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Syntheticusers

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Maximize research effectiveness, test products with virtual participants, identify target audiences and blockers accurately.

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Synthetic Users

About Syntheticusers

Synthetic Users is an AI tool designed to make user research easier and more efficient for companies. It offers a suite of virtual participants, known as synthetic users, that are driven by artificial intelligence and can be used to test products, ideas, and concepts. Through the use of Synthetic Users, teams can access unique insights into their product’s features, blockers, and target audiences, and make decisions with greater confidence. This AI-driven research tool eliminates the need for costly and time-consuming recruitment of participants, and provides businesses with a cost-effective, accurate, and reliable way to conduct research. With Synthetic Users, companies can gain access to high-quality data and insights, while streamlining their user research process.

Key Features

Maximize research effectiveness by quickly generating data-driven insights about customers with Synthetic Users.
Test products and features with AI-driven virtual participants in a cost-efficient way.
Identify target audiences and blockers quickly and accurately with Synthetic Users.

Pros & Cons

Pros
  • Cost-effective: $2–60 per interview vs. $100+ with traditional agencies, no recruitment fees
  • Fast: average under 2 minutes to run a full study
  • No participant recruitment or scheduling required
  • High accuracy: reported 85–92% synthetic-organic parity in independent studies
  • Multi-agent architecture ensures each synthetic participant has a distinct, stable personality (OCEAN model)
  • Supports multiple stimulus types (images, video, live website)
  • Enables iterative follow-up questions and custom scripts
  • SOC 2 compliant, data owned by the customer
Cons
  • Not a replacement for real user research; designed as a discovery co-pilot, not for final validation
  • Accuracy (85–92% parity) varies by audience type and may not cover all edge cases
  • Requires annual plan starting at $12,500/year, which may be prohibitive for very small teams
  • Token-based pricing can be complex to predict for occasional users
  • Limited to qualitative interview-style research; no quantitative survey capabilities mentioned

Best For

Maximize research effectiveness by quickly generating data-driven insights about customers with Synthetic Users.Test products and features with AI-driven virtual participants in a cost-efficient way.Identify target audiences and blockers quickly and accurately with Synthetic Users.

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FAQ

How does pricing work?
Synthetic Users offers annual plans powered by Research Tokens. Tiers start at $12,500/year and include a token grant, unlimited collaborative seats, and brainscan-powered unique participants at no extra burn. Token burn scales with the stimulus and interview depth (a standard-depth interview is roughly 10,000 tokens). Up to 20% of unused tokens roll over at renewal.
Is this meant to replace real user research?
No. Synthetic Users is a discovery co-pilot. It helps front-load the problem space, sharpen questions, and decide where to spend organic research budget. Real user research remains essential for validation and edge-case work.
How accurate are the synthetic participants?
Across independent comparison studies, parity ranges from 85% to 92% depending on audience type, measured across thematic overlap, depth, and qualitative alignment. The methodology and gaps are published openly in the /science section.
How is this different from asking ChatGPT?
ChatGPT is a single agent without continuity, audience definition, or interview structure. Synthetic Users runs a multi-agent architecture where each participant develops a stable personality profile (OCEAN-grounded) and maintains full context across every question.