Hedy AI vs CoPilot Interview: Meeting Coach or AI Interview Assistant?

Hedy AI vs CoPilot Interview comes down to scope: Hedy is a general AI meeting coach that also helps with job interviews, runs on every device and starts at $12.99 a month, while CoPilot Interview is an AI interview assistant built only for interviews, with scored mock interviews, a coding mode and Interviewer Mode, from $14.99 a month. For interview preparation our verdict is CoPilot Interview; for one coach across meetings, phones and watches, Hedy.

Disclosure: we make CoPilot Interview, so weigh our verdict accordingly. Hedy facts below come from hedy.ai (its homepage, job seeker page, pricing, privacy and refund pages) as of October 2026; CoPilot Interview facts come from our own pricing and product pages. For the wider market, see the state of AI interview assistants in 2026.

What is the difference between Hedy AI and CoPilot Interview?

Hedy, from Hedy AI LLC in Portland, Oregon, calls itself an AI meeting and conversation coach. It listens to any conversation, shows suggestions in real time and writes summaries, action items and highlights afterwards. Job interviews are one use case: you add your résumé and the job description, and during the call it surfaces prompts for STAR answers, your relevant experience and questions to ask back. Its job seeker page says it "never feeds you scripted answers," and it describes itself as "a coach, not a code-completion tool" for technical rounds.

CoPilot Interview is a desktop app for Windows 10+ and macOS 12+ with four modes, all built around interviews:

• Mock Interview: builds an interview from your résumé and the job description, reads each question aloud, scores each spoken answer out of 10 with what worked, what to fix and a model answer, and ends with a report card.
• Candidate Mode: live captions of the interviewer's question and a structured answer in about 2 seconds after the question ends; coding mode gives complete code with its complexity and an example run.
• Interviewer Mode: for hiring managers who run interviews.
• Resume Builder: a tailored résumé from a job posting and your résumé, plus a referral-message generator.

In short, Hedy coaches you with reminders of your own material; CoPilot Interview interviews you, scores you and, where allowed, drafts structured answers. Follow the rules of the employer or platform you're interviewing with — many people use it only to practice, which works on the free plan.

Hedy AI vs CoPilot Interview: side by side

Disclosure: we make CoPilot Interview. Hedy facts are from hedy.ai as of October 2026.

Where Hedy is ahead: more devices, including phones and watches, a lower monthly price, a lifetime option and on-device transcription by default. Where CoPilot Interview is ahead: an AI that interviews and scores you, coding and system design help, daily free practice and a mode for interviewers.

How do the prices and free plans compare?

On the free plans, CoPilot Interview gives 15 minutes every day, which adds up to about 7.5 hours over a 30-day month, but each session stops at 15 minutes. Hedy's free plan gives up to 5 hours a month, and its real-time insights cover the first 30 minutes of each session, so a single free session can run longer. If you practice a little every day, CoPilot Interview's allowance fits better; if you want one longer free session, Hedy's does.

On paid plans, Hedy's pricing page puts Pro at $12.99 a month, which is cheaper than CoPilot Interview Standard at $14.99 a month on sale (regular $19.99). Standard gives 60-minute sessions and up to 100 minutes a day with no gap between sessions; Pro at $29.99 a month gives 70-minute sessions and premium ChatGPT and Gemini models; Pro+ at $49.99 adds Claude. Hedy also sells a $299 lifetime plan, which CoPilot Interview doesn't, and its refund policy allows refund requests within 14 days for website purchases. Both let you cancel: CoPilot Interview from the account page, with a 14-day money-back guarantee on the first payment of a new subscription if you used under 30 minutes of live session time (see the refund policy). Full plan details are on CoPilot Interview pricing.

How do they handle your audio and data?

Hedy's privacy policy, last updated October 15, 2026, says audio capture and transcription happen on your device by default, that your conversations are not used to train AI models, and that synced content stays on its servers until you delete it, with US or EU storage. On-device transcription is a genuine advantage if privacy is your main concern.

CoPilot Interview works differently: audio is streamed in short encrypted segments to a speech-to-text model and the question text goes to the AI model you chose; nothing is kept on our servers beyond the request, and session files stay in your Documents folder. Our privacy policy has the details, and our AI interview assistant privacy checklist lists the questions to ask any vendor.

Which should you choose as your AI interview assistant?

Choose CoPilot Interview if:

• You want an AI that interviews you and scores each spoken answer, built from the actual job description.
• You have coding or system design rounds.
• You want to practice a little every day on a free plan.
• You also interview candidates and want Interviewer Mode in the same app.

Choose Hedy if:

• You want one coach for meetings and interviews alike.
• You need it on your phone, tablet or watch.
• You prefer on-device transcription by default, or a one-time lifetime price.

Our verdict: for interview preparation, CoPilot Interview is the Best choice. It is built for the job: scored mock interviews, coding help and a free daily plan. Hedy is the better pick if interviews are one small part of what you need a coach for. Disclosure: we make CoPilot Interview, and we list our own weak spots in CoPilot Interview pros and cons. If neither fits, our Hedy AI alternatives guide compares seven more tools, and recruiters can compare interviewer-side options in AI interview tools for recruiters.

Practice it before you decide

Both products have free plans, so test them on the same job. Download CoPilot Interview's AI interview assistant for Windows and Mac, run a 5-question Mock Interview from the job description and answer out loud. Then rehearse the same questions aloud with Hedy and read its critique. Compare which feedback you would actually act on. If you'd rather not install anything first, start with the free browser AI mock interview.

FAQ

Is Hedy AI better than CoPilot Interview?

For job interviews, we think CoPilot Interview is the better choice: it interviews you, scores each spoken answer out of 10 and handles coding rounds, with 15 free minutes every day. Hedy is better if you want one AI coach for meetings and interviews on every device, including phones. We make CoPilot Interview.

How much does Hedy AI cost compared with CoPilot Interview?

As of October 2026, Hedy Pro is $12.99 a month, $99.99 a year or $299 for lifetime access, with a free plan of up to 5 hours a month. CoPilot Interview is free for 15 minutes a day, then Standard at $14.99 a month on sale (regular $19.99), Pro at $29.99 and Pro+ at $49.99, or Pro Annual at $199.99 a year.

Does Hedy AI have mock interviews?

Hedy's job seeker page describes practicing with a friend or by talking aloud, after which Hedy critiques your answers, flags filler words and suggests stronger framings. It doesn't describe an AI interviewer that asks the questions and scores each answer, which is what CoPilot Interview's Mock Interview does.

Which works on more devices?

Hedy. It lists iPhone and iPad, Android, Mac, Windows, Apple Watch and a web app. CoPilot Interview is a desktop app for Windows 10+ and macOS 12+, with an Android companion in beta, an iPhone version coming, and a browser mock interview that needs nothing installed.

Is Hedy AI private?

Hedy's privacy policy says transcription happens on your device by default and that conversations are not used to train AI models. CoPilot Interview streams audio in short encrypted segments to a speech-to-text model, keeps nothing on its servers beyond the request, and stores session files in your Documents folder.

Is CoPilot Interview related to Microsoft Copilot or to Hedy?

No. CoPilot Interview is made by NeuraSense AI LLC and is not affiliated with Microsoft Copilot, GitHub Copilot or Hedy AI LLC.