{
  "id": 14578887,
  "title": "How to Practice Coding Interviews Without a Partner (5 Options, Prices Checked)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/how-to-practice-coding-interviews-without-a-partner-5-options-prices",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-15T01:07:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/hamzaibrahim49/how-to-practice-coding-interviews-without-a-partner-5-options-prices-checked-m30"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Practicing coding interviews without a partner is possible through various methods. The self-mock routine, which involves talking through a problem as if you were being interviewed, offers a free option. This method helps you practice clarifying the problem, stating complexity, testing your code, and maintaining focus while recording and reviewing your performance. A more advanced option is DevInterview.ai, a product created by the author of this account. It simulates a 30-minute coding round in an editor supporting multiple programming languages, complete with a live voice interviewer that asks follow-up questions and provides a scored report and hire verdict. The service starts with a free interview and then charges $19.99 per month, $49.99 per quarter, or $99.99 per year. An alternative is interviewing.io's free AI Interviewer, though pricing and speaking capabilities are not specified. Another option is ChatGPT's voice mode, which can act as an interviewer if prompted correctly. Lastly, Aced (formerly Exponent) pairs you with another candidate for peer mocks, with free accounts allowed five sessions per month, and additional sessions require trading notes using a realistic rubric. While practicing alone is step three of the suggested plan, incorporating a human session, such as on interviewing.io, could provide valuable nerves and feedback.",
  "summary": "I built DevInterview.ai, one of the options below, so I'm biased. I put the free options in the same table. A practice partner gives you three things: a problem you haven't seen, follow-up questions (what's the complexity, what about an empty input, can you do better), and someone watching. Alone, the first is easy. The other two need someone, or something, on the other side. Your options Option…",
  "key_points": [
    "Self-mock routine: Free method to practice coding interviews",
    "DevInterview.ai: Simulates 30-minute coding round with live interviewer",
    "Interviewing.io: Free AI Interviewer option with unknown pricing"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Shifting from solo self-mocking to AI-driven simulations allows candidates to bridge the gap between solitary study and high-stakes human interaction through affordable, automated feedback loops.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}