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Case interview partner alternatives

When no case partner is free, the main alternatives are peer platforms such as PrepLounge (10 free peer meetings) and CaseCoach's Practice Room, your school's consulting club, a paid coach from about $110 an hour, an AI interviewer such as Soreno, Road to Offer or MConsultingPrep, and solo drills and courses. You can combine them. Written by Soreno, one of the options.

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Soreno is an AI interviewer: you say each case out loud, it follows up like a real interviewer and scores every answer.

What a case partner gives you

A case partner plays the interviewer: reads you the case, answers your questions, hands over the data and gives you feedback. Here is where people find one.

A classmate or your club

Georgetown's career center tells students to find a buddy to practice cases with, so you give each other feedback and learn from each other.

Source, read October 26, 2026: Georgetown: consulting careers

Peers on PrepLounge

PrepLounge's free plan includes 10 peer meetings. Premium, USD 69 for one year, makes them unlimited and adds 200 cases.

Source, read October 26, 2026: preplounge.com/en/pricing

CaseCoach's Practice Room

CaseCoach's 10-day free trial includes up to 5 mock interviews with other candidates in its Practice Room, plus 8 practice cases and 50+ drills.

Source, read October 26, 2026: casecoach.com: free trial

Peers and Experts on RocketBlocks

RocketBlocks lists live practice with other candidates over Zoom, and sessions with its Experts from $110 an hour.

Source, read October 26, 2026: rocketblocks.me

What practicing with a person costs

What practicing with a person costs, as of October 26, 2026
PlanPrice
A classmate or your clubLive peer cases. What you get depends on your school.Free
PrepLounge free plan10 peer meetings, with limited cases and drillsFree
PrepLounge PremiumUnlimited peer meetings, 200 cases and 200 drillsUSD 69 for one year
CaseCoachUnlimited peer mock interviews, video courses and 100+ cases$49 a month or $199 for a year
RocketBlocksPeer practice over Zoom, drills, 85+ cases and an AI interviewer$35 a month or $155 a year
A coachA former consultant runs the case and gives detailed feedbackFrom $110 an hour

Peer practice is free or low cost. Partners follow their own schedules, so many candidates add solo drills or an AI interviewer for the days in between.

Read October 26, 2026:preplounge.com/en/pricingcasecoach.comrocketblocks.merocketblocks.me/consulting.php

Case partner alternatives at a glance

Case Interview Partner alternatives and prices as of October 2026
OptionPrice, as of October 2026
SorenoVoice AI interviewer with follow-ups and exhibits, 500+ questions, drills and scored feedbackAI or human: AI interviewer you talk toBest for: Full cases out loud at any hour, plus finance and behavioral roundsFree week, then $579 a year (about $48 a month), $199 a month or from $79 a week, with unlimited mocks and drills
School consulting clubs and free partner practicePeer cases, casebooks and workshops through your schoolAI or human: Human: peersBest for: Free live practice with classmatesFree (depends on your school)
PrepLoungePeer mock interviews, a case library, drills and a coach marketplaceAI or human: Human: peers and coachesBest for: Live cases with a large pool of peersFree plan, or Premium at USD 69 for one year
BCG's own preparation and online caseOfficial guidance and a free job simulationAI or human: Official, self-studyBest for: Learning BCG's own format before a BCG interviewFree
McKinsey's AI Prep ToolPractice for the quantitative part of McKinsey's case interviewAI or human: AI: McKinsey's own toolBest for: McKinsey candidates practicing the quantitative questionsAvailable to candidates invited to interview
Crafting CasesA free fundamentals course plus paid courses by skillAI or human: Self-study: video coursesBest for: Starting free, then going deep on one skillFree course, paid courses from $70 to $397
Victor Cheng, CaseInterview.comFree video training and the Look Over My Shoulder audio programAI or human: Self-study: videos and audioBest for: Learning by listening to real candidates' casesFree videos, Look Over My Shoulder $297 once
CaseCoachVideo courses, 100+ cases, a Practice Room, drills and coachingAI or human: Human: peers and coachesBest for: Courses, a case library and peer practice in one plan$49 a month or $199 for one year (USD)
RocketBlocksDrills, concept reviews, 85+ cases, an AI voice interviewer, peer practice and coachingAI or human: Both: AI interviewer, peers and coachesBest for: Building structuring, math and chart skills step by step$35 a month or $155 a year
Road to OfferAI voice interviewer, 71 cases in all, 550+ drillsAI or human: AI: voice interviewerBest for: Consulting-only practice with a large drill library$49 a month, $120 for 90 days or $249 a year
MConsultingPrepAI case simulations, drills, fit practice and MBB test simulationsAI or human: Both: AI simulator and coachesBest for: AI case practice plus practice for the firms' online tests$49 for 7 days, $99 a month, $199 for 3 months, $399 a year
CaseWithAIAI interviewer in firm styles, drills and coursesAI or human: AI: case simulatorBest for: Paying only for the cases you usePay as you go ($1 a credit) or $50 a month
Hacking the Case InterviewSelf-paced video course with 20 practice casesAI or human: Self-study: video courseBest for: One structured course you can work through alone$297 once
Management Consulted1-on-1 coaching with MBB coaches, plus a 600+ case libraryAI or human: Human: coachesBest for: Hours with an MBB coach plus a large case library$350 for one coaching hour, $950 for four
1-on-1 coachesLive sessions with a former consultantAI or human: Human: a coachBest for: Fixing one weakness before a final roundFrom $110 an hour (RocketBlocks, MConsultingPrep)

What each alternative offers

Written by Soreno, one of the options. Facts come from each provider's own page, checked October 2026. Where a page did not say something, we say so.

AI interviewer, voice

Soreno

Voice AI interviewer with follow-ups and exhibits, 500+ questions, drills and scored feedback

What Soreno does

  • Spoken practice with an AI interviewer that asks follow-up questions and shows exhibits, in McKinsey, BCG, Bain, strict and coach styles. Lead the case or let the interviewer lead.
  • 500+ practice questions, including 80+ full case studies, across consulting, investment banking and other finance, and behavioral, in one plan and one practice history.
  • Drills for case math, market sizing, structuring and charts, and you can add your own practice questions.
  • Scored feedback quotes your own answer and gives a next-step plan. Recorded sessions also get filler-word and eye-contact analysis.
  • Practice at any hour, with no partner to schedule. After the trial, mock interviews and drills are unlimited on every plan.
  • Start your free week before you pick a plan.

Good for

You want to practice out loud with realistic follow-ups, or you are preparing for more than one type of interview (for example consulting plus finance plus behavioral) under one subscription.

Source, October 2026:soreno.ai/pricing

Free

School consulting clubs and free partner practice

Peer cases, casebooks and workshops through your school

What its own page says

  • Many university consulting clubs and career centers run peer case practice, casebook sessions and workshops for students. What you get depends on your school, so ask your club or career center.
  • Case Questions says its founder, Marc Cosentino, leads in-person workshops at 45 to 50 MBA programs and colleges each year.
  • Free peer practice online: PrepLounge's free plan lists 10 peer meetings, and CaseCoach's free 10-day trial includes its Practice Room for mock interviews with other candidates.

Good to know

Sessions follow your partners' schedules.

Source, October 2026:casequestions.com

Peer practice, cases and coaches

PrepLounge

Peer mock interviews, a case library, drills and a coach marketplace

What its own page says

  • Says it has a community of 583,000+ candidates, 200+ practice cases, 200+ logical and numerical reasoning drills and 500+ interview coaches.
  • Basic is free with 10 peer meetings and limited cases and drills. Premium is USD 69 (listed as reduced from USD 79), a one-time payment for one year, with unlimited peer meetings, 200 cases, 20 video case solutions and 200 drills.
  • Premium with 1, 3 or 5 coaching sessions starts at USD 229. Coaches set their own prices, and its coach search filters run from under $150 a session to more than $300.

Good to know

Premium is a one-time payment for the year, so there is no subscription to cancel.

Source, October 2026:preplounge.com/en/pricing

Official, free

BCG's own preparation and online case

Official guidance and a free job simulation

What its own page says

  • BCG's careers site has a case interview preparation page and a free job simulation, OneDay@BCG.

Good to know

A preparation page and a job simulation, not a case library.

Source, October 2026:careers.bcg.com

Official

McKinsey's AI Prep Tool

Practice for the quantitative part of McKinsey's case interview

What its own page says

  • McKinsey says candidates invited to interview have access to its AI Prep Tool, designed to help them practice for the quantitative portion of its case interviews.
  • It also says it is piloting a small number of AI-enabled interview experiences, that candidates are told in advance and that no additional preparation is required.
  • Check mckinsey.com/careers for its current terms.

Good to know

It covers the quantitative part, not a full spoken case with structuring and a recommendation.

Source, October 2026:McKinsey: AI at McKinsey

Video courses

Crafting Cases

A free fundamentals course plus paid courses by skill

What its own page says

  • Run by Bruno and Julio, who describe themselves as two ex-consultants from McKinsey and Bain. Case Interview Fundamentals is free.
  • Paid courses: Bulletproof Mental Math $70, Master Market Sizing $197, Control the Case $247 (12 commented cases, 30 lessons, 21.5 hours of video), Analytics Academy $297 and Structure from Scratch $397.
  • Each paid course lists a 30-day risk-free guarantee. Its Structure from Scratch page says coaching packages start at $500 a session, with a minimum of 10 sessions.

Source, October 2026:craftingcases.com/courses

Free videos and an audio program

Victor Cheng, CaseInterview.com

Free video training and the Look Over My Shoulder audio program

What its own page says

  • Free: How to Pass the Case Interview, 6 hours of training videos, plus frameworks and slides as PDFs and a math practice tool.
  • Look Over My Shoulder is 20 hours of audio recordings of case interviews with transcripts, in candidate-led and interviewer-led (McKinsey) formats. Its order page lists $297, or 4 payments of $87, with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
  • His book, Case Interview Secrets, is listed on the site. caseinterview.com does not show its price.

Source, October 2026:caseinterview.com/loms

Courses, cases and peer practice

CaseCoach

Video courses, 100+ cases, a Practice Room, drills and coaching

What its own page says

  • Its page says the toolkit is built on founder Enguerran Loos' 12 years as a McKinsey interviewer and a headhunter for the top three consulting firms.
  • The Interview Prep Toolkit has four video courses (case interview, case math, fit and McKinsey's PEI, 50 classes in all), 20+ sample interviews, 100+ downloadable cases, unlimited peer mock interviews in its Practice Room, drills and a personal preparation plan.
  • $49 a month, or $199 as a one-time payment for one year of access that does not renew. A 10-day free trial includes 10+ classes, 8 cases, up to 5 peer mock interviews and 50+ drills.
  • One-on-one coaching is booked separately, from US$154 a session, and packages of several sessions save up to 25%.

Source, October 2026:casecoach.com

Drills, cases, AI and coaches

RocketBlocks

Drills, concept reviews, 85+ cases, an AI voice interviewer, peer practice and coaching

What its own page says

  • Monthly at $35 or an annual pass at $155, each with a 7-day free trial. The annual pass is a one-time purchase that does not renew on its own.
  • Drills cover structuring, brainstorming, charts and data, market sizing and case math from long division to breakevens. Experts write every drill and its sample answer, and AI highlights gaps in yours.
  • 85+ full practice cases, as peer practice PDFs, self-paced cases or AI voice mock interviews. Its AI voice interviewer runs a full case with you at any time.
  • Live practice with other candidates over Zoom, 125 short concept reviews and a case math app. Coaching with Experts from companies like McKinsey, BCG and Google starts at $110 an hour.

Good to know

Expert coaching is booked separately, from $110 an hour.

Source, October 2026:rocketblocks.me

AI case and drill platform

Road to Offer

AI voice interviewer, 71 cases in all, 550+ drills

What its own page says

  • Plans: $49 a month, a $120 one-time 90-day sprint, or $249 a year. The 90-day and yearly plans have a 7-day money-back guarantee.
  • Lists 71 McKinsey, BCG and Bain-style cases, 550+ drills across six types and a voice mode.
  • Debriefs are scored on seven skills. A free first case with scored debrief and free graded drills are listed, no card needed.
  • Beyond cases, it lists behavioral and McKinsey PEI practice answered out loud with scored debriefs, and practice for firm assessments such as McKinsey Solve. It does not list finance interviews.

Good to know

Built for consulting. Its site does not list finance interviews.

Source, October 2026:roadtooffer.com

AI case simulator and test prep

MConsultingPrep

AI case simulations, drills, fit practice and MBB test simulations

What its own page says

  • Its AI CaseGPT runs full case simulations, skill drills and fit interview practice in sessions of 15 to 45 minutes. Its FAQ says it reads voice or text answers and adapts to McKinsey's interviewer-led and BCG's and Bain's candidate-led styles.
  • Every plan has the same full access for a different length: $49 for 7 days, $99 for 1 month, $199 for 3 months or $399 for 1 year (USD).
  • It also sells McKinsey Solve, BCG Casey and Bain test simulations with free trials, and its coaching page lists coaches from $110 to $399 an hour.

Source, October 2026:mconsultingprep.com/case-gpt

AI case simulator

CaseWithAI

AI interviewer in firm styles, drills and courses

What its own page says

  • Flex plan: $1 per credit with a $5 minimum. A case practice is 4 credits and a drill is 0.5 credit. Credits do not expire.
  • Unlimited plan: $50 a month or $150 for 6 months, with a 7-day money-back guarantee.
  • Offers McKinsey, BCG and Bain interviewer styles, interviewer-led and candidate-led formats, drills and video courses. A free case assessment is available.
  • Its page does not say whether practice is spoken or typed.

Good to know

Built for consulting cases.

Source, October 2026:casewithai.com

Video course

Hacking the Case Interview

Self-paced video course with 20 practice cases

What its own page says

  • The Case Interview Course has 119 lessons and 9 hours of video, 100+ math problems and 20 full cases it says you can do without a partner, with a 50-point checklist to grade yourself.
  • $297 (listed down from $788). You can ask for a full refund within 7 days if you have finished less than 25% of the content.
  • Taught by Taylor Warfield, who it says is a former Bain manager and interviewer. A Behavioral and Fit course is $197, resume editing $400 and its Consulting Offer Gold Package $4,500.

Source, October 2026:hackingthecaseinterview.com

Coaching and case library

Management Consulted

1-on-1 coaching with MBB coaches, plus a 600+ case library

What its own page says

  • One hour of 1-on-1 Zoom coaching with an MBB coach, with a case or behavioral focus, is $350. It comes with a limited digital pass to its Case Library (600+ practice cases with solutions), 10K+ math and framework drills and a Case Prep Roadmap.
  • Four hours are $950, with one month of its All Access Pass. Bigger packages lower the hourly rate, and two hours are listed at $280 an hour.
  • Its case library page does not list a price for the library on its own.

Source, October 2026:managementconsulted.com

Coaching

1-on-1 coaches

Live sessions with a former consultant

What its own page says

  • RocketBlocks lists coaching from $110 an hour. MConsultingPrep's coaching page lists coaches from $110 to $399 an hour.
  • CaseCoach lists sessions from US$154. PrepLounge coaches set their own prices, and its search filters run from under $150 a session to more than $300.
  • Management Consulted lists one hour at $350. Crafting Cases says its coaching packages start at $500 a session, with at least 10 sessions.

Good to know

Priced per session.

Source, October 2026:rocketblocks.me

How to choose an alternative

No partner is free tonight

An AI interviewer

Soreno, Road to Offer and MConsultingPrep's CaseGPT run a case with you at any hour. Soreno follows up on what you say and scores every case, quoting your own words.

You want live practice for free

Your club or PrepLounge

Your school's consulting club, or the 10 peer meetings on PrepLounge's free plan.

You want peers and a course together

CaseCoach

Its toolkit pairs four video courses with unlimited peer mock interviews in the Practice Room.

You want to work alone with a method

A course built for solo work

Hacking the Case Interview lists 20 cases you can do without a partner. Crafting Cases has a free fundamentals course.

Your final round is close

A coach for a session or two

Listed rates start at $110 an hour (RocketBlocks, MConsultingPrep). Management Consulted lists one hour at $350.

You have ten minutes

Drills

Soreno's free case math drills and market sizing practice need no sign-up. RocketBlocks' drills come with expert answers.

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FAQ's

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about Soreno, answered in one place.

A peer from PrepLounge or CaseCoach's Practice Room, your school's consulting club, a coach, an AI interviewer such as Soreno, Road to Offer or MConsultingPrep's CaseGPT, or solo practice with firm sample cases, a recorder and drills.
Yes. Say cases out loud on a timer, record and grade yourself, and drill math between cases. An AI interviewer adds the follow-up questions a partner would ask.
Your school's consulting club first. Online, PrepLounge's free plan includes 10 peer meetings, CaseCoach's toolkit includes a Practice Room for peer mock interviews and RocketBlocks lists peer practice over Zoom.
Yes. PrepLounge's free plan includes 10 peer meetings and CaseCoach's 10-day free trial includes up to 5 peer mock interviews. You can also try Soreno's AI interviewer free, or a free sample case with no sign-up.
They do different jobs. An AI interviewer is there at any hour and scores every case the same way. A person can share their own interview experience. Many candidates do most of their reps with AI or alone and a few cases with people.
Listed rates start at $110 an hour (RocketBlocks, MConsultingPrep). CaseCoach lists sessions from US$154, Management Consulted one hour at $350, and Crafting Cases says its packages start at $500 a session.

Practice a case tonight, no partner needed

Say a full case out loud to Soreno's AI interviewer, get follow-up questions on what you said and a score that quotes your own words.

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