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Should I Use LeetCode?

leetcode.com·Analyzed 12 hours ago··Based on 12 sources

The world's leading online programming practice platform for coding interview prep

Depends

Depends

Buy the free tier if you're actively interviewing for coding jobs — it covers most problems.

Interview prep staple. Free tier covers most; Premium (~$99/yr) is disputed. Only worth it while job hunting.

Confidence: Medium

16

G2 reviews

across LeetCode's G2 listings

≈$99/yr

Premium price

monthly plan also offered

Yes

Free tier

most problems playable without paying

$8M/yr

Est. revenue

Owler estimate

Value for money3

Free tier strong; Premium value heavily disputed

Ease of use3

Called best online judge by some users

Feature depth4

Users grind 1,700+ problems in one bank

Support quality2

Refund refusals reported; BBB complaints on file

Security posture4

Bug bounty program; no public CVEs in sources

Pros

  • Huge free problem bank; most content usable without paying¹
  • Active community with study guides and real interview reports
  • Some users report top-percentile results after sustained grinding
  • Praised as the best online judge by some users⁶

Cons

  • Premium called worthless by some; refunds reportedly refused⁴
  • Critics say grinding builds rote memorization, not engineering skill
  • Relevance questioned as AI changes technical interviews
  • Reviews are polarized across platforms⁷

Gotchas

  • highPremium refunds reportedly not offered — treat the purchase as final⁴
  • mediumPremium mainly unlocks company-tagged questions; many users say skip it
  • mediumBBB complaints on file; check billing terms before subscribing10
  • lowToS covers subscription fees; complaint threads cite billing disputes

Best for

  • Candidates prepping big-tech interviews
  • CS students drilling data structures
  • Career switchers doing problem-grinding practice

Not for

  • Anyone not actively job hunting — drills won't improve real engineering
  • Beginners learning to code; it assumes fundamentals
  • Hiring teams evaluating candidates — wrong side of the table
  • Devs who dislike rote memorization as a learning method

Pricing

Free

$0

  • Most practice problems
  • Community discuss forums

Premium

≈$99/yr (monthly option)

  • Company-tagged questions
  • Official solutions and hints

Security

No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Opinion is split: many credit it with landing offers, while critics call the grind rote memorization and Premium overpriced.

“Leetcode is the best OJ”
— Quora reviewer
“2 years of non-stop leetcoding and solving over 1700 problems getting into top 1%”
— LeetCode Discuss post
“My opinion, leetcode success comes from rote memorisation”
— Reddit, r/leetcode

Alternatives

Compare LeetCode with each alternative.

HackerRank

Free structured practice tracks with a gentler ramp

CodeWars

Free community katas for casual skill sharpening

Free YouTube walkthroughs

Full problem-grind breakdowns at zero cost

Full analysis

Based on ~30 public sources; many snippets truncated, so quotes and prices reflect partial text.

Sources

  1. LeetCode — official siteleetcode.com
    official
  2. LeetCode Premium pricing pageleetcode.com
    official
  3. Is leetcode premium for $99 worth it? — Redditreddit.com
    review
  4. LeetCode premium is worthless and they don't offer refunds — Redditreddit.com
    review
  5. LeetCode Reviews — G2g2.com
    review
  6. What is your review of Leetcode? — Quoraquora.com
    review
  7. LeetCode brand review — checkthat.aicheckthat.ai
    news
  8. LeetCode security profile — Nudge Securitynudgesecurity.com
    security
  9. LeetCode Bug Bountyleetcode.com
    security
  10. LeetCode BBB complaintsbbb.org
    news
  11. LeetCode revenue and competitors — Owlerowler.com
    news
  12. I solved 300 LeetCode problems — YouTubeyoutube.com
    review

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