How Does Acedly AI Work? Setup, Live Help, Platforms and Pricing

Acedly AI is a real-time interview assistant with three surfaces: native desktop apps for macOS 12 or later and Windows 10 or later, a web app for mock interviews and phone interviews, and a Chrome extension. Around the live assistant it adds video AI mock interviewers across more than 76 role scenarios, résumé scoring and a knowledge base for your files. Its site, terms and privacy policy name no company or location behind it. This page explains how Acedly AI works step by step, the platforms and meeting apps it supports, its plans and free tier as listed on its site on November 12, 2026, where your data goes, its limits, and how it compares with CoPilot Interview. We make CoPilot Interview, so read the comparison with that in mind.

How Acedly AI works, step by step

Acedly routes each request between models from OpenAI (GPT), Anthropic (Claude), Google (Gemini) and DeepSeek. The free plan uses basic models, while Pro and Lifetime unlock every model plus web search and a deep-think option, and the plan also sets how long one session may run.

1. Sign up with no card (15 free minutes) and upload your résumé, the job description and any project documents to the knowledge base; Pro and Lifetime can also connect GitHub, Notion and Google Drive.
2. Install the Apple-silicon or Intel build for Mac, or the 64-bit Windows build. On a Mac, allow Microphone and Screen Recording and restart after granting them; on Windows, pick your microphone and confirm the remote side's system audio on a two-sided test call.
3. Set up an Interview Assistant session: company, position, objective, interview mode and transcription language, then attach your materials.
4. During the call, the desktop app captures meeting audio at the system level, transcribes it live, with translated captions on eligible plans, and shows short talking points and an answer structure in a floating window; the vendor claims a median under 200 milliseconds from spoken question to displayed answer.
5. For a coding problem, slide or document, one click captures the whole screen with no crop step; it reads problems from sites such as LeetCode, HackerRank and CoderPad and returns code in 12+ languages with complexity analysis.
6. Afterwards, session history scores each question for review, and mock interviews in the web app add a scored report and transcript.

Platforms, meeting apps and languages

Plans and pricing

Prices as listed on Acedly AI's own site on November 12, 2026. They change often, so check before you pay.

Free tier: 15 minutes in total with no card, on basic models, with sessions of up to 45 minutes. It is one trial's worth of time, not a recurring allowance.

Refunds: Its terms (last updated September 24, 2026) give a 7-day refund window for accidental or unused purchases on any plan, monthly, yearly or lifetime, provided you have not yet used the paid service. You email support within 7 days of purchase or renewal; refunds are handled manually, limited to one per person, and return the account to the free tier. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled before the next cycle.

Where your audio and data go

Acedly's privacy policy (last updated April 16, 2026) lists prompts, screenshots, uploaded files, transcripts and notes among the content it collects and says AI providers process prompts, screenshots and transcripts, but it names none of them, gives no fixed retention periods and does not address model training. Its security page adds that live audio passes through streaming speech-to-text and is not kept beyond the session unless you turn on session replay, that screen content is processed on your device by default with only a redacted text version sent to the model, and that traffic uses TLS 1.2 or later. You can ask for your account or stored content to be deleted, subject to backup and legal limits.

Limits, and who Acedly AI suits

• The free plan is 15 minutes once, so you cannot test a full interview before paying.
• The headline $35 a month needs a $414 yearly payment; month to month, Pro is $69.
• No company name, location or governing law appears in its terms or privacy policy.
• The free plan runs on basic models only.
• Its Assessment Assistant targets online assessments, and its coding reader names test platforms such as CodeSignal and Codility; those tests forbid outside help, so use Acedly to practice for them.

Acedly suits candidates who want long sessions, a choice of AI models, built-in video mock interviews and, for a long search, a single lifetime payment, and who are comfortable paying before a full test.

Acedly AI vs CoPilot Interview

Where Acedly AI is stronger: four model families with routing, sessions of up to 3 or 5 hours, a lifetime licence, video AI mock interviewers across 76+ scenarios, and on-device processing of screen captures by default.

For a fuller comparison, see CoPilot Interview vs Acedly AI and how CoPilot Interview works. For the wider field, see our comparison of AI interview assistants, or read how Beyz AI works.

Where CoPilot Interview fits

★ Best choice for most people choosing a live interview assistant: CoPilot Interview. CoPilot Interview is an interview copilot built as a native desktop app for Windows and macOS. It listens to the call and your microphone and shows captions and a structured answer in about two seconds, with free AI mock interviews to rehearse first. The free plan gives 15 minutes a day of live help in sessions of up to 15 minutes, with AI mock interviews included. Paid plans start at $24.99 a month with no annual commitment, and hour packs from $9.99 never expire. Audio is streamed in short segments and not stored, and the transcript stays in your Documents folder. Read how CoPilot Interview works for the details. Whatever tool you use, follow your employer's rules; online assessments and AI-led interviews forbid outside help.

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

Frequently asked questions

How much does Acedly AI cost?

As listed on November 12, 2026: Pro is $69 billed monthly, $147 every 3 months or $414 a year (shown as $35 a month), and Lifetime is $988 once.

Is Acedly AI free?

New users get 15 minutes in total, with sessions of up to 45 minutes on basic models and no card.

Can I get a refund from Acedly AI?

Within 7 days of purchase or renewal, on any plan, if you have not yet used the paid service; refunds are limited to one per person.

Does Acedly AI store interview audio?

Its security page says live audio passes through streaming speech-to-text and is not kept beyond the session unless you enable session replay.

Can I use Acedly AI in an online assessment?

Online assessments and AI-led screening interviews forbid outside help, and their proctoring can flag other apps. Use any assistant to practice beforehand, and follow your employer's rules.