Best AI interview assistant for Mac (2026)

1. PiriPiri AI: hidden on every plan, for Apple Silicon Macs

Pricing: $2.50 / hour · one price per session
Free to try: 3 sessions free · no card
Hidden on screen share: Included on every plan
Runs on: Desktop app for macOS (Apple Silicon) and Windows 10 or 11

PiriPiri AI is a native Mac app built for one job, the live interview. It runs on Apple Silicon Macs (M1 or newer), and the Mac build is signed and notarized by Apple. Intel Macs are not supported; the Intel section below names tools that are. The app opens on macOS 13, but hearing the interviewer needs macOS 14.2 or later, because it relies on an audio interface Apple added in that release. On macOS 13 you get your own microphone and not the other side.

It hears the call on your own Mac as two streams: your microphone, and the interviewer’s voice from your computer’s sound output. The interviewer’s side comes through a Core Audio process tap rather than a screen recording session, and no bot joins the meeting, so it behaves the same in the Zoom app, Microsoft Teams, Webex or Google Meet in a browser. Setup is two macOS prompts, Microphone and Screen & System Audio Recording, then a quit and reopen. That second switch sounds broader than its use here: Apple files computer sound under it, and the app takes an image of your screen only when you press the Analyze screen hotkey.

For screen sharing, the overlay’s sharing type is set to none, so macOS leaves it out of capture and a share shows what sits behind it. That holds on every plan, the free trial included; there is no paid hiding tier. Because the meeting app does the capturing, run a test share in your own app before a real interview, with the entire screen and with a single window.

During the call you see a live transcript of both speakers, and a draft answer starts forming as the question lands. Hotkeys handle the rest: Answer now, Deep dive for a longer answer to the same question, previous and next to step through answers, and Analyze screen for a coding problem or a case chart. Before the call you upload your CV, paste the job description, and pick your role and an answer style, so answers draw on your own work. The bar stays on top, and you can drag it or snap it to a screen edge.

No subscription is required. You buy one-time packs that never expire, at about $2.50 per interview on the entry pack (a paid session runs 60 minutes) and about $1.45 per session on the largest. The free trial is 3 free sessions of 10 minutes each with no card, enough for that test call. Speech recognition is English only, so it suits interviews held in English, and it comes from a newer company with a small team.

Best for: Apple Silicon Mac owners who interview in English and want the window hidden on every plan, paid per interview instead of per month.

Worth knowing: It does not run on Intel Macs, and on macOS 13 it hears only you. There is no browser or phone version, and no mock interviews, resume builder or job board.

2. Ophy AI: Intel and Apple Silicon builds, with a one-time pass

Pricing: $9.99 one-time pass · $29/mo Pro · $59/mo Premium (source)
Free to try: First session free (15 min)
Hidden on screen share: Desktop app hidden by the OS
Runs on: macOS and Windows desktop app, plus web and phone apps

Ophy AI spells out its Mac support in plain terms. The download page offers two builds, Apple Silicon (M1 and later) and Intel, for macOS 13 Ventura or later, signed and notarized by Apple, at version 1.0.0, dated September 14, 2026.

Its answer window is hidden the same way as PiriPiri AI’s. Ophy says the window’s sharing type is set to none on macOS, and that Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and Webex capture what is behind it, even on an entire-screen share. It is also straight about the limits: the window still shows to a camera pointed at your screen, to anyone in the room, and possibly to proctoring software that lists the apps running on your computer. It hears the meeting through your Mac’s system audio, with no tab sharing or virtual audio cable, once you allow microphone and screen recording access.

Its prices suit a short search: a $9.99 one-time pass, or Pro at $29 a month and Premium at $59 a month. Ophy says the one-time pass covers one session of up to two hours where it is offered, and your first copilot session is free for up to 15 minutes with no card. Its browser Whisper Mode is a picture-in-picture window that a full-screen share can pick up, so use the desktop app for the interview itself.

Best for: Intel Mac owners, and anyone who wants OS-level hiding on a Mac with a one-time pass instead of a subscription.

Worth knowing: The Mac version it lists is 1.0.0, dated September 14, 2026, so give it a full test call on your own Mac before you rely on it.

3. LockedIn AI: a universal Mac app, with Stealth Mode on paid plans

Pricing: $119.99/mo Pro · $79.99/mo quarterly (source)
Free to try: 5-min sessions · 60 min/day
Hidden on screen share: Stealth Mode, not on the General plan
Runs on: macOS and Windows desktop app, plus a web app

LockedIn AI’s support page is the most detailed Mac setup guide we read from a rival. Its Mac app is a universal build, so it runs on Apple Silicon and Intel, on macOS 13.0 or newer. Its support page names each permission and what it is for: Screen Recording (shown as Screen & System Audio Recording on newer macOS) to hear the interviewer, Microphone to hear you, and Accessibility so the keyboard shortcuts work. It warns that macOS applies a new Screen Recording grant only after a restart, and it needs no BlackHole or Loopback audio driver.

Stealth Mode is on by default in the desktop app. LockedIn says it hides the app on an entire-screen share and on a single-window share, as long as your meeting app is the desktop version too. The one gap it names is Microsoft Teams in a browser, where LockedIn AI can be visible, so use the Teams app. It calls Zoom’s capture setting optional.

Cost is the catch. Stealth Mode is included in every paid plan except Unlimited General, credit plans included, and the Unlimited Pro plan is $119.99 a month, or $79.99 a month billed every three months. We did not check the credit or lifetime prices. The free tier gives 5-minute sessions, up to 60 minutes a day, but its support page says Stealth Mode needs a paid plan, so a free session will not show you the hidden window.

Best for: Mac users on either chip who want detailed setup help and hiding on both entire-screen and single-window shares, and will pay for it.

Worth knowing: You cannot test the hidden window for free, and the cheaper Unlimited General plan leaves Stealth Mode out.

4. Final Round AI: Stealth on by default, but call audio needs macOS 14.4

Pricing: From $25/mo · free plan (source)
Free to try: Free plan · live copilot needs Pro
Hidden on screen share: In the $25+/mo Pro plan
Runs on: macOS and Windows desktop app

Final Round AI now runs its live copilot in a desktop app, with downloads for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. The detail to check on a Mac is the version. Its FAQ says direct capture of meeting audio on the same computer needs macOS 14.4 or newer, and that microphone access alone does not capture both sides of a call. Setup walks you through three macOS prompts, Microphone Access, System Audio Recording Only, and Screen & System Audio, and its screen help feature needs screen recording permission as well.

Stealth Mode is on by default and lives in Settings under Privacy & Stealth. Final Round says it is designed to stay hidden in supported full-screen sharing as well as window sharing, that results depend on your operating system and the meeting app’s capture method, and that it cannot promise the protection. That is a fair way to put it, and it applies to every tool on this page. Switch Stealth Mode off and shares and recordings can include the assistant.

Paid plans start at $25 a month, and Stealth Mode comes with that Pro plan. The free plan has no live copilot and the vendor says there is no free trial, so you cannot see the live copilot on your own Mac until you subscribe. On macOS 14.3 or older, update first, or it cannot hear the call directly.

Best for: Mac users on macOS 14.4 or later, on either chip, who are happy to subscribe and want Stealth Mode switched on from the start.

Worth knowing: Below macOS 14.4 it cannot capture the call’s audio directly on the same Mac, and you pay for Pro before the live copilot runs at all.

5. ParakeetAI: hourly credits, with a Zoom setting to switch on

Pricing: $38 per 1-hr credit · $149.90/mo · $599.90/yr (source)
Free to try: 10 free sessions of 10 min
Hidden on screen share: Desktop app hidden by the OS
Runs on: macOS and Windows desktop app, plus a web app

ParakeetAI runs as a desktop app on macOS and Windows, and as a web app in desktop Chrome. Its site does not say, on the pages we read, which Macs it supports: no chip list, no minimum macOS, and its download address returned a not-found page. On an Intel Mac or an older macOS, ask before you buy.

The desktop app is left out of screen capture by macOS itself, so a share of your whole screen shows what is behind it. It is called the Private switch, in the app’s menu, on by default and switched back on for every session, and on a Mac the app has no Dock icon and stays out of Mission Control. The Zoom caveat is explicit: update Zoom and turn on Advanced capture with window filtering, or ParakeetAI can show in what you share. To hear your computer’s sound, its site says, the desktop app captures a display, which is why macOS asks for Screen Recording permission.

It is priced by the hour. One credit covers a one-hour call and costs $38, or $11.80 each in the largest pack, and there are $149.90 monthly and $599.90 yearly plans. Ten free sessions of up to 10 minutes give you room to run the test call on your own Mac before paying anything. Its web version cannot hide itself, so use the desktop app for an entire-screen share.

Best for: Mac users who want to pay by the hour, run several free test sessions, and keep a web version as a fallback.

Worth knowing: In Zoom it needs Advanced capture with window filtering turned on, and the pages we read do not state which Mac chips or macOS versions it supports.

6. Cluely: hiding is a separate plan, with share gaps its help lists

Pricing: $19.99/mo · $149.99/mo for stealth (source)
Free to try: Free plan (limited)
Hidden on screen share: Only on the $149.99/mo tier
Runs on: macOS and Windows desktop app

Cluely’s download page lists macOS 10.15 or later, on Apple Silicon or Intel. Its support articles are stricter. One gives the Mac requirement as macOS Ventura 13 and up, and another lists Macs from before 2022 as not compatible with its hiding. Its help also says Intel and Apple Silicon Macs use different transcription systems.

The bigger Mac issue is the screen share, and Cluely’s help is unusually frank about it. Hiding is a toggle that is off by default, and since October 22, 2025 it has sat on a separate plan. In Zoom the window is not hidden by default: you need Zoom version 6.16 or older, or Advanced capture with window filtering switched on. And its help says Microsoft Teams and Zoom show Cluely when you share your entire screen. Its help also lists FaceTime as not compatible with hiding.

On price, Pro is $19.99 a month (annual billing brings it down to $11.99 a month), but hiding sits on the $149.99 a month tier. Cluely sells itself as an assistant for meetings in general, not for interviews in particular, so it suits someone who wants one app for every kind of call more than someone preparing for a few interviews.

Best for: People who already use Cluely for meetings, mostly share single windows, and will pay for its $149.99 a month plan.

Worth knowing: Cluely’s help says an entire-screen share in Teams or Zoom shows the window, and hiding needs the $149.99 a month plan plus a toggle that is off by default.