CoPilot Interview counts the active time of each session, from the moment you start it until you click End or it reaches its cap, minus any time it spends paused after 10 minutes of silence. The free plan gets 15 minutes a day, reset at midnight UTC, and Standard gets 100 minutes a day, reset at midnight on your computer's clock. Pro, Pro+ and hour packs have no daily limit, and a pack counts down until its hours are used.
This article covers what starts and stops the clock, the longest session on each plan, when daily minutes reset and where the app shows what you have left. Prices are on the pricing page.
What starts and stops the clock
CoPilot Interview is an AI interview assistant for Windows and Mac, and every mode runs inside a timed session. Time is counted as it passes, not per session, so a four-minute session uses four minutes.
- The clock starts when you click 🎙 Start Session in Candidate mode, 🎧 Start Mock Interview, or 🎤 Start Interview in Interviewer / HR mode. The Try Free · 15-min live demo button on the first screen starts a session too.
- It keeps running while the session is open, whether or not anyone is speaking. Pausing listening yourself, with the orb or Ctrl+Shift+L, does not stop it.
- It pauses on its own after 10 minutes with no voice. The app shows "Recording paused after 10 minutes of silence", and no minutes are used until you click Resume.
- It stops when you click End, or when the session reaches its cap. Two minutes before the cap the app shows "⚠ 2 minutes remaining in this session".
Session length and daily minutes by plan
| Plan | Longest session | Minutes per day | Daily reset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free, $0 | 15 minutes, or what is left today if less | 15, shared across all sessions and modes | Midnight UTC |
| Standard, $24.99/mo or $59.99 every 3 months | 60 minutes, or what is left today if less | 100 | Midnight on your computer's clock |
| Pro, $39.99/mo or $99.99 every 3 months | 70 minutes | No daily limit | None |
| Pro+, $49.99/mo | 70 minutes | No daily limit | None |
| Hour packs of 1, 5 or 15 hours | 60 minutes, or what is left in the pack if less | No daily limit; time comes out of the pack | None; packs never expire |
On every plan you can start the next session straight away; there is no waiting gap between sessions. Unused daily minutes don't carry over to the next day.
When daily minutes reset
Free: the 15 minutes follow the UTC calendar date, so they reset at 00:00 UTC whatever your time zone. In November that is 7 p.m. in New York, 4 p.m. in Los Angeles, midnight in London and 5:30 a.m. in India. In the Americas, your fresh 15 minutes arrive in the afternoon or evening, not overnight.
Standard: the 100 minutes follow your computer's own date and reset at local midnight. A session that runs past midnight is charged to the day it started. When the 100 minutes are used, starting a session shows "You've used today's 100 minutes on Standard. They reset at midnight."
How hour-pack time is counted
Pack time uses the same active-time clock, and the balance is kept on our servers against the pack's license key. The setup screen shows Remaining: with the time left and "Session: 60 min max". After each session the app tells you how much is left in the pack and that you can start another session immediately. When the pack is empty it says "Your session pack hours are used up!" and the key is no longer accepted. Buying and activating a pack is covered in hour packs explained.
What uses minutes and what doesn't
- Uses minutes: live sessions in Candidate mode, Mock Interview rounds, Interviewer / HR sessions, and the in-app 15-minute live demo, which draws on the same daily 15 minutes as the free plan.
- Doesn't use minutes: the setup screen and the audio check before you start, the Resume Builder, time paused after 10 minutes of silence, and the browser demo at /try, which is separate from the app.
A mock interview is a normal session. On the free plan a 5-question round, which the app estimates at about 25 minutes, won't fit in 15 minutes, so choose "3 · ~15 min" under 🔢 Questions.
Where to see what's left
- Free: the counter on the setup screen reads "Free trial: … min left today". Once the day's minutes are used, starting a session shows "You've used your 15 free trial minutes today."
- Standard: the counter reads "Today: … min left of 100" with "Session: up to 60 min". If less than an hour is left, a running session shows "⏳ … left today".
- Pro and Pro+: the counter shows the 70-minute session length; there is no daily total to track.
- Hour packs: the counter shows Remaining, and the My Account page shows Time remaining for each pack.
App minutes vs live session time for refunds
On subscriptions, the My Account page also shows Live session time used. It is measured by our servers while a session is running with recording on and the app is transcribing, and it is the figure the money-back guarantee's 30-minute condition uses. Time on the setup screen, in the audio check, in the Resume Builder or reading past answers doesn't count toward it. The full rule is in how to request a refund, and CoPilot Interview plans explained helps you pick a plan by minutes.
Frequently asked questions
Do unused CoPilot Interview minutes roll over?
No. The free plan's 15 minutes and Standard's 100 minutes are fresh each day, and unused minutes don't carry over. Hour packs are different: their time never expires.
Does pausing listening save minutes?
No. The session clock keeps running when you pause listening yourself. Only the automatic pause after 10 minutes of silence stops it, and clicking End stops it for good, so end the session when the call or practice round is over.
Why did my free session stop before 15 minutes?
Each free session is capped at the minutes left today when it starts. If you used 6 minutes earlier, the next session can run for 9. The minutes come back at midnight UTC.
Do mock interviews use my minutes?
Yes. Mock Interview and Interviewer Mode run as normal sessions and use the same minutes as live help. The Resume Builder doesn't start a session, so it uses none.
Compare every plan and price
Free, Standard, Pro, Pro+ and the 3-month plans side by side in US dollars, with session lengths, daily limits and the refund terms.
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