LeetCode Per Day: Beyz Coding Assistant Plan by Level

February 7, 2026

TL;DR

“How many LeetCode per day?” is a trap question—because the count isn’t what interviewers score.

Pick a level-based target, then run the same loop daily: solve (time-boxed) → explain out loud → fix one gap → revisit later.

Beginners improve fastest with fewer problems + deeper review; advanced candidates improve by adding timed reps and targeted weak-spot drills.

If you want help pressure-testing edge cases and explanation, treat a tool like Beyz Coding Assistant as a code-review partner—not a shortcut.

The honest answer: “per day” is a lagging indicator

If you ask ten engineers how many LeetCode problems per day, you’ll get ten numbers—because people are really answering different questions.

Some are chasing pattern recognition. Some are chasing speed. Some are trying not to burn out while working a job. The number changes, but the interview scorecard doesn’t: recognition, correctness under constraints, communication, and composure.

So instead of “How many per day?”, use a better question:

What daily loop makes my weak patterns show up faster—then go away?

If you want a more structured view of that loop (and what to do after you fail a problem), the “4-loop” breakdown is here: Coding Interview Practice Workflow: The 4-Loop Method.

The daily loop that makes any number work

This is the part people skip—then blame themselves for “not being disciplined.”

Time-box the solve. Pick a problem that matches a pattern you’re building and commit to a fixed window. If you can’t finish, stop anyway. That’s data.

Explain before you optimize. Say your plan out loud: constraints, approach, invariant, edge cases, complexity. If you can’t explain it cleanly, you don’t own it yet.

Fix one gap. After each session, write a tiny note:

“I missed the pattern cue…”
“I forgot this edge case…”
“My complexity assumption was wrong because…”

Revisit later. If you never redo misses, you’re collecting problems, not training skill. Put it on a revisit list and come back after a short gap.

A lot of candidates find it easier to keep this consistent inside a single practice flow (timed reps + speaking). If that’s you, try a simple Solo Practice routine and keep your “out-loud checklist” on one small cheat sheet.

The level-based plan (pick the row that matches you)

Level	Daily target (problems)	Daily time budget	Focus	What “good” looks like
Beginner (new to patterns)	1–2	~60 min	core patterns + explanation	you can explain the approach without notes
Intermediate (patterns exist, speed inconsistent)	2–3	~90 min	mediums + common follow-ups	you finish mediums with an invariant + test plan
Advanced (interview soon)	3–5	2–3 hrs	timed reps + targeted weak spots	you solve under time pressure and still narrate clearly
Senior (maintenance)	a few / week	~60 min	selective practice + review	you stay sharp without grinding

Two guardrails that save a lot of burnout:

If your schedule is tight, reduce count and keep the loop. Consistency beats heroic weekends.
Most people should live on mediums, use easy as warm-up, and treat hard as a targeted tool—not a daily identity.

A weekly rhythm that prevents plateaus

Daily plans stall when every day feels identical. A small weekly rhythm keeps you progressing without turning this into a second job.

Most weekdays: new problems that reinforce one theme (sliding window week, trees week, DP week), plus a short “what I missed” note.

One review day: redo recent misses cold. You’re training recognition, not novelty.

One timed day: simulate interview pacing—talk, code, test, recover.

If you want a curated pool instead of drowning in random picks, you can pull a set from LeetCode 75 (or other curated lists), or use a question bank format that stays consistent across sessions. For a guided pool + practice framing, see: Coding Interview Question Bank + Beyz AI Practice. (And if you want a broader “is LeetCode enough?” perspective, this technical overview is a good umbrella: How to Prepare for a Technical Interview.)

When doing fewer problems per day makes you faster

Drop volume when any of these show up:

you’re copying solutions more than reasoning
you can’t explain the approach without rereading
the same edge cases keep surprising you
you feel “busy” but not more confident

That’s not laziness—it’s a signal that review and revisit are the bottleneck. Fix the bottleneck, then raise volume again.

Case replay: when “5 a day” still didn’t translate to interviews

A candidate was proud of their streak and volume—three to five problems a day, every day. But in mocks, they kept freezing on the first follow-up: “Why is this O(n)?” or “What edge case breaks this?”

Nothing was “wrong” with their effort. Their loop just ended too early.

So they changed one thing: every daily session had to end with a 60-second spoken walkthrough (approach → invariant → edge case → complexity), and every miss had to be redone two days later without looking.

The volume went down at first. The interview performance went up fast—because the practice finally matched the scoring.

If you’re deciding what role an assistant should play in that loop, the comparison here is a useful sanity check: Beyz Coding Assistant vs ChatGPT for Coding Interview Prep.

Using AI tools without becoming dependent

AI can be genuinely helpful in this prep, but only if you use it like a reviewer:

“Give me edge cases I missed.”
“Challenge my complexity claim.”
“What assumption am I making that could be false?”
“Rewrite my explanation to be clearer, then ask me follow-ups.”

That’s very different from “solve it for me.”

If you want a concrete workflow for using Beyz in that review role, start here: Beyz Coding Assistant Tutorial. Keep prompts lightweight, and keep the core loop yours.

A gentle next step

Pick your row from the table, commit to it for two weeks, and keep a tiny scorecard:

Did I time-box?
Did I explain out loud?
Did I fix one gap?
Did I revisit?

If you can say “yes” to those four, the number per day stops mattering—and your interviews start feeling more predictable.

References

Frequently Asked Questions

Is doing more LeetCode problems per day always better?

No. Volume only helps when you time-box, review mistakes, and revisit misses until the pattern sticks.

What is a realistic daily LeetCode goal for beginners?

One focused problem with deep review is usually better than chasing a streak.

Should I focus on easy, medium, or hard problems?

Mostly mediums, with easy as warm-up and hard used selectively for weak spots.

How do I avoid feeling stuck or discouraged?

Track patterns and repeats, not streaks. If the same gap shows up twice, that’s progress data.

How long should I follow a plan before changing it?

Two to three weeks is enough to see repeating weak patterns. Then adjust targets—not daily willpower.