Hedy AI vs Yoodli (2026): Live Coaching or Roleplay Practice, Price and Which to Pick

Hedy AI and Yoodli solve different halves of the problem. Pick Yoodli if you want to rehearse: an AI interviewer asks questions and follow-ups, then you get feedback on structure, pacing, filler words and confidence; Pro is $8 a month billed yearly. Pick Hedy AI if you want help while a real conversation is happening: it listens and offers coaching suggestions every couple of minutes, from $12.99 a month. If you want rehearsal and live help in one interview-specific app, CoPilot Interview is our pick; we make it, so read that with care.

Prices are as each vendor listed them on November 13, 2026. Yoodli's pricing page shows only yearly-billing figures, so its month-to-month prices are higher than the numbers below.

Hedy AI vs Yoodli at a glance

Hedy AI works during the conversation; Yoodli works before it. Competitor prices and terms are as listed on each vendor's own site on November 13, 2026 unless the cell says otherwise; they change often, so check before you pay. CoPilot Interview is ours and is marked as our pick.

During the conversation, or after you speak

Hedy AI runs while you talk. In its Job Interview (Candidate) session type it hears your microphone and the computer's audio, transcribes on your device, and starts offering suggestions about two minutes in. A quick prompt gives an instant outline when you ask, and after the call it writes a recap, action items and open questions. Our page on how Hedy AI works walks through the setup.

Yoodli gives no help during a real interview. It is a speaking coach and roleplay platform: you type the role and company, pick the interviewer's demeanor, optionally choose questions, and an AI interviewer asks them and follows up on your answers. When you stop, it analyses structure, clarity, conciseness, pacing, filler words, confidence and answer length, and with the camera on it adds notes on body language. Yoodli Coach suggests what to practise next and tracks progress. See how Yoodli works for the full flow.

What kind of practice each gives

• Mock interviews: Yoodli has them in its Interview mode, plus Roleplay and Pitch modes for negotiations and presentations. Hedy describes none.
• Feedback on delivery: Yoodli's whole product is delivery feedback. Hedy reviews what was said after a call, not how you said it.
• Free practice volume: Yoodli's Starter plan allows 5 sessions for the life of the account, and any session over 30 seconds counts. Hedy's free plan allows up to 5 hours a month of live sessions.
• Your résumé: Yoodli's interview practice asks for a role and company; its help article does not mention uploading a résumé. Hedy takes your résumé as session context.
• Devices: Yoodli runs in a browser. Hedy has Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad, Android, Apple Watch and web apps.

For a deeper look at Yoodli against our own app, see CoPilot Interview vs Yoodli.

Pricing in detail

Prices for Hedy AI and Yoodli as listed on their own sites on November 13, 2026, in US dollars.

Our arithmetic for a year: Yoodli Pro is $96 and Advanced $240, against $99.99 for Hedy Pro. Yoodli does not refund on cancellation, so a yearly plan is a year's commitment; Hedy refunds website purchases within 14 days. Our Yoodli pricing guide has more on its tiers.

Privacy and AI training

The clearest difference is who may learn from your sessions. Yoodli's pricing page says Starter and Pro session data may be used to improve the platform, while Advanced excludes roleplay data from AI training by default; its privacy policy (effective September 10, 2024) also allows an opt-out in profile settings, sets no fixed retention period for recordings and gives a three-day grace period after you delete your account. The company says it is SOC 2 Type 2 certified.

Hedy says transcription runs on your device by default, audio is not stored on its servers, and the AI providers that process transcript text for suggestions are barred by contract from training on it. You pick a US or EU data region at sign-up. Both descriptions are from the vendors' own help pages read on November 12, 2026.

Limits to know before you pay

• Yoodli's free tier is 5 sessions in total, so plan to pay if you want more than a taste.
• Yoodli's homepage now leads with team training for sales and managers; interview guidance is thinner than its business material.
• Hedy's suggestions arrive every couple of minutes, which is slower than an answer to each question.
• Hedy's live suggestions stop after the first 30 minutes of a free session.
• Reviews are sparse: on November 13, 2026 Yoodli had a single Trustpilot review, and Hedy AI's iPhone app averaged 4.9 stars from 200 App Store ratings.

Where CoPilot Interview fits

★ Best choice for candidates who want rehearsal and live help in one app: CoPilot Interview. CoPilot Interview is an interview copilot built as a desktop app for Windows 10 and 11 and macOS 12 or later. It listens to the call and your microphone and shows a structured answer in about two seconds, and its AI mock interview builds questions from your résumé and the job description, reads them aloud and scores each spoken answer out of 10. The free plan gives 15 minutes a day of live help in sessions of up to 15 minutes, with AI mock interviews included. Standard is $24.99 a month and Pro $39.99 a month, hour packs cost $9.99, $29.99 or $49.99, and the first payment of a new subscription has a 14-day money-back guarantee if you used under 30 minutes of live session time (refund policy). It covers the half each rival leaves out: like Yoodli it runs mock interviews out loud and scores them, and like Hedy it can help during a live call, with answers to each question rather than periodic nudges. Yoodli goes further on delivery coaching and presentation practice, and Hedy on price and devices. Practice is the use nobody objects to; before using any assistant live, follow your employer's rules, and remember that online assessments and AI-led rounds forbid outside help.

Also consider: Yoodli if speaking delivery, pitches or negotiations are the real goal; Hedy AI if you want an inexpensive coach for every meeting after you are hired.

Disclosure: CoPilot Interview is our product, so weigh what we say about it accordingly.

Frequently asked questions

Is Yoodli an interview copilot like Hedy AI?

No. Yoodli is a practice and speaking coach that gives feedback after you speak and no help during a real interview. Hedy AI coaches you during live conversations.

Which is cheaper, Hedy AI or Yoodli?

As listed on November 13, 2026, Yoodli Pro is $8 a month billed yearly and Hedy AI Pro is $12.99 a month or $99.99 a year. Yoodli shows only yearly-billing prices on its pricing page.

Does Yoodli use my practice sessions to train its AI?

Its pricing page says Starter and Pro session data may be used to improve the platform, and Advanced excludes roleplay data from AI training by default. Its privacy policy also mentions an opt-out in profile settings.

Can I get a refund from Yoodli or Hedy AI?

Yoodli does not refund on cancellation; you keep access to the end of the period. Hedy AI refunds website purchases requested within 14 days of the transaction.