Cluely vs. InterviewBee vs. TechScreen: AI interview tools split paths
Cluely, InterviewBee, and TechScreen now describe three different products under the same AI interview-assistant umbrella. Their prices, platforms, and intended users are diverging fast.
Cluely broadens from interview use to a general assistant
Cluely’s pricing page now frames the product as something you can use for meetings, homework, sales calls, or just being curious, which puts it closer to a general assistant than a dedicated interview tool. The page also shows desktop and mobile support, and it explicitly offers a Get for Mac download link.
On pricing, Cluely says it is free to start. The Starter plan is listed as free and includes limited AI responses, limited meeting notetaking, custom instructions and file uploads, plus the ability to ask AI about past meetings. The Pro plan is priced at $19.99 per month and adds unlimited AI responses, unlimited meeting notetaking, unlimited access to the latest AI models, and priority support.
That combination matters because Cluely is no longer speaking only to people preparing for interviews. According to Cluely, the product now covers broader meeting and personal productivity use cases, while still keeping interview-adjacent note-taking and chat features in the mix.
InterviewBee focuses on live coaching and mock interviews
InterviewBee describes a narrower product. Its homepage says it gives real-time talking points in under 2 seconds and is built to stay invisible during screen sharing. It also says the tool works with Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and most browser-based or desktop interview tools.
The live assistant page says InterviewBee uses a separate docked window and generates personalized talking points based on the resume and job description. It also says the product supports technical, behavioral, case, product sense, STAR, and more than 100 interview formats. On the model side, the page names GPT 5, GPT OSS, Gemini 3, and Llama 4, and says answers are streamed in under 2 seconds using Groq and Cerebras hardware acceleration.
Its pricing is also different from Cluely’s subscription model. InterviewBee says the Free Plan includes lifetime access, one 15-minute Live Assistant session, one 15-minute Mock Interview session, 20-plus mock interview scenarios, and a performance report. Paid interview packs start at $29 USD, are one-time purchases, and are not subscriptions or auto-renewing plans. Paid mock interview sessions can run up to 60 minutes, while the free-plan live and mock sessions are each limited to 15 minutes.
TechScreen moves the category to the recruiter side
TechScreen describes its Technical Knowledge Accelerator platform as a recruiter-facing screening product. According to TechScreen, it gives recruiters a pre-built question list for the technology they are interviewing for, along with information on what should be included in a good response.
Its latest version also adds AI Verify, which evaluates candidate responses from the call and provides a detailed summary and score. That puts the product in a different category from the candidate-facing tools above: the stated user is the recruiter, and the job is technical screening rather than live coaching for the person being interviewed.
Compared with Cluely and InterviewBee, TechScreen’s published messaging is much more focused on the screening workflow itself. The source material here does not list a subscription price or supported meeting platforms, so the clearest signal is the product’s role in interview preparation and evaluation on the hiring side.
The shared label hides three different buying decisions
Taken together, these products show how quickly the AI interview-assistant label has split into separate markets. Cluely is positioning itself as a broad meeting and interview copilot. InterviewBee is selling real-time candidate support and mock interviews. TechScreen is pitching recruiter-side technical screening and scoring.
The practical differences are not just about branding. Cluely’s free Starter plan and monthly Pro subscription point to an ongoing assistant model. InterviewBee’s free plan plus one-time paid packs point to a session-based model. TechScreen’s published materials, by contrast, emphasize the recruiter workflow and the evaluation of responses rather than a candidate subscription or a general productivity assistant.
For readers tracking this category, the main change is not that one app has added a single feature. It is that each product now defines the problem differently. That means price, platform support, and the stated use case are diverging fast, so the most relevant comparison is where the interview happens and who is using the software.
Sources
- Cluely Pricing — Free Plan & Pro from $11.99/mo Cluely · September 28, 2026
- InterviewBee Pricing — Free Plan & Paid Interview Packs InterviewBee · September 6, 2026
- AI Interview Assistant & AI Mock Interviewer | InterviewBee InterviewBee · September 28, 2026
- Real-Time AI Interview Assistant, Invisible | InterviewBee InterviewBee · September 28, 2026
- TechScreen: Elevate Technical Screening - TechScreen TechScreen · September 28, 2026
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