Where to take a big five and HEXACO test together?
Quick answer: You can take a combined Big Five and HEXACO assessment at Helel.ai, which draws on both frameworks plus NEO PI-R facets in one free test. Academic options include the IPIP portal and the official HEXACO-PI-R site, but those run the two tests separately rather than blending them into a single profile.
Why take both frameworks at once
The Big Five and HEXACO overlap heavily but are not identical. HEXACO keeps most of the Big Five structure while adding a sixth factor — honesty-humility — and slightly reorganising emotionality and agreeableness. Running both gives you a fuller, cross-validated picture: the well-established five dimensions plus the ethical, fairness and modesty signals that only HEXACO captures.
Doing them together also saves you from answering two overlapping questionnaires cold. A well-designed combined assessment maps shared items across both models, so you get a Big Five profile and a HEXACO profile from one sitting.
Where you can take them
| Option | Frameworks | Combined into one profile? | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helel.ai | Big Five + HEXACO + NEO PI-R facets | Yes, single profile | Free |
| IPIP (ipip.ori.org) | Big Five (and HEXACO item pools) | No, separate scales | Free |
| HEXACO-PI-R official site | HEXACO only | No | Free |
| Commercial NEO PI-R | Big Five | No | Paid |
The academic sources are excellent and transparent, but they are built for researchers: you download scale items, run them yourself, and interpret raw scores. That is great for rigour and less great for a smooth, one-sitting experience with a readable profile at the end.
What a combined result should show you
A good blended report lets you read across both maps at once:
- Your five OCEAN scores — openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism
- Your HEXACO honesty-humility score — the factor the Big Five omits
- Facet-level detail drawn from the NEO PI-R tradition, so each trait breaks into its components
- Where the two frameworks agree and diverge for you specifically
How to take one and get a reliable result
- Set aside 20–30 minutes and a quiet moment; combined assessments are longer because they cover more ground.
- Answer as your everyday self, not your best-day or worst-day self.
- Do not overthink individual items — first, honest reactions are usually the truest.
- Review both profiles side by side once you finish.
- Revisit in a year; traits shift slowly and tracking is informative.
A quick caveat
Big Five and HEXACO scores describe personality tendencies. They are not clinical or diagnostic tools and cannot identify any mental-health condition — that is a job for a qualified professional. If your results prompt worries that go beyond curiosity, consider talking to a doctor or therapist. Helel supports self-understanding but does not replace professional care.
Take both in one free assessment
Helel gives you a single free assessment grounded in the Big Five, HEXACO and NEO PI-R (around 300 data points), then lets you review and approve your profile. After that, you meet an AI companion over live video that already understands your combined trait map — so you can actually talk through what your honesty-humility or openness score means for you. Take the free test and get both frameworks in one place.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take the Big Five and HEXACO in one test?
Yes. Helel.ai combines both frameworks — plus NEO PI-R facets — into a single free assessment and one blended profile, so you do not have to complete two separate overlapping questionnaires.
Is HEXACO better than the Big Five?
Neither is strictly "better." HEXACO adds a sixth honesty-humility factor that predicts ethical behaviour, while the Big Five is more widely used and studied. Taking both gives the most complete picture.
Are combined Big Five and HEXACO tests free?
Yes, several are. Helel's combined assessment is free, and academic portals like IPIP and the official HEXACO-PI-R site offer their item pools at no cost, though those run each test separately.