live interview-fraud layer. Candidates install a desktop app. The vendor does not record audio, video, or screenshare. Starter is $100/month with 10 interviews, and a 7-day trial includes 5 interviews.
Stands out for: It looks for 100-plus AI helpers including ChatGPT, Cluely, and InterviewCoder, plus overlays, remote desktop, VMs, VPN location spoofing, deepfakes, and proxy input. Alerts fire during the interview. Setup is pitched as three minutes with no IT project.
Watch out for: This is not the InterviewGuard.ai coding-session product. interviewguard.io is a candidate desktop app. Do not mix the two rate cards. Per-interview fees apply on top of the monthly plan.
Overview
Interview Guard watches the candidate machine during a live interview. The candidate installs a lightweight app. The interviewer keeps using Zoom, Teams, Meet, or Webex. Interview Guard does not record the meeting. Alerts cover hidden AI windows, stealth overlays, AnyDesk-style remote input, VMware, VPN geolocation mismatch, and face-manipulation processes.
The homepage offers a 7-day free trial with 5 interviews. Starter is $100/month plus $10 per interview (10 included). Professional is $1,000/month plus $5 per interview (200 included). Enterprise is custom volume pricing.
Who it's for
Best for
- TA teams seeing Cluely, InterviewCoder, and overlay tools on live screens
- Employers that refuse to record interviews but still want fraud signals
- Desks on Zoom, Teams, Meet, or Webex that can require a 30-second candidate install
- Small teams that want a $100 monthly plan before a volume contract
Not ideal for
- Teams that will not ask candidates to install a desktop app
- Very high-volume desks that want flat pricing with no per-interview fee
Key features
AI-tool detection. Catches ChatGPT, Cluely, InterviewCoder, and hidden overlays during live interviews.
Interview integrity. System-level signals, not behavioral eye-tracking.
What it does. Flags AI copilots and proxy candidates while the interview is still running.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $100/mo | 10 interviews included, then $10 per interview |
| Professional | $1,000/mo | 200 interviews included, then $5 per interview |
| Enterprise | Custom | Volume pricing |
Starter is $100/month plus $10 per interview, with 10 interviews included monthly. Professional is $1,000/month plus $5 per interview, with 200 interviews included monthly. Enterprise is custom volume pricing. A 7-day free trial includes 5 interviews. Candidates install a desktop app. Interviews are not recorded. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 4 Nov 2026. Vendors change prices without notice.
Is Interview Guard expensive?
Interview Guard starts at $100/mo. We list 33 candidate fraud & AI detection tools in total. 7 have a free tier, and those with a public price typically start around $99 a month.
- 10 quote-based
- 7 free tier
- 18 public price
Worked out automatically from every candidate fraud & AI detection listing, so it updates as the directory changes.
Pros and cons
Pros
- No audio, video, or screenshare recording
- Detects Cluely, InterviewCoder, ChatGPT, remote desktop, VMs, and deepfakes
- 7-day trial on the vendor homepage
Cons
- Candidates must install a desktop app
- Per-interview fees on top of the monthly plan
- Easy to confuse with interviewguard.ai, a different product
Integrations
Zoom Microsoft Teams Google Meet Webex
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How Interview Guard compares
See all Interview Guard alternatives, with what each one does differently and a head to head for every pairing.
| Tool | Free tier | From | MCP | API | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interview Guard (this tool) | – | $100/mo | – | – | |
| | – | $50 prepaid credits | – | – | Compare |
| | – | Sales-quoted | – | – | Compare |
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| | – | Sales-quoted | – | – | Compare |
$50 prepaid credits
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Sales-quoted
HireID is a quoted interview-integrity layer with a live agent inside Zoom, Meet, and Teams rather than a candidate desktop app.
Polygraf AISales-quoted API
Polygraf AI is quoted deepfake and interview-cheating detection without Interview Guard's no-recording desktop-app model.
Sales-quoted
HireVue is a full structured video-interview platform, not a fraud overlay you drop onto an existing Zoom screen.
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