Best free AI mock interview in 2026: what you really get without paying

Last updated 4 November 2026 · By LogicWiz Team

The best free AI mock interview depends on what you need to practise: speaking out loud, a coding round, a human partner, or an answer-by-answer score. This page compares eight tools on the same questions. What is free, what is the limit, voice or text, and do you have to sign in. We make Aria, the AI interviewer at LogicWiz, so we list it like any other tool and say where others are better. Every fact about another tool comes from that tool's own page, which we read on 4 November 2026. Free limits change often, so check the page before you rely on one.

At a glance (checked 4 Nov 2026)

"Not stated" means the tool's own page did not say. It does not mean the answer is no.

Our short answers

• To talk out loud: try Gemini Live first. Google's pages state no limit, but you need to be signed in to Gemini Apps.
• For a coding or system design round: interviewing.io has a free AI interviewer. Aced is the place for a live peer.
• To try a full voice interview once: DevInterview.AI.
• For a score on every answer, in voice or text, and a resume check next to it: Aria.
• For a quick start with no sign-up: OnJob's question practice, though it does not score you.

What each tool is like

Gemini Live. Google's interview tips page (dated 11 December 2025) says the Gemini mobile app offers Gemini Live, which you can use "to simulate a real-time, conversational interview, providing instant, structured feedback on your responses." The Gemini Help page says you talk to Gemini and it answers aloud, you can interrupt it, and you must be signed in to Gemini Apps. That help page describes Android phones and tablets and says some features roll out gradually, so check your own device. Neither page states a price or a limit. It is the strongest choice here if you just want to talk and be interrupted.

Aria by LogicWiz. Aria is our AI interviewer. You answer by voice or by typing, Aria asks follow-up questions based on what you said, and each session ends with a scored report on technical depth, reasoning, communication and confidence. The free Spark plan covers every mock interview track, with 1 typed and 1 spoken interview a week, and no card is needed. The spoken interview uses your browser's voice. You must sign up to start, including for the short Aria Quick round at interviews.logicwiz.ai/candidate/quick, which sends you to the sign-in page first. The same page has a Resume Optimizer, with a monthly allowance on the free plan. Where others are better: the weekly free allowance is small, and if you want to practise many times in one evening, Gemini Live or OnJob's question practice may let you go on (their pages state no cap), and Aced gives you a real person. Aria is also one thing, an AI interviewer. It will not replace a live human round.

interviewing.io. Its home page says you can work over 200 problems from a book for free with the AI Interviewer, which runs coding and system design interviews and gives feedback at the end. It describes human mocks as having audio and chat but no video. It lists coaching packages of 3, 5 or 10 sessions and gives no price for human mocks, and it does not mention a free human mock. The page does not say whether the AI Interviewer needs an account. It is best for engineers who want a coding round.

DevInterview.AI. The page says "Your first interview is free" with no credit card, and describes live voice with an AI interviewer for coding, system design and behavioural rounds. After the first one you move to a paid plan. It does not say whether you need an account before you start. Good for one full try, not for steady practice.

OnJob. On its mock interview page you pick a role, from 144 listed, and practise real questions out loud against an optional timer of 60 seconds, 90 seconds or 2 minutes, with no sign-up. You compare your answer with the answer guidance on the page. It does not score you. Personalised AI role and skill tests are on paid plans, and a free account is needed for the practice hub, timed role tests and certifications. It is the lowest-friction start, and the only one here that asks for nothing at all.

Aced (Pramp). Aced's practice page says "Pramp is now Aced (formerly Exponent)." Interviews are live one-to-one video calls with another person, with a shared code editor for coding. Free users get a monthly allowance of credits (the page does not give the number), and you need an Aced account. AI feedback and transcripts are for paid members. Best when you want a real person across the screen.

Yoodli. Yoodli's pricing page says the Starter plan includes 5 lifetime sessions, and that on Starter and Pro plans, session data may be used to improve the platform. A session counts when it runs over 30 seconds. The page does not say whether Starter is voice or text. Treat the five as a trial, not a routine.

Final Round AI. The pricing page lists a free plan with goals, job description parsing and a desktop app, and lists "practice interviews" under Pro only. So we did not find free AI mock interviews there.

Google Interview Warmup: what we can confirm

Many lists still recommend Google Interview Warmup. On 4 November 2026 the old address, grow.google/certificates/interview-warmup/, redirected to Google's interview tips page. That page does not mention Interview Warmup and points to Gemini Live for practice. The separate address interviewwarmup.withgoogle.com returned a "not found" error. We did not find a Google announcement saying the tool was retired, so we do not say it was. Other sites report it went offline around April 2026, and you should treat that as a report. If you want what Google points to, use Gemini Live.

How to judge any free tool in five questions

1. Does it ask follow-up questions, or only read you a list?
2. Does it score each answer and say what was missing?
3. Can you talk, type, or both? (Type if you are in a noisy room or you freeze. Talk for at least half your sessions, since the real interview is spoken.)
4. How many free tries do you get, and is that per week, per month or for life?
5. Do you need an account, and does the tool keep your answers to train its product?

Which should you pick

• You want the most speaking practice: Gemini Live, then OnJob's timed questions.
• You have a coding or system design round: interviewing.io's AI interviewer, then a live peer on Aced.
• You get nervous and want a safe first try: Aria Quick, or typing a full interview with Aria.
• You want to see how a full voice interview feels, once: DevInterview.AI.
• You also need your resume checked: Aria's Resume Optimizer sits in the same account.
• You have an interview in a few days: use two tools. One AI tool for volume, one human for pressure.

Practice a lot, but do not stop at AI. One session with a friend or a senior, using the questions in HR interview questions for freshers, catches what a model misses. For a no-tool routine, read how to practise for a job interview on your own. For a fresher-focused comparison from 22 October, see free AI mock interview tools for freshers in India, and for the wider list of free resources see free placement preparation resources in India.

A 15-minute plan for today

1. Do one short round. Aria Quick takes about 3 minutes. Any other tool above works as well.
2. Read the feedback. Pick one answer to fix.
3. Say the fixed answer out loud, then try the same question again.
4. Later in the week, do one longer round in a different style, such as a spoken one.
5. Before the real interview, do one round with a person.

How we checked

We opened each tool's own page on 4 November 2026 and wrote down only what the page says: what is free, any limit, voice or text, and whether sign-in is needed. Where the page was silent we wrote "not stated" or left the tool out. We left out HackerRank (its preparation page did not say whether it offers mock interviews) and InterviewLab (we did not check its page). For LogicWiz, we checked the Aria Quick link ourselves: it asks you to sign in first. We have no partnership with any other tool named here. If a fact is out of date, tell us through the contact page and we will fix it.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best free AI mock interview?

It depends on the round. Gemini Live is the one to talk with, interviewing.io has a free AI interviewer for coding, DevInterview.AI gives one free full voice interview, and Aria from LogicWiz gives 1 typed and 1 spoken interview a week with a score on every answer. We make Aria, so try two tools and keep the one whose feedback you use.

Is there a free AI mock interview with no sign-up?

OnJob's page says you can practise role questions against a timer with no sign-up, but it does not score your answers. The other tools here either need an account or do not say. Gemini Live needs you to be signed in to Gemini Apps, and Aria needs a free sign-up.

Is Google Interview Warmup still available?

We could not open it on 4 November 2026. The old address redirects to Google's interview tips page, which does not mention it, and the separate Interview Warmup address returned a "not found" error. We did not find a Google announcement of its retirement. Google's page points to Gemini Live for interview practice.

Can I practise by voice for free?

Yes. Gemini Live is spoken, Aria has a weekly spoken interview on the free Spark plan, DevInterview.AI gives one free voice interview, and OnJob has you answer questions out loud against a timer. Limits differ, so check the table.

Can I practise by typing if I am shy or in a noisy room?

Aria accepts typed answers, and its free plan includes a typed interview each week. Its page says you can always type instead of using voice. Move to speaking as soon as you can, since the real round is spoken.

Is an AI mock interview as good as a human one?

No, they do different jobs. An AI tool lets you repeat as often as you like with no one watching, and a person gives real pressure and a read on your body language. Do many AI rounds and at least one human round.

Does an AI interviewer ever get it wrong?

It can. A model can accept a confident but wrong technical answer. Check anything technical against a textbook or a free lesson.

Do these tools keep my answers?

It differs. Yoodli's page says session data on the Starter plan may be used to improve the platform. Read the privacy terms of any tool before you share personal details.

Are there free AI mock interviews for coding rounds?

interviewing.io lists a free AI interviewer with 200+ problems for coding and system design. Aced offers free peer practice on monthly credits. DevInterview.AI lists coding among the interview types, and its first interview is free.

How many mock interviews should I do before a placement drive?

There is no magic number. Do enough that your answers to the common questions no longer surprise you: a few short rounds across the week, one longer round, and one with a person. Stop when the feedback repeats and nothing new comes up.