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Assessment platforms score a test. Video tools record an answer. AI interview suites run the conversation and charge enterprise money for it. Most teams end up paying for two or three of them, and still stitch the results together by hand. AiHire does all of it on one balance you top up when you need it, with no annual contract and nothing that expires.
A full 10 minute AI interview, recorded, proctored and scored, costs $1.00.
Screening 250 candidates, priced on each platform
The same job to be done: 250people each take a skills assessment and a recorded 10 minute interview. Every figure below is that vendor's own published list price for a year.
| Platform | What that buys | Cost for 250 |
|---|---|---|
| AiHire | 300 credits: 250 AI interviews, 250 assessments, all recorded and proctored | $300 |
| Hireflix plus TestGorilla | Video capture from one tool, assessments from another, no AI interviewer in either | $2,604 |
| Willo plus TestGorilla Plus | 2 live roles to cover 250 candidates, plus assessment credits at 3 per candidate | $6,216 |
| Mercer Mettl | At the published $15 per additional attempt, before any platform fee | $3,750 |
| Talview proctoring alone | At the published $5.20 per proctored exam, on top of whatever you assess with | $1,300 |
| SHL | At about 100 pounds per candidate on a solution subscription | About 25,000 pounds |
| HireVue | Entry tier, before implementation fees of $15,000 to $40,000 in year one | $35,000 |
Vendors bundle differently, so these baskets are not identical in scope. That is the point: the cheaper rows above are also the ones missing the AI interview, the scoring or the proctoring, which is why teams buy more than one.
What each kind of tool actually covers
Compared by product category rather than by brand, because tiers and feature lists move. A dash means some vendors in that category offer it, usually on a higher tier.
| Capability | AiHire | Assessment tools | Video interview tools | Enterprise suites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skills assessments, built or AI generated | ||||
| AI grading of written answers | ||||
| Live AI voice interview that asks follow-ups | ||||
| Per-skill interview report with transcript | ||||
| Session recording and playback | ||||
| Proctoring: face, tab switching, gaze | ||||
| AI ranking of your top candidates | ||||
| Full hiring pipeline, offers and e-signature | ||||
| Branded apply link, share graphics and QR | ||||
| Candidate portal with practice interviews | ||||
| Public API and webhooks | ||||
| White label tenants for resellers | ||||
| EU AI Act candidate disclosures built in | ||||
| Pay only for what you use, no annual lock-in |
Published list prices
As published by each vendor or by public pricing reviews in September 2026. Several of these companies do not publish a price at all and quote per buyer, which is noted where it applies. Always confirm current pricing with the vendor.
HireVue
AI interviewFrom about $35,000 a year, enterprise tiers $50,000 to $200,000+
Includes: Live and on-demand video interviews, SSO, custom branding, unlimited video storage
Worth knowing: Implementation fees of $15,000 to $40,000 in year one, multi-year contracts, per-interview overages
Sapia.ai
AI interviewTypically $15,000 to $60,000 a year
Includes: AI chat interviews and scoring at enterprise volume
Worth knowing: No published price, every buyer goes through sales
Apriora, micro1
AI interviewQuote only, no public price
Includes: AI-led live interviews
Worth knowing: You have to book a demo before anyone will tell you the cost
SHL
Skills assessmentAbout 100 pounds per candidate on solution subscriptions
Includes: Ability tests, personality questionnaires, job-focused assessments, bespoke reports
Worth knowing: Priced per candidate, so the bill grows with every person you screen
Mercer Mettl
Skills assessmentCustom, with about $15 per additional attempt on the starter plan
Includes: Assessment library, plagiarism detection, remote proctoring
Worth knowing: Per-attempt charging, and no published plan price to compare
TestGorilla
Skills assessmentCore $1,704 a year for 400 credits, Plus from $4,800 a year
Includes: Skills tests, one-way video, ID verification. 1 credit per candidate, 2 for an AI interview
Worth knowing: Annual commitment only, and unused credits are lost at the end of the term
Vervoe
Skills assessmentPay and Go $228 a year for 2 assessments, Growth $3,000 a year
Includes: Skills assessments with AI grading of candidate answers
Worth knowing: No live AI interviewer, no proctored recording of the session
iMocha
Skills assessmentFrom about $4,800 a year
Includes: Large skills library, coding and domain tests
Worth knowing: Custom pricing on anything beyond the entry tier
HackerRank
Coding tests$199 to $449 a month, about $2,388 to $5,388 a year
Includes: Coding tests and technical interview tooling
Worth knowing: Developer hiring only, nothing for non-technical roles
Codility
Coding testsStarter about $1,200 a year, Scale about $6,000 a year
Includes: Coding assessments and technical screening
Worth knowing: Developer hiring only, nothing for non-technical roles
Willo
Video interview$59 a month per live role, Enterprise from $3,799 a year
Includes: One-way video interviews, up to 150 assessed candidates per role
Worth knowing: Recorded answers only. No AI interviewer, no scoring, no skills assessments
Spark Hire
Video interview$249 to $499 a month, about $2,988 to $5,988 a year
Includes: One-way and live video interviews, team review and sharing
Worth knowing: No AI interviewer, no assessment engine
Hireflix
Video interviewFrom $75 a month, about $900 a year
Includes: One-way video interviews with a simple, transparent plan
Worth knowing: Video capture only. No AI questioning, scoring, assessments or proctoring
VidCruiter
Video interviewFrom about $5,000 a year
Includes: Video interviewing, scheduling and workflow modules
Worth knowing: Modules are priced separately, final cost comes through sales
Talview
ProctoringCustom, with a stated proctored exam cost of $5.20 per candidate
Includes: Remote proctoring, AI monitoring, ID verification
Worth knowing: Minimum commitment of roughly 150 to 200 candidates to start
How our pricing works
One balance of credits. You are billed for what candidates actually use, by the minute, and only after a session has finished. Nothing expires at the end of a term.
AI interview
0.1 credits per minute
A 10 minute interview is 1 credit. Billed on completion, capped at the length you set.
Skills assessment
Free
Build it yourself or have the AI write it. Grading included.
Recorded assessment
0.2 credits
Only when you switch camera recording on for that assessment.
AI tools
1 to 5 credits
Job description writing, assessment generation, AI ranking of your shortlist.
At $1.00 per credit, screening 250 candidates end to end costs $300. No setup fee, no seat licences, no annual commitment.
Sources
Competitor pricing on this page is taken from the vendors' own published plans and from public pricing reviews, checked in September 2026. Product names and trademarks belong to their owners. Prices change, tiers are renamed and enterprise quotes vary by volume and region, so treat these as a starting point and confirm with the vendor before you make a decision.
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