A Google Interview Warmup alternative for technical interviews
Google Interview Warmup was a practice tool from Grow with Google that transcribed your spoken answers to general interview questions. Its address now redirects to an article on how to prepare for an interview, so the tool is no longer available there. If you used it to practise answering out loud and you are preparing for a technical role, Mockich is a spoken alternative with an interviewer who asks follow-ups and a graded report.
What Google Interview Warmup is, as of November 2026
Google announced Interview Warmup on June 2, 2022 as a Grow with Google tool for practising answers to questions selected by industry experts. It transcribed answers in real time and showed patterns such as job-related terms and the words used most often. Answers were not graded. It was designed for Google Career Certificates learners, with general questions for everyone.
As of November 2026 the tool’s address answers with a permanent redirect to the Grow with Google article “How to prepare for an interview”, which now suggests practising with AI assistants among other options.
Side by side
| Google Interview Warmup | Mockich | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Address redirects to an article; the tool is not available there | Available |
| What it did | Practice answering expert-selected questions; real-time transcript and insights | A full mock round with an interviewer who follows up on what you said |
| Format | You answered out loud; answers were transcribed in real time | A live spoken interview in the browser with Vera, an AI interviewer, on a real clock |
| Question focus | Fields of the Google Career Certificates and general questions | Software Engineering, Data Science, Machine Learning and Quant Developer (C++), at Regular and Lead level |
| Feedback | Not graded; patterns in your answers | A written report after every round: each skill scored against the bar for your level, with quotes of what you said and when |
Where Google Interview Warmup is stronger
- Questions selected by industry experts for specific certificate fields, according to its announcement.
- It covered entry-level fields outside software, such as the certificate programs it was built for.
- It did not grade or judge answers; its announcement called it a private space to practise.
Where Mockich is different
- An interviewer that asks follow-ups based on what you just said, on a real clock.
- Technical rounds: coding with a runnable editor, system design on a whiteboard, data science, ML and quant rounds.
- A graded report with quotes, so you see which answer lost points and why.
Which one to choose
Choose Google Interview Warmup if
- There is no current version to choose at its old address. For general, non-technical interview practice, the Grow with Google article lists other options.
Choose Mockich if
- You are preparing for a software, data science, ML or quant developer interview and want spoken practice with feedback.
Questions
Is Google Interview Warmup gone?
As of November 2026, its address redirects permanently to a Grow with Google article on preparing for interviews, and the tool is not available there.
Is Mockich free?
Mockich is free to start: a new account gets the free plan.
Does Mockich work for non-technical roles?
Not really. Mockich covers software engineering, data science, machine learning and quant developer roles; its behavioral round is general, but the tracks are technical.
See how a Mockich round runs
Read an example report to see the feedback before you sign up, or start a round for free.
Practice pages
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Sources
We read only Google Interview Warmup’s own public pages, on the dates shown, and did not buy a plan or test its quality. Prices and features change; check the linked pages before you decide.
- [1] Google blog: Helping job seekers prepare for interviews (June 2, 2022), checked 3 November 2026
- [2] Grow with Google: How to prepare for an interview (the Interview Warmup address redirects here), checked 3 November 2026
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