CoderPad
Live coding interviews and take-home technical screens.
From $80/mo 14-day free trial API
Bottom line
Live technical interview pads with AI Assist. Starter is $80/mo billed annually (60 interviews a year) or $120 month to month. 14-day trial.
Stands out for: AI Assist puts an LLM inside the pad on every plan, with prompts captured for playback.
Watch out for: Starter covers only 5 interviews a month or 60 a year. ATS integrations, SSO and API access are Enterprise only; monthly overages cost $30 each.
Overview
CoderPad is a live technical interview environment across more than 40 languages and frameworks. Candidates write and run code while interviewers watch, and AI Assist puts a frontier LLM in the pad with every prompt captured for playback. Starter includes a 400-plus question library, 10 custom questions and unlimited users. Team adds Interview Designer, take-homes and auto-scored screens, and Enterprise adds proctoring, ATS integrations, SSO and API access.
Teams pick CoderPad when interviews should look like real work, including AI use. Starter is $80/mo billed annually for 60 interviews a year, or $120/mo monthly for 5 a month. Team is $400/mo annually for 360 a year, or $500/mo monthly for 30 a month. Enterprise is custom and volume-based. Starter and Team come with a 2-week free trial, no card required.
Who it's for
Best for
- Engineering teams running live coding interviews
- Teams testing how candidates use AI
- Small teams with light interview volume
- Buyers who want a 2-week free trial
Not ideal for
- High-volume screening on a small plan
- Teams that need ATS sync on Starter
Key features
Live coding. Real-time collaborative coding interviews across popular languages and frameworks.
Take-home tests. Async projects and pads candidates complete on their own schedule.
Collaborative IDE. Shared editor, execution, and replay so interviewers review the full session.
AI features
| What the AI does | Plan |
|---|---|
| AI Assist: LLM in the pad with prompt capture and playback | Included |
| Interview Designer generates AI-fluent interview questions | Team |
| Benchmark AI, AI summaries and interview transcripts | Enterprise |
Only features named in the vendor's own documentation. Anything sold separately is marked as an add-on.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $80/mo | Billed annually with 60 interviews a year, or $120 month to month with 5 interviews a month |
| Team | $400/mo | Billed annually, $500 billed monthly |
| Enterprise | Custom | Sales-quoted |
Starter is $80/mo billed annually ($960 a year, 60 interviews) or $120/mo month to month (5 interviews a month). Team is $400/mo annually or $500/mo monthly; Enterprise is custom. Monthly plans charge $30 per interview over quota. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 19 Sep 2026. Vendors change prices without notice.
Is CoderPad expensive?
CoderPad starts at $80/mo. We list 68 assessments tools in total. 14 have a free tier, and those with a public price typically start around $80 a month.
- 41 quote-based
- 14 free tier
- 31 public price
Worked out automatically from every assessments listing, so it updates as the directory changes.
Pros and cons
Pros
- AI Assist included on every plan
- Unlimited users on all plans
- 14-day trial, no card
Cons
- Starter capped at 60 interviews a year
- ATS and SSO only on Enterprise
- $30 per interview over quota
Integrations
Greenhouse Lever Ashby Workday
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How CoderPad compares
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| Tool | Free tier | From | MCP | API | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | – | $80/mo | – | ✓ | |
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| | – | Sales-quoted | – | ✓ | Compare |
HackerRank$79/mo MCP API
Broader technical screening platform with a large test library.
$79/mo MCP API
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Codility$1,200/yr MCP API
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Sales-quoted API
Outsourced technical interviews run by trained interviewers.
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