# HackerRank: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 93 judge labels across 5 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/hackerrank/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical hiring assessments | 17% | 1 | 22% | 64 |
| Candidate assessment | 2% | 7 | 9% | 23 |
| Video interviewing | 0% | 16 | 0% | 3 |
| Skills intelligence | 0% | 48 | 0% | 2 |
| Recruiting CRM and sourcing | 0% | 78 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "used by 40% of Fortune 100 companies and is known for coding challenges, real-world project assessments... making it unmatched for engineering hiring" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Technical hiring assessm)
- "Choose HackerRank or Codility if you are an enterprise needing rigorous automated screening with ironclad proctoring" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Technical hiring assessm)
- "HackerRank if you are a large company hiring hundreds of developers and need a standardized process." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Technical hiring assessm)
- "HackerRank is the best overall for mid-market to enterprise teams running high-volume technical hiring" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Technical hiring assessm)

## And against it

- "LeetCode-style algorithm challenge platforms (e.g., HackerRank, Codility, CodeSignal): While widely used, these are often criticized for not reflecting real-world job tasks" (Mistral Small, Technical hiring assessm)
- "HackerRank – Low Trustpilot score, no refund policy, no debugger, unreliable AI scoring." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Technical hiring assessm)
- "Avoid pricier ones like Codility/HackerRank ($150\u2013$249+/mo) unless scaling up." (Grok 4.1 Fast, Technical hiring assessm)
- "HackerRank is powerful, but it's usually less budget-friendly for smaller teams" (GPT-5.4 mini, 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: 28% to 17%, −12. Inside the floor by 1 point · rank 1 of 71, unchanged.
- Candidate assessment: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 12 → 7 of 118.
- Video interviewing: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 19 → 16 of 66.
- Skills intelligence: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 27 → 48 of 127.
- Recruiting CRM and sourcing: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 78 of 111.

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Hire for the Agentic Era (https://hackerrank.com/)
- For: companies (https://hackerrank.com/)
- Price stated: HackerRank offers both monthly and annual subscription plans for purchase online. (https://www.hackerrank.com/about-us/pricing-terms)
- Free plan or trial: Start a free trial (https://hackerrank.com/)
- Certifications: Certified Assessments
- Customers named: Daugherty, Juniper, Atlassian, IBM, Sprout Social, UKG, Nubank, SoFi

## What it publishes

Every page hackerrank.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 7552 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 1040 pages, 9 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-05
- case study: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-09-01
- webinar or virtual event: 7 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-03-13
- conference or event: 7 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-03-13
- report or ebook: 30 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-10-01
- comparison: 45 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-17
- template or tool: 10 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-03-13
- glossary or explainer: 112 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-17
- news or press: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-04-06
- Recent: 2026-08-05 blog: How chakra by hackerrank works https://www.hackerrank.com/blog/how-chakra-by-hackerrank-works
- Recent: 2026-08-05 blog: The New Technical Hiring Bar: CS Fundamentals, AI Fluency, and Judgment - HackerRank Blog https://www.hackerrank.com/blog/the-new-technical-hiring-bar-cs-fundamentals-ai-fluency-and-judgment
- Recent: 2026-07-29 blog: Is leetcode dead https://www.hackerrank.com/blog/is-leetcode-dead
- Recent: 2026-07-29 blog: How to test ai fluency in developer candidates https://www.hackerrank.com/blog/how-to-test-ai-fluency-in-developer-candidates
- Recent: 2026-07-29 blog: How to interview engineers who use ai coding assistants https://www.hackerrank.com/blog/how-to-interview-engineers-who-use-ai-coding-assistants
- Recent: 2026-07-29 blog: How hackerrank is rebuilding developer hiring for the agentic era https://www.hackerrank.com/blog/how-hackerrank-is-rebuilding-developer-hiring-for-the-agentic-era

## 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.