# Coderbyte: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 24 judge labels across 2 categories by 12 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/coderbyte/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical hiring assessments | 10% | 4 | 9% | 22 |
| Candidate assessment | 0% | 93 | 50% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "Best for Regular Hiring: Coderbyte ... unlimited plan offers the best value." (Kimi K2, Technical hiring assessm)
- "For a small company watching cash flow, I'd start with Coderbyte's monthly plan." (GPT-6 Luna, Technical hiring assessm)
- "Coderbyte stands out as one of the best coding assessment platforms" (Grok 4.1 Fast, Technical hiring assessm)
- "Coderbyte is frequently recommended as the best value option." (Claude Haiku 4.5, Technical hiring assessm)

## And against it

- "Frequently called out as one of the worst by candidates due to bugs ... "riddled with bugs"" (Grok 4.1 Fast, Technical hiring assessm)
- "Called "the worst coding test platform" in multiple accounts." (Grok 4.1 Fast, Candidate assessment)
- "Some platforms (like Coderbyte) have cheap base prices but charge add-ons for proctoring" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Technical hiring assessm)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 13 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Technical hiring assessments: 13% to 10%, −3. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 3 → 4 of 71.
- Candidate assessment: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 37 → 93 of 118.

## In its own words

What Coderbyte's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Talent evaluation platform (https://coderbyte.com/)
- For: Hiring teams evaluating candidates for technology and nontechnical roles (https://coderbyte.com/)
- Price stated: Pro $1799/year; Monthly $99/mo for 20 invites; Pay As You Go $500 per 50 invites; Enterprise starts at $12,495 per year (https://coderbyte.com/)
- Starting price: 99/mo (https://coderbyte.com/)
- Free plan or trial: FREE TRIAL; 14 day free trial (https://coderbyte.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 11 (https://coderbyte.com/)
- Certifications: SOC 2, GDPR
- Hosting: US
- Customers named: Astranis, Cherre, Ark-x

## What it publishes

Every page coderbyte.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 178 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 23 pages, 6 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-18
- case study: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 5 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-19
- template or tool: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-19 comparison: Coderpad review pros cons and the best alternatives in 2026 https://coderbyte.com/blog/coderpad-review-pros-cons-and-the-best-alternatives-in-2026
- Recent: 2026-09-18 blog: Ats mcp and zapier comparing integrations across 10 leading assessment platforms https://coderbyte.com/blog/ats-mcp-and-zapier-comparing-integrations-across-10-leading-assessment-platforms
- Recent: 2026-09-17 blog: How to evaluate candidates with ai https://coderbyte.com/blog/how-to-evaluate-candidates-with-ai
- Recent: 2026-09-12 comparison: Codility review pros cons and the best alternatives in 2026 https://coderbyte.com/blog/codility-review-pros-cons-and-the-best-alternatives-in-2026
- Recent: 2026-09-09 blog: Analyzing the top 10 brands mentioned across every list of candidate evaluation platforms https://coderbyte.com/blog/analyzing-the-top-10-brands-mentioned-across-every-list-of-candidate-evaluation-platforms
- Recent: 2026-09-08 blog: The expert guide to cheating prevention and detection in technical assessments https://coderbyte.com/blog/the-expert-guide-to-cheating-prevention-and-detection-in-technical-assessments

## Record

- Method: https://hr-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://hr-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, hr-ai-index.com.