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Honest Comparison — Updated April 2026

Interview AI Buddy vs LockedIn AI

LockedIn AI offers career tools and interview assistance, but Interview AI Buddy matches their features at 40% less cost — with exclusive capabilities they do not have.

Price
Us
$15/mo
vs
Them
$24.99/mo
40% cheaper with matching features
Speed
Us
~95ms
vs
Them
~116ms
Faster response with Groq dual pipeline
Career Toolkit
Us
Resume + Cover Letter + LinkedIn
vs
Them
Resume + Cover Letter + LinkedIn
Feature parity at a lower price
Custom Knowledge
Us
YAML upload
vs
Them
Not available
Unique: company-specific Q&A knowledge base

Full Feature Comparison

Feature
Interview AI Buddy
LockedIn AI
Response latency
We edge them on speed with our Groq dual pipeline
~95ms
~116ms (claimed)
Starting price
40% cheaper for interview copilot features
$15/mo
$24.99/mo
Free plan available
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Invisible on screen share
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Works on Zoom, Teams, Meet
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Works on HackerRank, CodeSignal
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Languages supported
Similar coverage; we support all major global languages
36+
42
Coding interview answers
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Behavioral STAR answers
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
System design answers
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Resume-aware answers
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
AI Resume Builder
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
AI Cover Letter Generator
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
LinkedIn Optimizer
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Interview scoring & reports
Post-interview performance analysis with metrics
✓ Yes
✗ No
Multiple AI models
Groq + GPT-4o dual pipeline for speed and depth
✓ Yes
✗ No
Custom YAML knowledge base
Unique: inject your own company-specific Q&A library
✓ Yes
✗ No
Dual-model pipeline (Groq + GPT)
Unique: fast first answer + deep expansion simultaneously
✓ Yes
✗ No
Screen capture / OCR mode
Capture coding problems and exam questions from screen
✓ Yes
✗ No
2,000+ interview topics
PM, Finance, Consulting, Sales, Engineering, and more
✓ Yes
✗ No
Desktop app with background mode
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Mock interview mode
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Simple transparent pricing
One plan, all features included
$15/mo flat
Multiple confusing tiers
Audio privacy (never stored)
✓ Yes
Unclear
30-day money-back guarantee
✓ Yes
✗ No

Data based on publicly available information as of April 2026. Features may have changed.

The verdict

Interview AI Buddy matches LockedIn AI on their core career tools — resume builder, cover letter generator, LinkedIn optimizer — while being 40% cheaper ($15/mo vs $24.99/mo). We also beat them on response speed (~95ms vs ~116ms) and offer exclusive features they lack: custom YAML knowledge bases, screen capture / OCR mode, interview scoring reports, 2,000+ interview topics, and our unique dual-model Groq + GPT pipeline.

LockedIn has some extras like auto job apply and IDE integration, but for the core interview copilot experience — which is what matters when you are in a live interview — Interview AI Buddy delivers more features, faster answers, deeper customization, and simpler pricing. One flat $15/mo plan with everything included, no confusing tiers.

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