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

Hedy AI, from Hedy AI LLC, is not an interview tool first. It is an AI conversation coach for meetings, classes, sales calls and pitches that also has a Job Interview (Candidate) session type. It runs on Mac, Windows, iPhone and iPad, Android, Apple Watch and the web, joins no call as a bot, transcribes on your device by default, and adds coaching suggestions, summaries and memory that links sessions across topics. This page explains how Hedy 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 Hedy AI works, step by step

Hedy's coaching is proactive rather than on demand: it listens in the background and offers one to three suggestions every couple of minutes, and you tap a quick prompt or type in its chat when you want help with a specific question.

1. Install Hedy, open Settings, then Sessions, and choose the Job Interview (Candidate) session type, which switches it into candidate mode.
2. Paste your résumé into Session Context and save it as a custom context. Create a Topic for each company, add each round to it, and paste the job description into the Topic's AI context and instructions.
3. On a Mac, allow Screen & System Audio Recording (system audio needs macOS 14.2 or later, and macOS can reset the permission after updates); on Windows, Hedy captures the default playback device with no extra permission. It records your microphone and the computer's audio as two streams and mixes them, with no virtual driver.
4. Start the session. Transcription runs on the device with Whisper by default, or a newer on-device engine, Nemotron, or a cloud provider such as Deepgram, OpenAI or xAI if you add your own API key.
5. Automatic suggestions usually start about two minutes in: stronger answers, missed selling points, smart questions to ask, rapport and consistency across rounds. A frequency setting runs from Off through Selective, the default, to Balanced and Frequent.
6. Tap a quick prompt for an instant outline, such as a STAR answer or a closing summary of your fit. After the call Hedy writes a recap, action items and open questions, and files the session under the company Topic for the next round.

Platforms, meeting apps and languages

Plans and pricing

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

Free tier: up to 5 hours a month with no card, resetting on the first of each month and not carried over. Live suggestions cover only the first 30 minutes of each session, which suits most screens but not a long final round.

Refunds: Website purchases can be refunded within 14 days of the original transaction by emailing support. App Store refunds go through Apple; on Google Play you can ask Google within 48 hours of the charge and Hedy after that. Subscriptions renew automatically until you cancel through the store you used.

Where your audio and data go

Hedy's help centre says speech recognition runs on your device by default, audio is not sent anywhere for transcription unless you choose a cloud provider, and audio recordings are not stored on its servers; a temporary on-device cache used to tell speakers apart is deleted and never uploaded. In the default cloud mode, summaries, suggestions and chat send transcript text to AI providers, which it says do not keep it after the request and are barred by contract from training on your content; Local AI Processing keeps that analysis on capable devices, even offline. Sessions reach its servers only with Cloud Sync on, are never deleted on a schedule, and stay until you delete them. You choose a US or EU data region at sign-up, and it cannot be changed later. Recording audio is a separate optional setting, and Hedy points to its recording-consent guidance before you turn it on.

Limits, and who Hedy AI suits

• It is a general conversation coach: suggestions arrive every couple of minutes, not as an instant answer to each question.
• Live suggestions stop after the first 30 minutes of a session on Free and 120 minutes on Pro.
• System audio on a Mac needs macOS 14.2 or later.
• No coding-round or screen-reading mode is described; you can add files and photos as context instead.
• Its terms name neither a headquarters state nor a governing law.

Hedy suits candidates who want one inexpensive coach for interviews and the rest of their working life, on every device including a phone on the table for in-person rounds, and who care about on-device transcription and data residency.

Hedy AI vs CoPilot Interview

Where Hedy AI is stronger: the lowest monthly price in this group, a lifetime option, apps on every major platform including Apple Watch, on-device transcription by default, an EU data region, and memory that links every round with the same company.

For a fuller comparison, see CoPilot Interview vs Hedy AI and how CoPilot Interview works. For the wider field, see our comparison of AI interview assistants, or read how Cluely 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 Hedy AI cost?

As listed on November 12, 2026: Pro is $12.99 a month, $99.99 a year or $299 once for lifetime access. The free plan gives up to 5 hours a month.

Does Hedy AI have a job interview mode?

Yes. In Settings, Sessions, choose Job Interview (Candidate); suggestions then focus on stronger answers, missed selling points and questions to ask.

Does Hedy AI record my interview?

Not by default. It transcribes on your device and does not store audio on its servers; recording audio is a separate optional setting.

Does Hedy AI join the call?

No. It runs on your device and joins no call as a bot; on Mac and Windows it hears the computer's audio and your microphone.

Can I use Hedy 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.