Interviews.chat vs LockedIn AI is mostly a price-against-reach decision. Interviews.chat is the cheaper AI interview assistant, at $19 a month for 1,000 one-minute credits or $29 a month for unlimited use, while LockedIn AI's Unlimited General plan was $54.99 a month (or $39.99 a month billed every 3 months) on October 22, 2026, and LockedIn runs on more devices, including iPhone and Android apps.
We make CoPilot Interview, a competing product, and cover it briefly at the end. Every Interviews.chat and LockedIn AI fact below comes from the vendors' own pricing pages, FAQs, support docs, terms and refund policies, checked between October 14 and 22, 2026, in USD as shown to a US visitor. We didn't buy either plan, and we left out the user counts both sites display. This page is part of our 2026 report on AI interview assistants.
How do credits and plans work on each?
Interviews.chat
From the Interviews.chat pricing page:
- Free: 30 credits, no credit card. The page doesn't say they renew.
- Interview AI Starter: $19 a month for 1,000 credits. The page lists 1 credit as 1 minute of Copilot and also as 1 Copilot suggestion, so treat 1,000 credits as at most about 16.7 hours a month.
- Interview AI Booster: $29 a month, unlimited.
- Interview AI Pro: $69 a quarter, unlimited ($23 a month, our arithmetic).
Its terms say subscription credits refresh each billing cycle and don't roll over. There's no annual plan.
LockedIn AI
LockedIn shows each paid plan on its pricing page next to a struck-through "standard" price about twice as high:
- Free: unlimited 5-minute sessions, up to 60 free minutes a day, with a 1-minute pause between sessions, per its support center as of October 2026.
- Unlimited General: $54.99 a month or $39.99 a month billed every 3 months ($119.97 a quarter) on October 22. Unlimited interview sessions and mock interviews, with sessions of up to 2 hours.
- Credits: $69.99 a month for 400 copilot minutes (or 800 mock minutes), or $49.99 a month billed every 3 months for 20 copilot hours per quarter. Credits never expire.
LockedIn also sells an Unlimited Professional tier that adds LockedIn Duo, which it describes as remote interview assist, and a Lifetime plan. Its FAQ says plans bought inside the iOS and Android apps cost more than on the web.
Per hour, metered: Interviews.chat Starter works out to about $1.14 an hour if every credit is a minute; LockedIn's monthly Credits plan is about $10.50 an hour (400 minutes for $69.99). Unlimited: $29 a month against $54.99.
LockedIn AI's rotating offers: what we saw on two checks
LockedIn changes its offers often, so we loaded its pricing page twice in separate browser sessions and recorded what each showed for Unlimited General.
| LockedIn AI pricing check | Monthly | Every 3 months | Offer shown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Check 1, October 22, 2026 (built-in browser) | $54.99/mo (struck-through $109.98, "Save 50%") | $39.99/mo billed every 3 months ("Save 64%") | Banner: 50% off "forever", for a limited time |
| Check 2, October 22, 2026 (separate browser session) | $54.99/mo (struck-through $109.98, "Save 50%") | $39.99/mo billed every 3 months ("Save 64%") | Same banner, with a promo code shown |
The two checks matched, and both showed the same Credits prices: $69.99 a month for 400 copilot minutes, or $49.99 a month billed every 3 months for 20 copilot hours. We couldn't confirm whether the banner's promo code lowers the price further.
Earlier this month the page showed other offers. On October 17, our LockedIn AI vs Beyz AI comparison recorded a "60% off" promotion that applied to the first payment only, with the regular $109.98 a month after that. Our LockedIn AI pricing breakdown lists every plan. Check the total at checkout, not the banner.
Interviews.chat vs LockedIn AI side by side
Disclosure: we make CoPilot Interview. It's listed first for reference; the other two columns are as each vendor publishes, checked October 2026.
| CoPilot Interview | Interviews.chat | LockedIn AI | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free use | Best choice: 15 minutes every day, sessions up to 15 minutes, all four modes, no card or account | 30 credits (up to 30 minutes); renewal not stated | Unlimited 5-minute sessions, up to 60 minutes a day |
| Cheapest monthly plan | Best choice: Standard $14.99/mo (sale; regular $19.99), 60-minute sessions, up to 100 minutes a day | Starter $19/mo for 1,000 credits | Unlimited General $54.99/mo (October 22 offer) |
| Unlimited use | Pro $29.99/mo, 70-minute sessions, no daily limit | Booster $29/mo; Pro $69 a quarter | $54.99/mo, or $39.99/mo billed every 3 months |
| Longest commitment | Pro Annual $199.99/year | Quarterly | Lifetime plan |
| Where it runs | Windows 10+ and macOS 12+ desktop app | Web (no install), optional Chrome extension, desktop app | Windows 10+ and macOS 13.1+ apps, web app, iOS and Android apps |
| Session length | 15, 60 or 70 minutes by plan | Not published | Up to 2 hours on paid plans |
| Practice | Best choice: Mock Interview scores each spoken answer out of 10 with a model answer | AI mock interviews with feedback | Unlimited mock interviews with reports on Unlimited plans |
| Refunds | Best choice: 14 days on a new subscription's first payment, if under 30 minutes of live session time was used | Non-refundable, except non-delivery or a duplicate purchase | Monthly and quarterly: none once started |
What features does each AI interview assistant offer?
Interviews.chat listens to the call, transcribes it and suggests answers, often as two responses to choose from, in formats such as STAR or bullet points. Its FAQ says the web version needs no install and works with Google Meet, Zoom, Microsoft Teams and other meeting apps; an optional Chrome extension and a Copilot desktop app cover desktop meeting software, and for phone interviews it suggests opening the web version on a second device. You can switch between AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and others. The plan page also lists AI mock interviews with feedback, a tailored-résumé tool, cover letters and post-interview insights. See our Interviews.chat review.
LockedIn AI runs on more kinds of device than Interviews.chat: desktop apps for Windows 10+ and macOS 13.1+, a web app in Chrome, Edge, Opera or Brave, and iOS and Android apps. Its pricing page lists models from OpenAI, Anthropic (Claude), Google (Gemini), DeepSeek and others, unlimited document uploads, summaries and reports, and sessions of up to 2 hours (mock interviews up to 60 minutes, per its support docs). The call apps it names include Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and Skype. See our LockedIn AI review.
Refunds and cancellation
Interviews.chat: cancel any time with the Manage Subscription button on the Account page, and you keep access to the end of the billing period. Its terms (effective July 16, 2026) say subscriptions renew automatically and fees are non-refundable except where the law requires, for a product that wasn't delivered or for a duplicate purchase. The terms name Interviews Chat LLC, a Wyoming company, and note that until December 31, 2026 some renewals may be billed through its previous operating entity in Poland, so an unfamiliar descriptor may still be genuine.
LockedIn AI: its refund policy (last updated October 14, 2026) makes monthly and quarterly plans non-refundable once started, allows a partial refund on annual plans within 7 days of purchase, and a full Lifetime refund within 7 days only if you haven't started a session. App Store purchases follow Apple's process. To cancel a web purchase, use the web app's Billing & Plans page, not the desktop app; our guide to canceling LockedIn AI has the steps.
Which should you choose?
- Choose Interviews.chat if price matters most, you'd rather not install anything, or you like picking between two suggested answers. Booster at $29 a month is the cheapest unlimited plan of the two.
- Choose LockedIn AI if you need a phone app, sessions longer than an hour, or more free minutes a day to test with, and you accept that monthly and quarterly payments are final.
- Two months of use, by our arithmetic: Interviews.chat Booster costs $58; LockedIn Unlimited General costs $109.98 monthly, or $119.97 for one 3-month term at the October 22 offer.
Where CoPilot Interview fits
Best choice: CoPilot Interview, if you want a free plan that renews every day, scored practice and a refund window on monthly plans. Disclosure: we make CoPilot Interview, so read our verdict with that in mind.
CoPilot Interview's AI interview assistant is a desktop app for Windows 10+ and macOS 12+ that runs beside Zoom, Microsoft Teams or Google Meet. It shows live captions of the question, then a structured answer in about 2 seconds after the question ends, and Dual AI Mode puts two models' answers side by side. Two months of Standard cost $29.98, and Pro removes the daily limit at $29.99 a month; see all plans. Honest limits: no phone app yet (the Android companion is a beta outside Google Play), no browser version of live help, no human coach, and Interviews.chat's quarterly unlimited plan costs less per month than our Pro.
Practice it first
Run a Mock Interview built from your résumé and the job description: each question is read aloud and each spoken answer is scored out of 10 with what to fix and a model answer, then you get a report card. Follow the rules of the employer or platform you're interviewing with — many people use it only to practice, which works on the free plan. Comparing more tools? See LinkJob AI vs LockedIn AI or our InterviewMan alternatives roundup.
Practice every day without counting credits
CoPilot Interview's free plan gives you 15 minutes every day, with a Mock Interview that scores each spoken answer out of 10. No card and no account to start.
Download CoPilot Interview freeFAQ
Is Interviews.chat cheaper than LockedIn AI?
Yes. As of October 2026, Interviews.chat costs $19 a month for 1,000 credits or $29 a month for unlimited use. LockedIn AI Unlimited General was $54.99 a month, or $39.99 a month billed every 3 months, on October 22, 2026.
How do Interviews.chat credits work?
The pricing page lists 1 credit as 1 minute of Copilot and also as 1 Copilot suggestion. Starter gives 1,000 credits a month, they refresh each billing cycle and unused credits do not roll over. New users get 30 free credits.
Why does LockedIn AI's price keep changing?
LockedIn rotates its offers and shows each paid price beside a struck-through standard price about twice as high. We saw different offers on different days in October 2026, so compare the total at checkout.
Which one has a free plan?
Both have free use. LockedIn AI allows unlimited 5-minute sessions, up to 60 free minutes a day. Interviews.chat gives 30 free credits, about 30 minutes of Copilot, and its pricing page does not say they renew.
Do Interviews.chat or LockedIn AI give refunds?
Rarely. Interviews.chat's terms make fees non-refundable except for non-delivery or a duplicate purchase. LockedIn AI's monthly and quarterly plans are non-refundable once started, with partial annual refunds within 7 days.
Which works on a phone?
LockedIn AI has iOS and Android apps, though in-app prices are higher. Interviews.chat suggests opening its web version on a second device for phone interviews.