# HackerEarth: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 18 judge labels across 3 categories by 12 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/hackerearth/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical hiring assessments | 7% | 7 | 13% | 15 |
| Candidate assessment | 0% | 43 | 0% | 2 |
| Recruitment marketing and career sites | 0% | 87 | 100% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "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, Technical hiring assessm)
- "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, Technical hiring assessm)
- "HackerEarth or TestGorilla would be the best starting points due to their affordability" (MiniMax M2.5, Technical hiring assessm)
- "HackerEarth strikes the best balance between affordability and functionality" (Mistral Small, Technical hiring assessm)

## And against it

- "Similar to HackerRank in being low-cost, but with less-modern technology." (Llama 4 Maverick, Technical hiring assessm)
- "HackerEarth has limited customization options at entry-level pricing" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Recruitment marketing)
- "Weaker auto-cheat detection per tests." (Grok 4.1 Fast, 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: 0% to 7%, +8. Inside the floor by 5 points · rank 15 → 7 of 71.
- Candidate assessment: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 24 → 43 of 118.
- Recruitment marketing and career sites: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 87 of 104.

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: AI Powered Interviews and Assessment (https://hackerearth.com/)
- For: recruiters (https://hackerearth.com/)
- Price stated: Growth: $99; Scale: $399/month; Scale: $3990/year (https://hackerearth.com/)
- Starting price: 99 (https://hackerearth.com/)
- Free plan or trial: trial (https://www.hackerearth.com/ai/pricing)
- Certifications: DigiLocker
- Customers named: UNESCO, WSIS Forum, Xoriant, Itron, ZS, Network Optix, Kaleyra, Amazon

## What it publishes

Every page hackerearth.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 2287 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 715 pages, 5 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- case study: 61 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 20 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-08-17
- report or ebook: 18 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 18 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- template or tool: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-03
- glossary or explainer: 711 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2016-02-17
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: Ai interviewer for technical screening https://www.hackerearth.com:443/blog/ai-interviewer-for-technical-screening
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: Ai interviewers for software engineer https://www.hackerearth.com:443/blog/ai-interviewers-for-software-engineer
- Recent: 2026-09-28 comparison: Ai interviewer vs human interviewer https://www.hackerearth.com:443/blog/ai-interviewer-vs-human-interviewer
- Recent: 2026-09-22 blog: Ai mock interview platforms complete guide https://www.hackerearth.com:443/blog/ai-mock-interview-platforms-complete-guide
- Recent: 2026-09-21 blog: Technical assessment complete guide to technical hiring https://www.hackerearth.com:443/blog/technical-assessment-complete-guide-to-technical-hiring
- Recent: 2026-09-21 blog: Coding assessment platforms https://www.hackerearth.com:443/blog/coding-assessment-platforms

## 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.