LockedIn AI Review 2026: Pricing, Features, Refunds and Alternatives

LockedIn AI is a live interview assistant: it listens to your Zoom, Google Meet or Teams call and shows suggested answers, code help and coaching on your laptop or phone. On 13 November 2026 its pricing page showed $49.99 a month billed every 3 months for 400 live minutes a month, $79.99 a month for Unlimited and $999.50 once for Lifetime, with a discount code applied automatically. It suits candidates with a busy interview season that includes coding rounds, and our verdict is simple: a capable tool that is expensive at regular prices, hard to get money back from, and worth testing on its free 10 minutes before you pay.

Updated: 13 November 2026. Full disclosure: we make Hinty Voice Assistant, one of the alternatives below, so we're not neutral. Every price links to its source, and our own tool gets a "where it falls short" line too.

What is LockedIn AI?

LockedIn AI is a real-time interview assistant from Cyber Gravity LLC, a US company trading as LockedIn AI. It hears the interviewer's question, drafts an answer in a window only you see and suggests code in technical rounds. Around that core it has grown into a large toolkit:

Interview Copilot: live answers built from your resume and the job description.

AI Coach: listens to your own answer and flags vague claims, filler words or pace while you talk.

Coding Copilot and assessment help: for algorithm problems and platforms like HackerRank. Most employers forbid outside help in online tests, so read the rules first.

Mock interviews: an AI interviewer with a report afterwards.

LockedIn Duo: a friend joins your private session, sees your screen, hears the interview audio and sends you tips.

How does LockedIn AI work?

LockedIn AI captures the call audio, turns the interviewer's speech into text and sends each question to a language model, which writes an answer you read while you talk. No bot joins the meeting. You can run it four ways:

Desktop app: Windows 10 or later and macOS 13.1 or later, floating over Zoom, Meet and Teams. A "stealth mode" hides it from screen sharing on supported apps, though LockedIn says this can't be guaranteed everywhere.

Web app: Chrome, Edge, Brave and other Chromium browsers. On a Mac only Chrome tabs can be shared, so the meeting has to run in a Chrome tab.

Chrome extension: 30,000 users in the Chrome Web Store, last updated 24 September 2026.

Phone: iOS and Android apps. You prop the phone next to your laptop, which also covers phone interviews.

Its homepage lists Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex, GoTo, Zoho and Livestorm as supported.

LockedIn AI pricing in November 2026

LockedIn AI has three paid plans: Credits, Unlimited and Lifetime. When we opened the pricing page on 13 November 2026, a LOCKIN50 code was applied automatically and a banner called the offer "limited time only". These are the prices it showed in US dollars:

What the table hides:

"Every 3 months" is one charge per quarter: $149.97 for Credits and $239.97 for Unlimited.

Credits never expire, mock interviews use them at half the rate, and if you run out mid-interview the app offers a one-time top-up.

Unlimited has no minute meter, but the Interview Copilot page caps each interview at 2 hours.

In the phone apps, prices follow store price points and local currency, so they can differ slightly.

Older 2026 reviews quote other amounts, so treat the checkout screen as the final word.

Is LockedIn AI free?

Partly. The Interview Copilot page lists a free tier with 10 minutes of live interview help and no credit card. That's enough to test speed and answer quality on a mock question, not to cover a real interview, so anything more needs a paid plan.

LockedIn AI refunds and how to cancel

The pricing page shows a "money-back guarantee" badge, but the refund policy, last updated 14 October 2026, says monthly and quarterly subscriptions are non-refundable once they start. That gap explains many of the angry reviews.

Monthly and quarterly plans: no refund once started; after cancelling you keep access until the paid period ends.

Annual plans: a partial refund if you cancel within 7 days.

Lifetime: a full refund within 7 days only if you haven't started a session.

To cancel, use the subscription link in your account dashboard if you paid on the web or desktop. If you subscribed in the app, cancel in the store: on iPhone in Settings, your name, Subscriptions; on Android in Google Play, Payments & subscriptions. Do it before the renewal date.

LockedIn AI reviews: what users say

User opinions are split, and the review signals need care. On Trustpilot, LockedIn AI's rating is hidden: Trustpilot says the company breached its guidelines and that it removed a number of fake reviews. Of the 120 reviews still listed on 13 November 2026, 65% are five stars and 23% one star.

Praise on Trustpilot: recent reviewers like the speed, the custom prompts and helpful support; a March 2026 user said it worked on Teams while sharing code.

Complaints on Trustpilot: refunds come up most. A UK user who asked for a refund within an hour of paying in June 2026 says they were offered 10%, then 20%. Others report answers stopping halfway and charges without a renewal reminder.

Chrome Web Store: 4.4 out of 5 from 72 ratings, but the four written reviews from 2026 shown there are all negative. One says it gave the same answer to two different questions, another recommends Verve AI instead.

Reddit: we didn't find a recent first-hand thread we could link. LockedIn's own Reddit summary page is marketing, but even it lists lag, pricing, refunds and generic answers as the main complaints.

The homepage shows a 4.8 rating from 2,739 reviews without naming the source, so we don't count it.

LockedIn AI weak points

LockedIn AI's main problems are money and trust, not features.

Price: without the code, Credits cost $139.98 a month, and the cheapest rate needs a 3-month payment.

Refunds: the "money-back guarantee" badge doesn't match a policy that excludes started subscriptions.

Accuracy: it can mishear a question or give a generic answer. Read before you speak.

Duo: it passes the interviewer's words to a third person, so check the employer's rules first.

LockedIn AI alternatives compared

If LockedIn AI's price or refund terms put you off, five tools do similar work. Prices come from official pages, checked on 13 November 2026. For every tool in one table, updated monthly, see our AI interview assistant comparison.

LockedIn AI vs Final Round AI

Both are desktop apps with live answers, coding help and mock interviews. The Final Round AI plans page lists Pro at $150 month to month, $83.33 a month billed quarterly ($249.99) or $25 a month billed yearly ($300 upfront), and its free plan has no live sessions. Its refund policy offers a 72-hour money-back guarantee, once per customer, that no longer applies after two or more sessions over 30 minutes. LockedIn AI adds phone apps and 10 free live minutes. More in our Final Round AI pricing breakdown and Final Round AI alternatives.

Verve AI

Verve AI has one of the more useful free plans: 3 live sessions of 15 minutes and 5 mock interviews a month. On the Verve AI pricing page, Standard is $44.99 month to month, $39.99 a month billed quarterly or $16.99 a month billed yearly, and Pro $84.99, $59.99 or $34.99. Month to month, that's still below LockedIn AI's $69.99 and $139.99. More in our Verve AI review.

Parakeet AI

Parakeet AI holds a 4.6 Trustpilot score from 393 reviews and lets you pay per call with credits. Unlimited costs €129.90 a month on its pricing page. Details in our Parakeet AI review.

Cluely

Cluely is a general meeting assistant rather than an interview tool, with answers on demand plus notes. Pro is $19.99 a month on the Cluely pricing page. See our Cluely alternatives.

Hinty Voice Assistant

This one is ours, so judge it by the free practice conversation, not by this paragraph.

Hinty Voice Assistant hears the question in Google Meet, Zoom or Teams and shows a short answer about one to two seconds later, as a Chrome extension, a web app or an Android and iOS app.

Your documents: upload your resume or notes as PDFs, and matching hints are built from them.

Translator mode: the interview runs in English while hints appear in your own language.

Price: a free plan with no card, then $7.50, $10 or $20 a month for 45, 90 or 180 listening minutes (November 2026), plus a free practice conversation right after sign-up.

Where it falls short: the extension doesn't work inside the Zoom or Teams desktop apps, and it isn't built for coding rounds or online assessments. If you really use 400 minutes a month, LockedIn's quarterly Credits plan costs less per minute than our Standard plan. We're also a younger product with fewer reviews.

For how these tools work in general, read our AI interview copilot guide.

Is LockedIn AI worth it?

LockedIn AI is worth it if you face many interviews with coding rounds, want help on desktop and phone, and can live with paying for 3 months upfront with no refund. It's poor value for one or two interviews: after the free 10 minutes, the cheapest paid option is $69.99 for a single month.

Test the free minutes on a mock call and read the refund policy before paying. And check the employer's rules first: some companies forbid AI tools in interviews, and where there's no rule, telling the interviewer you use an AI assistant is the safe choice.

FAQ

Is LockedIn AI free?

Partly. Its Interview Copilot page lists 10 minutes of free live help with no credit card (November 2026). More needs a paid plan.

How much does LockedIn AI cost?

On 13 November 2026, with an automatic discount code, Credits cost $49.99 a month billed every 3 months or $69.99 monthly, Unlimited $79.99 or $139.99, and Lifetime $999.50 once.

Is LockedIn AI legit?

It's a real, working product. But Trustpilot hides its rating for a guidelines breach and says it removed fake reviews, and many complaints concern refunds.

Does LockedIn AI work with Teams, Zoom and Google Meet?

Yes, through the desktop app, the web app or the Chrome extension. The phone app can sit next to your laptop or help in phone interviews.

How do I cancel my LockedIn AI subscription?

Through the subscription link in your dashboard if you paid on the web or desktop, or in the App Store or Google Play if you paid in the app. Access lasts until the paid period ends, without a refund.

What is the best LockedIn AI alternative?

Verve AI for free sessions and low yearly prices, Parakeet AI for user ratings, Final Round AI for an all-in-one desktop app, and Hinty Voice Assistant for browser calls with hints in your own language.

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