LockedIn AI vs Final Round AI vs YoodaAI: Compared in 2026

LockedIn AI is the cheaper of the two for a search of a few months, advertises more than 50 languages and has a mobile app. Final Round AI builds its live answers from your resume, lists every interview type on every paid plan, and costs less if you commit to a whole year. YoodaAI, the third option here, sells one-time credit packs with no subscription, or 900 credits a month for $39.99 if you go monthly.

That is the short answer. The rest of this post sets out the prices, refund terms and features behind it, all taken from each company's own website on October 6, 2026. We make YoodaAI, so weigh what we say about it accordingly; everything below links to a source you can check.

LockedIn AI vs Final Round AI at a glance

From LockedIn AI's pricing page, Final Round AI's plans page and both companies' refund policies, checked October 6, 2026.

Which costs less?

LockedIn AI is an interview copilot that sells unlimited use by the month or the quarter: $54.99 a month, or $39.99 a month billed every three months, which is $119.97. Its pricing page shows both as discounts on a $109.98 list price, under a limited-time code. Those are its General plans; the Professional tier, which adds stealth mode and LockedIn Duo, a remote assist option it describes as human help, is $119.99 a month or $79.99 a month billed quarterly. It also sells a lifetime licence for $999.50, and "Credits" plans at $69.99 a month for 400 copilot minutes or $49.99 a month billed quarterly for 20 hours, which include the same two features.

Final Round AI is an interview copilot sold only by subscription. Monthly is $150, quarterly is $83.33 a month ($250 upfront) and yearly is $25 a month ($300 upfront). Premium MAX, with premium AI models and faster support, is $41.67 a month billed yearly, or $500.04 a year. Its free plan includes a basic AI interview report but no live copilot.

Over three months, LockedIn AI's General plan costs less than half of what Final Round AI does: $119.97 against $250. Like for like is closer: if you want the stealth mode that every Final Round AI plan includes, LockedIn AI's Professional quarter is $239.97. Over a year the order flips. Final Round AI's yearly plan is $300, while LockedIn AI's pricing page lists no yearly unlimited plan, so a year of it is four quarters, $479.88, or the $999.50 lifetime licence.

YoodaAI sells credits two ways, and 1 credit is 1 minute of live help. Its credit packs need no subscription: 60 credits are $14.99, 180 are $29.99 and 360 are $44.99, and pack credits never expire. Bought in the largest pack, credits stay cheaper until you need about 960 of them in three months, the point where LockedIn AI's quarter costs the same, or about 2,400 in a year against Final Round AI's yearly plan. Most searches never come close: a typical one brings a handful of interviews, and in September 2026 the median unemployed American had been looking for 11.5 weeks (BLS, Table A-12).

If you do interview every week, YoodaAI's Pro plan is the best value: $39.99 a month for 900 credits of live help. Three months of it cost $119.97, the same as LockedIn AI's quarter and less than half of Final Round AI's $250, and it is billed month by month, so you can cancel after the first. Its credits renew each month rather than carrying over. For a full year of heavy use, Final Round AI's $300 plan is still the cheapest of the three.

Refunds and commitment

Neither subscription is easy to undo, so the refund terms matter as much as the price.

LockedIn AI's refund policy, updated September 17, 2026, gives a 7-day refund window on annual subscriptions only. Monthly and quarterly subscriptions are non-refundable once started, renewals aren't refunded, and cancelling keeps your access until the end of the billing period. Its pricing page lists monthly, quarterly and lifetime plans but no annual one, so none of the plans you can buy there has a refund window.

Final Round AI's terms depend on which of its pages you read. Its refund policy, updated July 16, 2026, offers one 72-hour money-back guarantee per customer, void after two interview sessions longer than 30 minutes. The FAQ on its plans page says that guarantee only covers first purchases of quarterly and yearly plans, and that monthly plans, renewals and upgrades are non-refundable.

YoodaAI doesn't refund either: our terms say charges are non-refundable unless the law requires otherwise or the purchase states otherwise. The difference is the commitment. A credit pack has nothing to renew or cancel, and credits you don't use stay on your account and never expire. A monthly plan renews each month until you cancel, which you can do at any time; it then runs to the end of the month you paid for.

During the interview

All three listen to the call and suggest what to say, but they build the answer differently.

Final Round AI writes first-person answers from your resume, the job description and your target role, so the answers can bring in your own projects without you typing them. Every paid plan lists coding, HireVue and phone interviews, and stealth mode, which hides the app from screen sharing.

LockedIn AI leads on speed and reach. It advertises a 116 ms average response and more than 50 languages, its unlimited plan covers coding rounds, meetings and online assessments for up to two hours per interview, and you can upload documents for it to work from. Stealth mode comes with its Professional, Credits and Lifetime plans, not the cheapest General one.

YoodaAI answers from what is said in the call and, once you add it in Personalization, from your CV, at your speaking level. A few seconds after each question it writes two to four sentences you can say in your own words, or a short code block with a one-line explanation for a coding question, in any of 50 languages. In the browser it runs in its own tab, which isn't hidden from screen sharing, so share one window rather than your whole screen; the desktop app's privacy mode leaves its window out of screen sharing on macOS and Windows. How YoodaAI's live help works.

Devices and setup

LockedIn AI has desktop and mobile apps. Final Round AI has a native desktop app for macOS and Windows, and its FAQ says the same subscription works in desktop and mobile browsers. YoodaAI runs in Chrome or Edge with nothing to install, where you share the tab your interview is in, or as a desktop app for Mac, Windows and Linux. On a phone, its page works as a second screen and listens through the microphone.

If you take interviews on your phone, YoodaAI is the one of the three that can't help: it can't hear a call on the same phone, only one on your computer or in the room.

Practice and extras

Beyond live help, each one bundles a different set of tools:

• LockedIn AI includes unlimited mock interviews on its unlimited plan and offers free tools such as a resume builder, a resume checker, a cover letter generator and a job tracker.
• Final Round AI includes a question bank of more than 10,000 questions and AI interview reports on its paid plans.
• YoodaAI has spoken mock interviews: an AI interviewer for your role and level that follows up on your answers, with a report scored out of 100. The first 10-minute interview is free and later ones cost 1 credit a minute, the same credits that pay for PDF exports from its ATS resume builder.

Which one should you choose?

• Choose LockedIn AI if your interviews are in a language YoodaAI doesn't cover, you want an app on your phone, or you expect a busy few months and want unlimited sessions for $119.97 a quarter.
• Choose Final Round AI if you want live answers built from your resume and the job posting, or you will interview steadily for a year and can commit $300 upfront.
• Choose YoodaAI if you have a handful of interviews and don't want a subscription, if you interview weekly and want 900 credits a month for $39.99 without a three-month commitment, or if you also want mock interviews and resume PDFs on the same balance.

Whichever you pick, check the employer's rules on AI help first. Some forbid it during interviews, and stealth features don't change those rules.

Frequently asked questions

Is LockedIn AI cheaper than Final Round AI?

For up to a few months, yes: LockedIn AI's General plan is $54.99 a month or $119.97 a quarter, against Final Round AI's $150 a month or $250 a quarter. Its Professional plan, which adds stealth mode, is $239.97 a quarter. For a full year Final Round AI is cheaper at $300, because LockedIn AI's pricing page lists no yearly unlimited plan.

Which is better for coding interviews?

Both cover coding rounds. LockedIn AI's unlimited plan includes coding interviews and online assessments for up to two hours per session, and Final Round AI lists coding interviews on every paid plan. YoodaAI gives a short code block with a one-line explanation, and in its desktop app, Solve screen reads a coding question on your screen and writes the approach, full code and complexity.

Do LockedIn AI or Final Round AI give refunds?

Only in narrow cases. LockedIn AI refunds annual plans within 7 days and nothing else, and its pricing page lists no annual plan. Final Round AI's refund policy offers a 72-hour guarantee once per customer, but the FAQ on its plans page limits it to first quarterly and yearly purchases.

Can I use them on a phone?

LockedIn AI has a mobile app, and Final Round AI says its plans work in mobile browsers. YoodaAI works in a phone browser as a second screen: it listens through the microphone to an interview on your computer or in the room, but it can't hear a call on the same phone.

The short version

• LockedIn AI is the better price for a search of a few months, and the pick for languages and mobile.
• Final Round AI is the pick for resume-based answers and for a full year of interviews.
• YoodaAI is cheapest for a handful of interviews, with no subscription needed, and three months of its $39.99 Pro plan cost the same as LockedIn AI's quarter, billed month by month.

For seven more alternatives, see Final Round AI alternatives, priced and compared, or the side-by-side pages for LockedIn AI and Final Round AI. To try YoodaAI first, start with a free mock interview.