Practice the interview you will actually get.
AI-allowed rounds differ by company: some give you a chat panel, some a full agent, some nothing. Learn each format and its rules before you are in the room.
Three AI rules, three ways to prepare
Chat-only AI
You can ask, paste and read. The assistant cannot touch your files. You write every change.
Full agent
The AI plans, edits files and runs commands. You are graded on direction, review and ownership.
No AI
Just you and the code, as in the strictest formats. Useful for the follow-up questions too.
Company formatsTimed mocks coming soon
What candidates and companies have publicly described in 2025 and 2026, and what we will recreate. Today you can practice the skills on any problem; the timed, company-shaped rounds are not open yet.
| Company | Reported format | AI rule | Our practice round |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meta | AI-enabled coding round, about 60 minutes in a shared editor with an AI chat. Three phases: fix a bug, build a feature, optimize when larger inputs break it. | Chat-only AIChat panel only. The AI can read files but not edit them. | Fix, build, then make it fast, with a chat-only assistant. |
| AI-enabled coding with an AI panel. Known patterns (caches, intervals, data processing), then follow-ups on concurrency, malformed data and 100x data. | Chat-only AIChat panel only. The AI cannot edit your files. | Core task, then scale and edge-case follow-ups. | |
| Canva | AI-assisted coding: plan, build with AI, then discuss. Open-ended problems that cannot be solved with one prompt. | Full agentYour own AI tools, agents included. | Ambiguous brief, clarify, build with an agent, defend trade-offs. |
| Ramp | Implement a feature in an unfamiliar repo with AI, inspect the diffs, defend your changes. | Full agentAI-enabled, agent use reported. | Feature in an unfamiliar codebase, with a diff review. |
| Cursor | Repo-based project with the editor’s AI, then defend every line you shipped. | Full agentFull AI agent in the editor. | Project with an agent, then a line-by-line defense. |
| Stripe | Bug bash: 45 to 60 minutes in an unfamiliar repo, an issue with very little context. Process matters more than finishing. | VariesReports differ by year and team; several recent ones say no AI. | Symptoms-only bug hunt, one hypothesis at a time. |
| Anthropic | Live interviews and take-homes, unless told otherwise. | No AINo AI unless the interviewer says so. | The same problems with the assistant switched off. |
Sources are public candidate reports and company blog posts, and they change. AICodingRound is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any company named here; names are used only to describe the format being practiced. Always check your recruiter’s instructions.
Guides
Each format in detail: what is confirmed, what is only reported, with sources and dates.
- What Is an AI Coding Round? How to Practice for OneWhat an AI coding round is, how much AI you get (chat-only or agent), what gets judged, which companies run one, and a 2-week plan to practice for it.
- LeetCode Alternatives in 2026: What to Use and WhenLeetCode alternatives by interview round: why the AI coding round needs real-code practice, where to get it, and the other tools in one line each, with prices.
- Debugging Interview Practice: Bug Bash in Unfamiliar CodeHow debugging and bug bash rounds work, why your process counts more than a finished fix, a five-step loop for code you have never seen, and problems to practice on.
- Stripe Bug Bash Interview: Format and How to PracticeWhat is known about Stripe's bug bash (bug squash) round, what is only reported, the AI rules candidates describe, and a plan to practice debugging unfamiliar code.
- SQL Debugging Interview Questions (With a Real Database)Ten SQL debugging questions interviewers ask (wrong totals, missing rows, slow queries, unsafe fixes), a method that works on any query, and Postgres problems to run.
- Canva's AI-Assisted Coding Interview: What to ExpectCanva expects engineering candidates to use AI in its coding round. What Canva has published about the round, what it evaluates, and how to prepare for it.
- Shopify's AI Coding Interview: Bring Your Own ToolsShopify's pair programming round is reported to let you bring your own IDE and AI tools. What Shopify confirms, what candidates report, and how to prepare.
- AI Fluency Interview: What It Means and How to PracticeGoogle, HackerRank and Zapier now assess AI fluency in hiring. What the term means in their own words, how it shows up in a coding interview, and how to practice it.
- Google's AI-Assisted Coding Interview: What's ConfirmedGoogle is piloting a code comprehension round where candidates can use Gemini. What Google said on the record, what is only reported, and how to practice.
- HackerRank Chakra AI Interview: How to PrepareGot a Chakra invite? What HackerRank's AI interviewer looks like, what it scores, the follow-up questions it asks, and a 5-day plan to prepare.
- Code Review Interview Practice: Reviewing AI-Written PRsHow code review interview rounds work, how AI-written pull requests fail, a 20-minute review routine, and how to write comments an interviewer will trust.
- Meta's AI-Enabled Coding Round: Format and Practice PlanWhat Meta confirmed about its AI-enabled coding interview, what candidates report (and where reports conflict on levels), plus a two-week practice plan.
- How to Use AI in a Coding Interview (and Still Own It)Which companies allow AI in coding interviews, with sources, and a routine for using it well when it is allowed: plan, ask narrow questions, verify, explain.
- Is LeetCode Dead? What 2026 Coding Interviews TestNo, but it is no longer the whole interview. A dated list of what changed in coding interviews since 2025, what did not, and how to split your prep time.
- HackerRank Alternatives for Candidates (2026)HackerRank alternatives for candidates, by round: what to do with a HackerRank link, where to practice AI-allowed rounds on real code, and other tools with prices.
- CodeSignal and CoderPad AI Assessments: Candidate GuideWhich AI modes CodeSignal and CoderPad offer, what you can use in the test, and what the employer sees afterward: AI chat transcripts, replays and paste flags.
- AI-Written PR Review Checklist (Interview Edition)15 checks for reviewing an AI-written pull request in a coding interview, each with a short example of what to look for. Skimmable, and short enough to print.
What every mock round will grade
- DirectionDid you ask the right questions and break the work down before prompting?
- VerificationDid you run tests, read diffs and catch what the AI got wrong?
- OwnershipCan you explain and defend your change in follow-up questions, without AI?
This is the same report you get on every practice problem, see what happens when you submit.
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