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Brand report · September 2026

HackerRank: AI Visibility Report

When buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about technical interviewing & assessment, HackerRank ranks #1 of 15, a Visibility Score of 67 in Technical Interviewing & Assessment .

These rankings are measured from what the three models know from training, not a live web search. The live-web grounded surface is rolling out across the index. Methodology.

How AI sees HackerRank

HackerRank owns technical interviewing in AI recommendations, full stop.

Where it wins. Ranked first among 15 competitors in Technical Interviewing and Assessment, HackerRank gets mentioned in 75% of relevant AI conversations. That mention rate, combined with a 27.8% first-pick rate, means models are not just listing it but actively leading with it.

Where it loses. Feature-led buying questions produce no HackerRank recommendations at all, which means buyers who ask about specific capabilities rather than best-overall tools may never encounter it. Its entire AI presence rests on one category, so any shift in how models frame that buying question is an existential exposure.

AI-generated analysis of the September 2026 measurements.

On message

How HackerRank positions itself vs how AI ranks it

HackerRank claims Technical Interviewing & Assessment and the models back it: #1 of 15 there.

The pitch

"Hire the next generation developer"

Positions in Technical Interviewing & Assessment

What AI actually says

Strongest #1 · Technical Interviewing & Assessment

In Technical Interviewing & Assessment #1 of 15, claim holds

Homepage self-messaging · September 2026 ranking · the biggest gaps across the index →

Technical Interviewing & Assessment · #1 of 15

67 / 100 flat vs last month

75%

mention rate (72 answers)

2

avg. position

28%

first pick

14%

share of voice

ChatGPT

61

Claude

77

Gemini

62

How the models portray HackerRank

Being named is not the same as being recommended. Each mention is graded endorsed (a strong pick), listed (a neutral option), or caveated (named with a reservation).

39% 39% 22%

endorsed · 95% band 27–52% listed caveated graded across 54 mentions in Technical Interviewing & Assessment answers

Prompt themes HackerRank would want to own

Share of each theme's answers that mention HackerRank. Hover a row for the exact prompt. Compare shapes on the head-to-head page.

9/9

9/9

9/9 · #1×8

9/9 · #1×7

If you could pick one

7/9

Startup & small team

6/9 · #1×3

Budget & alternatives

5/9 · #1×2

Feature-led ask

0/9

Gaps Feature-led ask

Most co-mentioned competitors

Share of HackerRank's mentions where the AI models name this brand in the same answer. That is the real competitive set in the AI channel.

CoderPad

83%

CodeSignal

70%

Karat

61%

Codility

54%

interviewing.io

31%

LeetCode

22%

Head-to-head: HackerRank vs CoderPad

Scores are measured from real AI answers, refreshed monthly. Methodology.

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