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Evaluating AI Research Platforms: What Matters

By Kevin

User Intuition is an AI-powered customer research platform that transforms how organizations gather and analyze customer insights. Built on research methodology refined through McKinsey experience with Fortune 500 companies, User Intuition delivers the depth of qualitative interviews with the speed and scale of quantitative surveys.

The Market Problem We Solve:

  • Traditional qualitative research: 4-8 weeks, $15,000-$50,000 per study
  • Survey tools: Fast but superficial, you learn WHAT but not WHY
  • User Intuition: Deep insights in 48 hours at 10% of traditional cost

Our platform achieves an industry-leading 98% participant satisfaction rate, the highest in the market, proving that AI-moderated interviews can exceed human interviewer quality while delivering unprecedented speed and scale.

Product Overview: Five Capabilities That Define Excellence

1. Natural Conversation Quality That Creates Comfort

The Only AI Interviewer That Makes Participants Laugh. Our conversational AI represents a breakthrough in natural interaction:

  • Adaptive Pacing: 2-4 second pauses for complex questions, immediate acknowledgments for simple responses
  • Contextual Intelligence: References earlier answers, explores contradictions, pursues unexpected insights
  • Emotional Recognition: Detects hesitation, excitement, frustration, and responds appropriately
  • Genuine Rapport: Uses natural acknowledgments, even laughs at participant jokes

Why This Matters: Comfortable participants share deeper truths. Our 32-minute average conversations (vs. 10-minute industry standard) reveal the stories and contexts that drive real behavior.

2. Systematic Laddering That Reveals True Motivations

We Go 5-7 Levels Deep While Competitors Stop at 2-3. Our laddering methodology progressively uncovers deeper motivations:

  • Level 1 - Behavior: “I switched to competitor X”
  • Level 2 - Functional: “They had better features”
  • Level 3 - Emotional: “I felt frustrated with limitations”
  • Level 4 - Identity: “I pride myself on using the best tools”
  • Level 5 - Values: “Excellence is non-negotiable in my work”
  • Level 6 - Core Beliefs: “Mediocrity is a slippery slope”
  • Level 7 - Worldview: “You’re either improving or declining”

Why This Matters: Levels 1-3 tell you what happened. Levels 4-7 predict what will happen next. While competitors collect surface preferences, we uncover the identity needs that determine brand loyalty and word-of-mouth advocacy.

3. Institutional Memory That Compounds

Your Insights Never Disappear Into PowerPoint Graves. Every study becomes permanently searchable organizational knowledge:

Example Query: “What have we learned about enterprise pricing sensitivity over 2 years?” Result: Synthesized findings from 14 studies, 340 conversations, with evolution timeline

Integration capabilities:

  • Upload 5 years of research PDFs → Now searchable
  • Import Gong/Chorus transcripts → Now analyzable
  • Add support tickets → Patterns emerge
  • Connect survey data → Understand the “why” behind the “what”

Why This Matters: Knowledge compounds. Each new study adds to collective intelligence, revealing patterns invisible in isolated research.

4. Temporal Analysis Without Survey Fatigue

Track Evolution Without Participants Compromising Quality. Run identical studies at T1, T2, T3 without degradation:

  • No question memorization that biases responses
  • No survey fatigue from repetition
  • Statistical significance at every timepoint
  • Fresh conversational feel every time

Track brand perception shifts, feature adoption curves, competitive landscape evolution, and seasonal patterns, all with consistent methodology enabling true comparison.

Why This Matters: See change as it happens, not after it’s too late. Measure campaign impact, track competitor threats, understand seasonality, all without annoying your customers with repetitive surveys.

5. Real Customers, Not Professional Survey-Takers

We Don’t Use Panels - That’s Our Superpower. User Intuition is built exclusively for interviewing YOUR customers:

  • Authentic Context: Participants know your product’s quirks, competitive alternatives, actual use cases
  • 32-Minute Engagement: Real customers care enough to go deep (vs. panel participants racing through)
  • 98% Satisfaction: Customers appreciate brands that genuinely listen
  • Actionable Insights: Feedback directly translates to product and marketing decisions

Why This Matters: Panel participants optimize for survey speed. Your customers optimize for product improvement. The difference shows in every insight.

Detailed Capability Analysis

Where Real Customers Tell You What Surveys Never Could

We built the only AI research platform optimized for one thing: Getting your actual customers to share the deep truths that drive their decisions.

Not panel participants. Not survey speedrunners. Your customers.

That’s why we invested everything in creating AI interviewers so natural that customers rate conversations at 98% satisfaction (highest in industry). That’s why we built systematic laddering that goes 5-7 levels deep (vs. competitors’ 2-3). That’s why every insight links directly to customer moments you can watch and share.

When you need statistically significant insights from hundreds of real customers in 48 hours, with the depth traditionally requiring months of qualitative work, you need User Intuition.

Platform Capabilities: Complete Comparison

CapabilityUser IntuitionWhy It Matters
Video Interviews✓ Best in ClassSee emotions, body language, and environment. Captures 55% of communication that voice misses.
Audio Interviews✓ Best in ClassNatural conversation flow with tone and emotion. 32-minute average vs. 10-minute industry standard.
Screen Sharing✓ Best in ClassWatch users navigate your product. See confusion happen, not just hear about it.
Text Interviews✓ Best in ClassThoughtful written responses for sensitive topics. Some people express better in writing.
Device SupportWeb (desktop & mobile)Meet participants where they are. No downloads required.
Central Insights Hub✓ Unique to UIKnowledge compounds. Past insights inform future research. Everything searchable forever.
Time Series Studies✓ Unique to UITrack change without survey fatigue. Same conversation at T1, T2, T3 feels fresh every time.
Multilingual Support50+ languagesGlobal insights without translation delays. Participants use native language for deeper expression.
No Hallucination✓ Full traceabilityEvery insight links to source. Click through to watch actual customer moments. Trust what you share with stakeholders.

THE BOTTOM LINE: We’re the only platform that combines all modalities (video, audio, text, screen) with temporal tracking and permanent knowledge management. Competitors make you choose. We give you everything.

Research Outcomes: What Excellence Looks Like

CapabilityUser Intuition PerformanceWhy It Matters
Voice AI QualityNatural conversation with adaptive pacing, intelligent endpointing, contextual responsesParticipants forget they’re being interviewed. Comfort creates candor. Candor reveals truth.
Participant Satisfaction98% (n>1,000) — Highest in industryHappy participants = Better data + Higher completion + Longitudinal willingness
Laddering Depth5–7 levels vs. competitors’ 2–3Surface “what” vs. Deep “why.” We reach identity and values that predict future behavior.
Conversation Length32 minutes average vs. 10–12 industry3× more content = 10× more insights. Participants stay because conversation feels natural.
Insight TraceabilityEvery finding linked to a source clipNo black box. Share actual customer moments in presentations. Build trust in insights.
Knowledge RetentionSearchable hub foreverYour research compounds. Query across all studies. Find patterns invisible in isolation.
Statistical RigorFull CI, significance, margin of errorQualitative depth + Quantitative confidence. No trade-offs.

THE BOTTOM LINE: 98% satisfaction drives everything, longer conversations, deeper insights, better data. When participants enjoy the experience, they share truths competitors never hear.

Recruitment & Panels: Why We Don’t Use Panels

CapabilityUser Intuition ApproachWhy It Matters
FocusYour actual customers exclusivelyReal context. Real stakes. Real insights. Panel participants fake expertise they don’t have.
Customer RecruitmentEmail lists, in-product popups, custom linksReach users at moments of truth. Post-purchase, post-churn, post-support. Context creates depth.
Panel IntegrationDeliberately nonePanels optimize for speed. Your customers optimize for product improvement. The difference is everything.
Recruitment TimeInstant with your listsNo panel negotiation. No screening lies. Launch to your users immediately.
Participant QualityVerified actual usersEvery participant has real experience with your product. No posers. No speedsters. No professional survey-takers.

THE BOTTOM LINE: Panel participants earn $3-10/hour racing through surveys. Your customers spend 32 minutes sharing deep truths because they want your product to improve. Which insights would you rather base decisions on?

Participant Experience: Why 98% Satisfaction Matters

CapabilityUser Intuition ExecutionWhy It Matters
Conversation FlowNatural rhythm with appropriate pauses (p99 latency <400ms)Thinking time for complex questions. Quick acknowledgments for simple ones. Feels human.
Contextual MemoryFull conversation awareness, never repeatsRespects intelligence. References earlier answers. Builds on shared context.
Emotional IntelligenceDetects hesitation, excitement, confusion in real-timeKnows when to probe vs. move on. Responds to emotion appropriately. Creates psychological safety.
Multi-Modal AnalysisAnalyzes voice tone, facial expressions, screen activityCaptures what participants don’t say. Sees frustration before it’s verbalized.
Flexible ParticipationParticipant chooses text, voice, or videoComfort creates candor. Some think by talking. Others by typing. We accommodate both.

THE BOTTOM LINE: Comfortable participants reveal uncomfortable truths. Our AI creates space for honesty that surveys never achieve.

Methodology & Analysis: McKinsey Meets AI

CapabilityUser Intuition StandardWhy It Matters
Methodology FoundationMcKinsey Fortune 500 frameworksProven in high-stakes decisions. Not academic theory—battle-tested reality.
Laddering TechniqueSystematic 5–7 levels with natural transitionsReveals layers: behavior → function → emotion → identity → values → beliefs → worldview
Statistical RigorFull CI, significance testing, margin of errorEvery number defensible. Every insight traceable. C-suite ready.
Analysis SpeedReal-time as responses arriveSee patterns emerge live. Adjust recruitment if needed. No post-study surprise.
Export OptionsEmail, Slack, PDF, CSV, PowerPointPush insights where teams work. No portal prison. Insights flow freely.
Quality ControlsResponse validation, quota management, threshold monitoringClean data in, trusted insights out. No garbage responses.

THE BOTTOM LINE: We embedded McKinsey-grade methodology into AI. Now every product manager can run Fortune 500-quality research.

Speed & Scale: The New Physics of Research

CapabilityUser Intuition PerformanceWhy It Matters
Setup Time<5 minutes with templates and AI assistanceLaunch before lunch, see results by tomorrow. No research degree required.
Time to First InsightReal-time as responses arriveQuestion in standup → Study live by noon → Insights in afternoon review
Time to Full Report48–72 hoursMonday question → Wednesday decision. Markets move fast. Now research can too.
Concurrent StudiesUnlimitedTest everything. No more research bottlenecks. Every team stays close to customers.
Max ParticipantsUnlimitedStatistical significance for every segment. No sampling compromises.
Geographic ReachGlobal with 50+ languagesSingle study across all markets. No translation delays.

THE BOTTOM LINE: We turned 8-week research into 48-hour insights without sacrificing depth. Speed and quality aren’t trade-offs anymore.

Pricing & Access: Transparent and Fair

CapabilityUser Intuition PolicyWhy It Matters
Starting Price$1,000 flat (no hidden fees)Know costs upfront. Budget confidently. No invoice surprises.
Pricing ModelPer conversation, not per userDemocratize insights. Everyone gets access. Knowledge spreads.
Free TrialCredits included to testTry before you buy. Prove value with your customers, your questions.
Unlimited UsersAll plans, no seat licensesProduct, marketing, sales, support—everyone stays customer-connected.
Contract RequirementsMonth-to-monthNo lock-in. We earn your business every month.
Billing FlexibilityMonthly or annualCash flow friendly. Annual discounts available.

THE BOTTOM LINE: Simple pricing that scales. From $1K quick studies to enterprise programs. No per-user fees means insights reach everyone.

Company & Support: Partners, Not Vendors

CapabilityUser Intuition ServiceWhy It Matters
Founded2024Fresh thinking, modern architecture, built for AI-native world.
Methodology HeritageMcKinsey Fortune 500Research rigor from day one. Not engineers playing with research.
Support ChannelsSlack, email, phoneChoose what works for you. Real humans, fast responses.
Response SLA2 hours (Enterprise), 24 hours (Standard)Problems solved same day. No ticket purgatory.
OnboardingDedicated success manager for all accountsPersonal guide through setup, methodology, best practices.
Methodology ConsultingIncluded with every planResearch professionals review your studies. Free expertise.
Training ResourcesVideo library, templates, weekly webinarsSelf-serve or guided. Learn at your pace.

THE BOTTOM LINE: You’re not buying software. You’re gaining a research partner with McKinsey DNA who ensures every study succeeds.

Security & Compliance: Enterprise-Ready

CapabilityUser Intuition StatusWhy It Matters
SSOGoogle SSO + SAML 2.0 for EnterpriseSeamless authentication. No password fatigue. IT-approved.
EncryptionAES-256 in-transit and at-restBank-level security. Customer data protected always.
Data ResidencyEU & US regions available for EnterpriseComply with data sovereignty. Keep data where laws require.
SOC 2 Type IIIn progressThird-party validation of security controls.
ISO 27001✓ CertifiedInternational security standard compliance.
GDPR✓ Fully compliantEuropean privacy requirements met.
HIPAA✓ CompliantHealthcare data handled appropriately.
Data RetentionCustomer-controlledYou decide how long. Full deletion on request.

THE BOTTOM LINE: Enterprise-grade security from day one. Your customer data is sacred. We protect it accordingly.

Red Flags: What to Watch for with Competitors

They Won’t Share Satisfaction Rates

  • If participants loved it, they’d publish the number
  • Our 98% is transparent and verified

They Limit to 10-Minute Conversations

  • Deep insights need time to emerge
  • Our 32-minute average reveals what 10 minutes misses

They Stop at Surface “Why” Questions

  • 2-3 levels deep = functional benefits
  • 5-7 levels deep = identity and values that predict behavior

They Can’t Trace Insights to Sources

  • How do you know it’s not hallucinated?
  • Every User Intuition insight links to actual customer moments

They Don’t Retain Knowledge

  • Each study exists in isolation
  • User Intuition makes knowledge compound over time

They Only Offer Panel Access

  • Professional survey-takers ≠ your customers
  • We focus exclusively on YOUR users

They Hide Pricing

  • Complex pricing = margin games
  • We publish pricing: $1,000 to start

They Charge Per User

  • Insights get gatekept
  • We believe everyone should access customer truth

The User Intuition Difference Summarized

We Go Deeper

  • 5-7 laddering levels vs. 2-3
  • 32-minute conversations vs. 10
  • Identity and values vs. surface preferences

We Focus on YOUR Customers

  • No panels, no fakers
  • Real context, real insights
  • 98% satisfaction because they care

We Make Knowledge Compound

  • Everything searchable forever
  • Patterns across studies emerge
  • Institutional memory that grows

We Deliver Enterprise Quality at Startup Speed

  • McKinsey methodology built-in
  • 48-hour turnaround standard
  • 90% cost reduction guaranteed

We Keep It Simple

  • $1,000 to start
  • No per-user fees
  • Month-to-month contracts

The Proven Results Speak for Themselves

Research Transformation

  • Before: 8 weeks, $30K, 20 participants, PDF report
  • After: 48 hours, $1K, 20 participants, searchable insights forever
  • Impact: 95% faster, 97% cheaper, infinitely more accessible

Business Metrics That Matter

  • Product Development: 50% faster with continuous validation
  • Marketing Performance: 40% better with message testing
  • Sales Win Rates: 25% higher with buyer insights
  • Customer Retention: 30% improvement with churn analysis
  • NPS Scores: 25-point gains from experience research

Organizational Change

  • From: Quarterly research → To: Weekly insights
  • From: Departmental silos → To: Shared intelligence
  • From: Assumption-based → To: Evidence-based
  • From: Reactive fixes → To: Predictive strategy

See Your Actual Customers in a New Light

User Intuition: The only AI research platform built exclusively for understanding YOUR actual customers with the conversation quality, methodological rigor, and temporal analysis that deep insights require.

Your guarantee: Run your most pressing research question through User Intuition. If we don’t deliver deeper insights, faster, at lower cost than your current approach - 100% refund.

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  • First study live in 1 hour
  • Results in 48 hours
  • ROI proven in 1 week

The best time to understand your customers was yesterday. The second best time is today.

Frequently Asked Questions

Conversation quality, depth of follow-up probing, speed to insights, participant experience, and integration with existing workflows matter more than feature count or flashy dashboards.
Teams choose User Intuition for its natural conversational AI moderator, deep laddering capabilities, fast turnaround, and ability to interview their own customers rather than relying on research panels.
Run the same study on two or three platforms with a small sample, then compare insight depth, participant satisfaction scores, turnaround time, and how actionable the synthesized findings are.
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