Question 1

What is Interview AI Buddy?

Accepted Answer

Interview AI Buddy is a real-time AI interview copilot that sits invisibly on your screen during live interviews. It transcribes your interviewer's questions and delivers structured AI answers in under 2 seconds — invisible to Zoom, Teams, and Google Meet screen share.

Question 2

Is Interview AI Buddy visible on screen share?

Accepted Answer

No. Interview AI Buddy uses native OS-level APIs (SetWindowDisplayAffinity on Windows, CGWindowLevel on macOS) to exclude the overlay from all screen capture. Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, and Webex cannot see it.

Question 3

How fast are the AI responses?

Accepted Answer

The QUICK answer box powered by Groq responds in approximately 95 milliseconds. The TECHNICAL and GENERAL boxes powered by GPT-4o Mini follow within 2-3 seconds with deeper, expanded answers.

Question 4

What types of interviews does it support?

Accepted Answer

Interview AI Buddy supports coding interviews (LeetCode, SQL, system design), behavioral interviews (STAR method, Amazon Leadership Principles), product/PM interviews, consulting case interviews, finance interviews, and more — over 200 topic categories.

Question 5

Is there a free plan?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The Free plan includes 5 questions per day, English language support, basic topics, and works with Zoom and Google Meet. No credit card required. Paid plans start at $15/month with a 7-day free trial.

Question 6

Does it work on Mac?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Interview AI Buddy supports both Windows (10/11) and macOS (Intel and Apple Silicon M1/M2/M3/M4). The macOS version uses BlackHole for audio routing and is Apple notarized.

Question 7

Is my audio stored or recorded?

Accepted Answer

No. Audio is processed in real-time memory and immediately discarded. Nothing is saved to disk, nothing is uploaded to our servers. Transcripts and AI answers are local to your session only.

Question 8

How is Interview AI Buddy different from Final Round AI?

Accepted Answer

Interview AI Buddy has faster response times (~95ms vs ~3-5s) powered by a dual Groq + GPT pipeline, supports 36+ languages vs ~10, offers a free tier (Final Round AI starts at $29/mo), and allows custom YAML knowledge bases for company-specific content.

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