Cognitive scoring + AI code review + real repo tasks

Stop hiring coders.
Start hiring thinkers.

The only platform that scores how candidates think with AI and reviews the code they produce. Cognitive hexagon + output quality + AI attribution. Full picture, one evaluation.

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Cognitive Dimensions
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Code Review Agents
20min
Avg Evaluation
$19
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Now in private beta · designed for engineering teams at

Series-A startupsDev-tools companiesAI labsScale-ups
First 500
Beta spots
Free
During beta
20 min
Per evaluation
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The hiring problem nobody talks about

Every developer now uses AI coding tools. Leetcode scores mean nothing. Take-home projects get AI-generated. Live coding interviews test memorization, not thinking. Companies are spending $96K/year on AI tools per 200-person team with zero measurement of ROI.

AI levels the playing field

Anyone can generate working code. The differentiator is steering quality.

Resumes can't show this

How someone thinks with AI tools is invisible on paper.

Interviews miss it

45-minute whiteboard sessions test the wrong skills entirely.

4 Steps

How it works

Create a task. Candidate works with AI. We score cognition + code. You hire with confidence.

Step 01

Create a Task

Link a GitHub repo or pick from 16 template challenges. Define what you're looking for. Generate a shareable evaluation link.

naviklab — create task
Step 02

Candidate Works with AI

They open a Codespace, use their AI tools (Claude, Cursor, Copilot), and solve the challenge. Every cognitive signal is captured.

terminal — candidate session
Step 03

Dual Scoring

We analyze their cognitive patterns AND review their code output with AI agents. Full picture in one evaluation.

naviklab — cognitive analysis
Step 04

Compare & Hire

Side-by-side profiles. Cognitive hexagons. Code review scores. AI attribution. Data-driven hiring decisions.

naviklab — candidate comparison
The Platform

See exactly how NavikLab works

From cognitive scoring to code review to training — every step of the evaluation, visualized.

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Cognitive Scoring
Research-backed

Six cognitive dimensions

Grounded in Bloom's Taxonomy, metacognition theory, and DeepMind's cognitive research. We score behavior patterns, not outputs.

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Analytical Rigor78%
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Creative Range62%
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Metacognitive Depth88%
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Intellectual Humility72%
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Synthesis82%
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Persistence91%

NavikLab vs traditional AI hiring tools

Other tools review code output. We measure the thinking behind it.

Feature
NavikLab
Others
Measures cognitive quality
AI code review agents
AI attribution (human vs AI lines)
Real repo / GitHub tasks
Training academy (learn + improve)
Tool-agnostic (any AI tool)
B2C self-assessment
Session replay
Anti-gaming (formula detection)
Price
From $19/mo
$199/mo

Built to be un-gameable

We score the quality of cognitive behaviors, not their presence. “I considered 3 alternatives” with trivially similar options scores low. Length-normalized. Pattern-aware. Research-backed.

Behavioral analysisLength normalizationPattern quality scoringAnti-formula detectionSession replay auditAI attribution tracking
Why cognitive hiring

What teams tell us they want

“We cut our technical screen from a weekend take-home to 20 minutes. The cognitive hexagon told us more about senior candidates than three interviews did.”

Engineering Lead
Series-B fintech

“Every candidate now uses AI. NavikLab is the only tool that actually measures how well they steer it instead of whether they used it.”

VP Engineering
Developer tools startup

“The Arena profiles are wild — we sourced two hires from Discover before they even applied. It's GitHub contributions for thinking.”

Head of Talent
AI infrastructure company

Illustrative of the problems cognitive hiring solves — drawn from early discovery conversations. Verified design-partner quotes will replace these as the beta opens.

Simple pricing

$19 for individuals. $299 for hiring teams. Up to 10x cheaper than alternatives.

Pro

For individuals & self-assessment

$19/month
  • 50 evaluations/month
  • Cognitive hexagon + signals
  • Public profile + embeddable badge
  • Academy access (102 modules)
  • Arena challenges + leaderboard
  • Session replay
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Team

For hiring teams

$299/month
  • Unlimited candidates
  • Custom challenges + real-repo tasks
  • GitHub integration
  • AI code review agents
  • Side-by-side comparison
  • PDF reports + ATS export
  • Priority support

Enterprise

For organizations at scale

Custom
Contact Sales
  • Unlimited evaluations
  • SSO / SAML
  • ATS integrations
  • White-label
  • Cognitive API access
  • Custom scoring weights
  • Dedicated support

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