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Google Interview Warmup was retired — what a counted report adds
Google retired Interview Warmup in 2026: the practice app returns a 404 and Google's Warmup pages now redirect to a general interview-tips article (checked 12 October 2026). The idea behind it was right — practise out loud, get facts back, no grades — so it is worth saying plainly what it did and what a counted report adds.
Interview Warmup told you which job-related terms and talking points your answer covered. SayDrill counts the delivery: filler words and where they fell, your pace, your pauses, which of the four STAR beats appeared, and whether a number, date or name showed up.
Try the counted report — 3 questions freeSee the question bank
Side by side
| Interview Warmup (Google) — retired 2026 | SayDrill | |
|---|---|---|
| What you do | Answer questions out loud; your speech is transcribed in real time. | Answer questions out loud; your speech is transcribed and then deleted. |
| What it reports on your answer | Insights such as which job-related terms and talking points you covered (from Google's own description). | Filler words and where they fell, words per minute, pauses over three seconds, which STAR beats appeared, how often a number or name appeared, empty phrases. |
| Questions | A set of interview questions built by Google for a range of fields. | 49-question bank across eight skill areas, plus questions built from a job ad you paste. |
| Choosing what you get asked | — | The set is built from the job ad you paste, or from our 49-question bank — you do not pick single questions. |
| A report you keep | — | A written report per run: transcript with facts marked, plus the same counts compared with your previous run. |
| Stopping early | — | “End and see my report” under every question, after one answer or in the middle of one. |
| Cost | Free from Google. | First 3 questions free, no account and no card. Then one-time packs of 3 ($6.49), 5 ($9.99) or 12 ($19.99) questions. |
| Do you have to install anything? | No — it runs in the browser. | No — it runs in the browser. |
Taken from Google's own published description of Interview Warmup. Checked while writing this page (12 October 2026): interviewwarmup.withgoogle.com returns a 404, and the Grow with Google Warmup pages redirect to a general interview-tips article. Where we could not verify something, the cell says “—”. SayDrill is not affiliated with Google; “Google Interview Warmup” is a trademark of Google LLC.
Why the delivery counts
Most people who prepare know their content. What they cannot hear is the shape of their own answer: the forty-second set-up, the “we” that never becomes “I”, the story that stops before the result.
Counted facts give you something to compare. A second attempt on the same question shows whether the fix worked, in numbers you can read — not in a feeling about how it went.
What Interview Warmup got right
- It was free with nothing to buy at any point, from Google, and it needed no set-up: speak, read the transcript, see which job-related terms you covered.
- It made practising out loud normal for people who would never have booked a mock interview — which is most of the value of this whole category.
- The loop was short. If Google ever brings it back, it is still the shortest way to get comfortable with a field's usual questions.
What a counted report adds
- You already know what you want to say and the delivery is what fails: fillers, pace, a story without a result.
- You are preparing for one specific job and want the questions built from that job ad.
- You want a report you can keep and compare with the last attempt on the same question.
- You want the recording gone: it is transcribed and then deleted, and we count nothing about your accent or pronunciation.
Try before you decide
- Free mock interview practice — what a full round looks like, and what the report contains.
- STAR method practice — the four beats, and how they are marked in your transcript.
- Pricing — what a pack costs, on one screen.
Try the counted report — 3 questions freeSee the question bank
Questions people ask before they start
Which one should I use?
Use either to get comfortable with the questions. Use the counted report when the problem is delivery: too many filler words, a story that never reaches a result. In practice most people do both.
Is Interview Warmup still available?
No. Google retired it in 2026: the practice app returns a 404 and the Warmup pages now redirect to a general interview-tips article (checked 12 October 2026). Anything still advertising a working Warmup is not Google's.
Can I use both?
Yes. The questions you rehearse here work anywhere; what SayDrill adds is the count.
Do you tell me whether my answer was better than someone else's?
No, and neither does any tool we would recommend. We compare you with your own previous answer on the same question.
Do you keep my recording?
No. It is transcribed and then deleted. The details are in the <a href="/privacy.html">privacy policy</a>.
Is SayDrill free like Interview Warmup?
The first three questions are free, with no account and no card. After that, packs are one-time purchases — no subscription.