# CodeSignal: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 74 judge labels across 4 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/codesignal/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical hiring assessments | 16% | 2 | 17% | 58 |
| Candidate assessment | 2% | 9 | 8% | 13 |
| Skills intelligence | 0% | 47 | 0% | 2 |
| AI recruiting assistants | 0% | 42 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "CodeSignal / DevSkiller are commonly recommended for 50-500 hires mid-market teams wanting a standardized score and predictable pricing." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Technical hiring assessm)
- "The best skills testing tool for hiring for a mid-sized B2B company would be CodeSignal, TestGorilla, or Criteria Corp." (Llama 4 Maverick, Candidate assessment)
- "I'd recommend CodeSignal as the top technical interview tool for a mid-sized B2B company" (MiniMax M2.5, Technical hiring assessm)
- "If you want a single recommendation, I'd pick CodeSignal for a mid-market B2B company" (Perplexity Sonar, Technical hiring assessm)

## And against it

- "Avoid enterprise-only platforms like CodeSignal, which require contacting sales and have no transparent pricing" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Technical hiring assessm)
- "Reports of technical glitches like poor error highlighting, code wiping on refresh, and unreliable editor" (Grok 4.1 Fast, Technical hiring assessm)
- "(e.g., HackerRank, Codility, CodeSignal): ... often criticized for not reflecting real-world job tasks" (Mistral Small, Technical hiring assessm)
- "Heavy focus on algorithmic puzzles that fail to assess practical skills" (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: 10% to 16%, +6. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 4 → 2 of 71.
- Candidate assessment: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 18 → 9 of 118.
- Skills intelligence: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 43 → 47 of 127.
- AI recruiting assistants: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 42 of 90.

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Agentic Skills Intelligence & Validation Platform (https://codesignal.com/)
- For: teams (https://codesignal.com/)
- Price stated: Hire starts at $79 per month billed annually, Learn is free for individuals and Cosmo+ is $24.99 per month, and Education, plus enterprise Learn and Hire plans, is custom-priced. (https://codesignal.com/pricing)
- Starting price: $79 /mo (https://codesignal.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Start for FREE (https://codesignal.com/pricing)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, CCPA, EEOC & OFCCP compliance
- Customers named: Dropbox, UnitedHealth Group, Instacart, Northeastern University, Nextdoor, Klaviyo, Brex, Ramp

## What it publishes

Every page codesignal.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 12657 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 422 pages, 5 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-15
- case study: 31 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-09
- webinar or virtual event: 23 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-19
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-25
- report or ebook: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-07-17
- comparison: 37 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-26
- template or tool: 10 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-03-11
- glossary or explainer: 11915 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 50 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-09
- Recent: 2026-09-19 webinar or virtual event: Hiring you can stand behind webinar https://codesignal.com/resource/hiring-you-can-stand-behind-webinar
- Recent: 2026-09-15 blog: Ai job simulation tools https://codesignal.com/blog/ai-job-simulation-tools
- Recent: 2026-09-14 blog: Best ai assessment platforms https://codesignal.com/blog/best-ai-assessment-platforms
- Recent: 2026-09-09 blog: 7 best skills based hiring platforms in 2026 https://codesignal.com/blog/7-best-skills-based-hiring-platforms-in-2026
- Recent: 2026-09-09 news or press: Codesignal and harvard business impact bring hands on ai and essential skills development to universities worldwide https://codesignal.com/newsroom/press-releases/codesignal-and-harvard-business-impact-bring-hands-on-ai-and-essential-skills-development-to-universities-worldwide
- Recent: 2026-08-26 comparison: Modern hire alternatives https://codesignal.com/blog/modern-hire-alternatives

## 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.