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HumanPanel builds a simulated audience that matches your customers, up to 1,000 people. Each one answers your questions with a reason. You see where opinion leans and why in minutes, not weeks.

Or write the questions yourself. Free to sign up, with $1 to start.

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  • AI writes the questions from your site
  • Pay only for runs that complete
Illustrative demo · AI-simulated people38 / 100 responses

Would you pay $19/month for an app that turns voice notes into tasks?

  • Yes, definitely41%
  • Maybe34%
  • No25%
  1. Maya Thompson

    Yes, definitely

    29 · UX designer · City center

    “I leave myself voice memos I never open. Turning them into tasks is the missing half.”

  2. Ben Walker

    Maybe

    27 · Electrician · Small towns

    “Up a ladder with dirty hands, talking beats typing. Depends if it gets 'three-core cable' right.”

Chat

Ask them why. Then ask again.

Numbers show which way people lean. A conversation shows what would change their minds.

  • Interview the people who answered

    Pick up to twenty respondents from any run or audience. Every one of them replies in their own voice, and they hear what the others say.

  • Single someone out

    Address one person by name and only they answer. Everyone else stays quiet, exactly like a real room.

  • Let them argue

    Step back and the people talk to each other. Their objections preview the ones your customers might raise.

  • Priced by the reply

    Each turn is charged at what its replies cost, plus a margin. Ask the follow-up you would never fund a focus group for.

Voice notes app · 4 people who said no

Illustrative demo · AI-simulated people

Live

Ask the room something

Made for people who decide what to build, price and sell

  • Founders
  • Small businesses
  • Marketers
  • Product teams
  • Agencies
simulated respondents per run
1,000
population segments per run
1–10
questions per survey
20
to the first answer
Seconds

The problem

Surveys are the best way to understand people, and the easiest to get wrong.

  • Weeks before the first answer

    Finding the right people and waiting for their replies come before you learn anything.

  • One bad question spoils the survey

    A confusing wording or a missing option only shows up after the results are in.

  • Small questions never get asked

    Most ideas die untested because a survey for each one costs too much.

The fix

Rehearse before you ask real customers.

HumanPanel is a rehearsal room for surveys. Describe who should answer and write your questions; HumanPanel builds a population that matches, has each person answer in their own words, and reports the results by segment with a written summary.

You see which way opinion leans, where groups disagree, and which questions people misread, while every one of them is still cheap to change. Then take the survey to real people with confidence.

How it works

From question to results in four steps

No recruiting, no scheduling, no waiting weeks for replies. Just your questions and a panel built for them.

  1. Write your survey

    Describe who should answer, then write up to 20 questions: single or multiple choice, yes/no, true/false or free text.

  2. Get an audience that fits

    Your population is split into worlds with weighted traits like age, income and media habits. Code, not the model, fills every seat.

  3. Watch every answer arrive

    Each person gets a name, a life story and a point of view, then answers every question in their own words, with a reason.

  4. Read where opinion leans

    Results overall and by world, recurring themes with verbatim quotes, and a written summary, emailed when it's ready. Download every answer as a CSV file.

Use cases

Ask the questions you never had a budget for

Test prices, messages, launches and product ideas early, while changing course is still cheap.

  • Pricing and concept tests

    See which segments bite at a price or a new idea before you build it.

    Example: Would you switch plans for 20% off with a one-year commitment?

  • Message and ad testing

    Compare headlines, claims and tone, and read why each one lands or doesn't.

    Example: Which of these three taglines makes you most likely to learn more?

  • Survey test runs

    Catch confusing wording and missing options while they are still cheap to fix.

    Example: Run the draft once, read the reasons, fix the questions people misread.

  • Objections before launch

    Find the reasons people would say no, while the fix is still cheap.

    Example: What would stop you from trying a meal kit delivered every week?

  • New market exploration

    Form hypotheses about audiences you don't know yet.

    Example: How do small shop owners outside the capital pay their suppliers today?

  • Feature priorities

    See which features matter to which segments before you build them.

    Example: Which two of these features would make you most likely to sign up?

Compare

HumanPanel vs. asking real people

Different tools for different moments. Use HumanPanel to explore and test. Ask real people to confirm.

Comparison of HumanPanel and asking real people
HumanPanelAsking real people
First answersWithin secondsDays to weeks of finding people and waiting for replies
Changing a questionEdit and run again the same dayOften means asking everyone again
Getting startedSign up with your email and write a survey in minutesFinding people willing to answer, then chasing replies
SegmentsUp to 10 worlds, designed for each surveyLimited to the people who reply
Reasons behind answersEvery respondent explains every answerOpen-ended questions add time and cost
Real peopleNo, respondents are simulatedYes

Why not just ask a chatbot?

A chatbot gives you one answer in one voice. HumanPanel builds up to 1,000 distinct people, weighted to the population you describe and spread across worlds, and has each one answer with a reason. You see where opinion leans, where segments disagree and why, instead of a single averaged reply.

Evidence

How close does a simulated panel get?

We rerun published surveys of real people on HumanPanel and publish every miss alongside every hit.

Benchmark · September 2026

HumanPanel vs. real survey data: five coffee-market questions

Five questions from a published Verasight study with 1,519 real U.S. adults, rerun on 100 simulated respondents. How close does a cheap, fast synthetic panel get, and where does it break? Every miss is published alongside every hit.

mean absolute error, HumanPanel
9.6 pts
mean absolute error, GPT-5 baseline
23.8 pts
results indistinguishable from real
2 of 5
Read the full benchmark

Use it to

  • Find out which way opinion is likely to lean, and where segments split.
  • Catch confusing wording and missing options before you ask real people.
  • Compare messages, prices and concepts, and read the reasons behind each reaction.

Don't use it to

  • Quote a percentage as a measurement of what real people think.
  • Present the results as customer feedback.
  • Make a decision that matters without confirming it with real people.

Pricing

$1 free to get started. Then pay as you go.

Sign up and write surveys for free. Pay only for the runs you complete, by what they cost.

Pay as you go

$1 free to get started, then pay as you go

  • $1 of credit when you sign up, no credit card needed.
  • Then pay as you go: each run costs what its AI calls actually cost, plus a margin. Most runs cost $2 to $5.
  • The most a run can cost is shown before you start and reserved from your wallet. Only the actual cost is charged.
  • Nothing is charged if a run fails.

FAQ

Questions, answered

How accurate are simulated respondents?

Simulated respondents are directional: they show which way opinion is likely to lean and where segments differ, not a measurement of real opinion. They are useful for spotting likely reactions, differences between segments and confusing questions quickly and cheaply. They can reflect biases of the underlying AI models, so validate important decisions with real respondents. Every HumanPanel summary includes these caveats.

How are the simulated respondents generated?

In three steps. First, an AI model maps your target population into worlds and segments, each with weighted attributes such as age, education, occupation, income, politics, media habits and a few traits specific to your topic. Second, code, not the model, seats exactly the number of respondents you asked for in proportion to those weights, from a seed, so the same seed gives the same people. Third, each seat is expanded into a full person with a name, a life story, beliefs, blind spots and an honest picture of what they know about your topic. That person then answers the survey.

Can this replace real survey research?

No. HumanPanel is for piloting and exploring: testing wording, comparing ideas and forming hypotheses before you spend on research with real people. For decisions that matter, confirm what you learn with real people.

What is a synthetic survey panel?

A synthetic survey panel is a group of AI-simulated respondents that answer a survey the way people with specific backgrounds plausibly would. HumanPanel builds up to 1,000 of them for each run, spread across population segments you describe, and each one explains their answer in their own words.

How long does a survey run take?

The first answers usually appear within seconds, and you can watch respondents join and answer live. Small panels typically finish in minutes; larger panels take longer. HumanPanel emails you when the results are ready.

How do I get started with HumanPanel?

Sign up for free with just your email address: no password and no credit card needed. You can write your first survey right away, describe who should answer it, and start a run when you're ready.

How much does it cost?

Signing up and writing surveys is free, and every new account gets $1 of credit to get started. Runs are pay as you go: each one is charged what its AI calls actually cost, plus a margin, so a small panel costs less than a large one: most runs cost $2 to $5, and asking the same people a new survey costs cents. The most a run can cost is shown before you start and reserved from a prepaid wallet you top up by card; only the actual cost is charged when it completes. If a run fails, nothing is charged.

Can AI write the survey for me?

Yes. Give HumanPanel your website address, or paste your homepage text, and say what you want to learn. It writes the title, describes who should answer and drafts the questions, all of which you can edit before running. Writing a survey this way is charged from your wallet at what the AI call costs plus a small margin, usually a few cents.

What kinds of questions can I ask?

Up to 20 questions per survey, in five types: single choice, multiple choice (with an optional maximum), yes/no, true/false and free text. Free-text answers are summarized into themes with verbatim quotes.

How do I export the results?

Download every answer and reason as a CSV file from the Results tab of a finished run, with each respondent's world, segment and traits. Or copy the full results with a ready-made prompt for ChatGPT, Claude or any AI assistant.

Can I choose who answers my survey?

Yes. You describe the target population, for example "working adults in United States across income levels", and choose how many respondents (up to 1,000) and how many worlds (1 to 10). HumanPanel designs segments within that population and reports results for each one.

Are my surveys used to train AI models?

No. HumanPanel does not use your surveys or results to train AI models, and does not sell your data. Survey content is sent to AI model providers only to generate your run.

Something else? Email contact@humanpanel.ai

Run your first survey on a simulated panel today.

Write the questions, describe your people, and watch the answers roll in. Free to sign up, pay only for the runs you complete.