Exponent pricing, as of October 2026, is listed under Exponent's new name, Aced: a free Basic plan, Pro at $79 a month or $149 a year, and Expert (Pro plus AI mock interviews and an AI coach) at $99 a month or $249 a year. One-on-one coaching is sold separately at $249 a session, or $200 a session in a 5-pack, and memberships come with a full refund within 5 days of purchase.
Exponent renamed itself Aced in August 2026, and tryexponent.com now redirects to aced.io; the site footer still names Exponent Labs, LLC. Aced's pricing page shows annual plans only as per-month figures ($12 and $20 a month), so we read the yearly totals from its own checkout flow on October 20, 2026: Stripe checkout showed Pro at $149.00 per year, and the pre-checkout page offered the upgrade to Expert at $249 a year. All prices are in USD. We make CoPilot Interview, a different kind of interview tool, so read the comparison with that in mind.
Exponent pricing at a glance (now Aced)
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed annually | What it includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $0 | $0 | Sample lessons and questions, 5 peer mocks a month, basic job referrals; no credit card |
| Pro | $79/mo | $149/yr (shown as $12/mo) | All courses, video and written solutions, company-specific guides, real interview experiences, unlimited peer mocks, full question database, priority job referrals, Discord community |
| Expert | $99/mo | $249/yr (shown as $20/mo) | Everything in Pro, plus AI mock interviews, AI interview feedback and chat with the AI coach |
| Coaching | From $249 a session; $200 a session in a 5-pack | Sold separately; doesn't include a membership | |
The pricing page's toggle shows the monthly figures under "Monthly" and the per-month equivalents under "Annually"; the annual totals above come from the checkout pages. Check Aced's pricing page for current figures.
What the free Basic plan includes
Basic costs nothing and needs no credit card. You get sample lessons, sample questions, basic job referrals and 5 peer mock interviews a month. Aced's practice page describes those as hour-long sessions: you're matched with a peer preparing for the same kind of interview, you take turns as interviewer and interviewee, and you trade notes using rubrics afterward, with AI feedback added.
Full courses, the full question database and unlimited peer mocks need Pro. AI mock interviews need Expert. If you mainly want human practice partners a few times a month, Basic may be all you need.
Pro or Expert: which Aced membership fits
Pro is the course library plus unlimited peer practice. Expert adds Aced's AI suite: AI mock interviews, AI interview feedback and chat with Ace, the AI coach announced with the rename. Aced's "Exponent is now Aced" post says Ace can build study plans, research questions for a role or company, and explain hard concepts from the lessons.
- Monthly: Expert costs $20 a month more than Pro ($99 against $79).
- Annual: Expert costs $100 a year more ($249 against $149).
- Annual or monthly Pro: two months of Pro ($158) already cost more than a year ($149), so annual Pro is the cheaper buy for anything longer than one month.
- Annual or monthly Expert: two months ($198) cost less than a year ($249), but three months ($297) cost more, so annual Expert wins once you pass two months.
Aced coaching prices
Coaching isn't part of any membership, and buying coaching doesn't include a membership. A coach's booking page on Aced listed these prices on October 20, 2026:
| Coaching option | Price | Per session or what's included |
|---|---|---|
| Mock interview, 1 session | $249 | $249; 1-hour video session with written feedback |
| Mock interviews, 3 sessions | $675 | $225 a session |
| Mock interviews, 5 sessions | $999 | $200 a session |
| Career mentorship | $249 (1) or $675 (3) | $249 or $225 a session |
| Career Coaching Program | $999 | Goal-setting session plus three 1-hour coaching sessions |
| Applying to Jobs Program | $999 | Onboarding, résumé and LinkedIn review, two 1-hour sessions, access to all Aced courses |
| Ace the Interview Program | $1,499 | Readiness assessment, five 1-hour sessions, 1-year access to all courses and the community |
All three programs include 20% off future coaching sessions. When we added annual Pro to the cart, the pre-checkout page offered one coaching session for $199 (20% off). Aced promises a 100% refund if you don't love your first coaching session. Unused sessions never expire and can be refunded within six months of purchase, minus any multi-session discount, and a session cancelled, rescheduled or missed with less than 24 hours' notice counts as used.
Exponent (Aced) refund, renewal and cancellation terms
- Memberships: Aced's pricing FAQ says "We offer full refunds within 5 days of purchase."
- Renewal: memberships renew automatically, and you can cancel any time before your renewal date from your account page.
- Checkout wording: Stripe checkout says subscribing authorizes Aced (Exponent) to charge you according to its terms until you cancel.
- Coaching: separate rules, listed above.
On an annual plan, the 5-day window is the only membership refund the pricing page promises, so decide quickly. Our guide to cancelling Exponent (Aced) covers the steps.
What Exponent (Aced) costs per interview: three example schedules
Here is the arithmetic for three schedules we made up, at the prices shown on October 20, 2026, before tax, using the cheapest membership that covers each. Coaching isn't included.
| Example schedule | Cheapest Aced plan | Total | Per interview |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. One interview next week, courses only | Pro, 1 month | $79 | $79.00 |
| 2. Eight interviews over 6 weeks, courses and peer mocks | Pro, annual | $149 | $18.63 |
| 3. Twenty interviews over 3 months, with AI mock interviews | Expert, annual | $249 | $12.45 |
One coaching session adds $249 to any schedule, or $199 with the add-on offer at checkout. If you don't need the courses, Basic's 5 free peer mocks a month cost nothing.
Exponent (Aced) vs CoPilot Interview on price
This table compares price structure only. Aced figures were checked October 20, 2026; CoPilot Interview's are from our pricing page.
| CoPilot Interview | Exponent (Aced) | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 15 minutes every day, all four modes including Mock Interview, no card or signup | Basic: sample lessons and questions, 5 peer mocks a month |
| AI mock interviews | Best choice: included on every plan, including Free; each spoken answer scored out of 10 with what to fix and a model answer | Expert only: $99/mo or $249/yr |
| Cheapest paid month | Best choice: Standard $14.99/mo (sale; regular $19.99) | Pro $79/mo |
| Annual | Pro Annual $199.99/year | Pro $149/yr; Expert $249/yr |
| Courses and human practice | No course library or peer mocks; free tools such as cheat sheets | Full course library and unlimited peer mocks on Pro; paid coaching from $200 a session |
| Refund | Best choice: 14-day money-back guarantee on the first payment of a new subscription, if under 30 minutes of live session time was used | Memberships: full refund within 5 days of purchase |
| Example schedules 1 / 2 / 3, per interview | $0 on Free, or $14.99 / $3.75 / $2.25 on Standard | $79.00 / $18.63 / $12.45 |
Disclosure: we make CoPilot Interview.
CoPilot Interview's figures assume 15 minutes of Mock Interview a day on the free plan, or Standard for one, two and three months at the sale price if you want 60-minute sessions; at the regular $19.99 those would be $19.99, $39.98 and $59.97.
Where Aced is stronger: a deep course library across product, engineering and data roles, human practice partners, expert coaches, and a cheaper annual plan than CoPilot Interview's Pro Annual. Where CoPilot Interview costs less: AI mock interviews on the free plan, a much cheaper month, and practice built from your own résumé and the job description, with a report card at the end. See our Exponent (Aced) review, the Exponent alternative page, Exponent vs interviewing.io and our AI interview assistant comparison. Pramp's peer sessions now run on Aced Practice, which we compare in CoPilot Interview vs Pramp.
For system design rounds, the free system design cheat sheet and our system design interview practice page pair well with any course, and a free AI mock interview in your browser covers 9 tracks, from behavioral to SQL.
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How much does Exponent cost?
Exponent, now called Aced, costs $79 a month or $149 a year for Pro and $99 a month or $249 a year for Expert, as of October 2026. Basic is free, and coaching is extra, from $249 for one session.
Is Exponent free?
Partly. The Basic plan is $0 with no credit card and includes sample lessons and questions, 5 peer mock interviews a month and basic job referrals. Full courses need Pro, and AI mock interviews need Expert.
Why does Exponent's pricing page say Aced?
Exponent renamed itself Aced in August 2026. When we checked on October 20, 2026, tryexponent.com redirected to aced.io, and the site footer still named Exponent Labs, LLC.
How much is Exponent annual?
Aced's pricing page shows annual plans as $12 a month for Pro and $20 a month for Expert, without a yearly total. In its checkout flow on October 20, 2026, annual Pro was $149.00 a year and annual Expert was $249 a year.
Does Exponent (Aced) offer refunds?
Memberships get a full refund within 5 days of purchase, and they renew automatically until you cancel from your account page. For coaching, Aced offers a full refund if you don't love your first session, and unused sessions can be refunded within six months.
How much does Exponent coaching cost?
As of October 2026, a 1-hour mock interview session costs $249, a 3-session pack $675 and a 5-session pack $999, which is $200 a session. Programs cost $999 to $1,499. Coaching doesn't include a membership.
Is Exponent or CoPilot Interview cheaper?
For AI mock interviews, CoPilot Interview is cheaper: its free plan includes 15 minutes of Mock Interview every day and Standard is $14.99 a month on sale, while Aced's AI mocks need Expert at $99 a month or $249 a year. Aced's courses and human practice have no CoPilot Interview equivalent. We make CoPilot Interview.