Why do these "top applicants" not want to do coding pre-screens? If I do a coding pre-screen, it means I will get to work with only people who are capable of d

Why do these "top applicants" not want to do coding pre-screens? If I do a coding pre-screen, it means I will get to work with only people who are capable of doing it. That bar may be high or low, but it is often better than a bar that does not involve any actual programming. It also means that I won't spend a huge proportion of my time with the company talking on the phone to people who can't fizzbuzz, which is a pretty good perk if you ask me. So far, 2 of 4 companies I have applied to have had a coding pre-screen and 1 of 2 companies that I have worked for have had a coding pre-screen.