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Synthetic Users lets you predict human behavior before the market does. Think of us like a recruitment agency for research participants, only faster and far more insightful.

“The AI feedback lined up with human feedback over 95% of the time.”

Adam King

Behavioural Scientist

“What you are building will radically democratize access to qualitative research within companies.”

Johan Van Langendonck

Director of Strategy, Bridgestone Mobility Solutions

Trusted by teams at

TikTokJ.P. MorganSamsungComcastCapgeminiAB InBevJoinVitraSquare

85 — 92%

Synthetic-organic parity in independent comparison studies. Measured across thematic overlap, depth & qualitative alignment.

21+

Peer-reviewed papers supporting the synthetic research thesis. Incl. Science Magazine, The Atlantic, SAGE Journals.

$2-60

Per interview, versus $100+ with traditional research agencies. No recruitment fees, no scheduling overhead.

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Your data is private and belongs to you alone. Measured across thematic overlap, depth & qualitative alignment.

Use cases

Where synthetic research
fits your workflow

Synthetic Users is designed as a discovery co-pilot, not a replacement for real research. Use it to front-load the problem space, fine-tune your questions, and spend your organic research budget where it matters most.

01

Early exploration & problem discovery

Map the problem space before committing to a full study. Run Problem Exploration interviews to surface user behaviors, pain points, and context — and arrive at organic research with better questions.

02

Concept & messaging testing

Test ideas, product concepts, and campaign messaging before launch. Use Concept Testing and Custom Script Interviews to get structured feedback on multiple directions in parallel — in minutes, not weeks.

03

Continuous insight between research phases

Fill the gaps when traditional research is too slow, too expensive, or impossible to schedule. Run iterative validation studies throughout the product lifecycle — not just at milestone moments.

Who it’s for

Built for anyone who needs to understand people faster

Synthetic Users isn’t a researchers-only tool. Our demo calls include PMs, marketing leads, agency owners, innovation managers, and engineering leads anyone whose decisions depend on understanding users.

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Researchers front-loading the problem space

Run problem-exploration interviews to surface user behaviors, pain points, and context — then arrive at organic research with sharper questions and stronger hypotheses. Spend your participant budget where nuance matters most.

How it works

A research workflow.
Not a chat interface.

Synthetic Users uses a multi-agent architecture where AI participants develop individual personality profiles based on the OCEAN model and maintain full context and continuity across every interview — the thing general AI tools can’t do.

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The science

We obsess over synthetic-organic parity

The most common question we get is: how do we know it’s accurate? We’re very open about how we measure it, where we fall short, and how we improve. Here’s how we think about it.

RESEARCH

Teaching Synthetic Users What Real People Actually Think

Synthetic Users without calibration are individually believable, but collectively wrong. The missing piece is calibration, not better models.

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RESEARCH

The Lie We Tell Ourselves About Customer Research

Most research asks what people say. The problem is people don't do what they say. This piece breaks down the gap between stated and revealed preference — and why behavioral modeling, not better interviews, is how you close it.

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RESEARCH

Two ways to run research with Synthetic Users and why the difference matters

Iris, what is the difference of using agents to accelerate research.

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POSITIONING

Synthetic Users vs digital twins

You don’t need a twin for “a parent in rural Ohio who shops weekly at Walmart, prefers fragrance-free, and has a toddler with eczema.” You sample a parent profile with relevant traits and constraints, add retail and dermatology context, and generate behaviors consistent with both.

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RESEARCH

Two major papers. One shared direction.

LLM-powered Synthetic Users have crossed from concept to validated method. This proves they can predict human behavior accurately, letting teams run fast, low-cost behavioral experiments without replacing real participants.

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RESEARCH

Gartner says we lead. That's kind of them.

Gartner’s latest report on AI-powered synthetic user research cites Synthetic Users as a leader.

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RESEARCH

Introducing Shuffle v2

Shuffle v2 is a feature that intelligently shuffles between multiple large language models via a routing agent to produce more realistic, diverse Synthetic Users with better organic parity.

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RESEARCH

Chain-of-feeling

Synthetic Users use a “chain-of-feeling” approach—combining emotional states with OCEAN personality traits—to produce more human-like, realistic user responses and yield richer UX insights.

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AT SCALE

Generative Agent Simulations of 1,000 People

A paper that thoroughly executes a parity study between Synthetic and Organic users.

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WHAT THE RESEARCH SAYS

21 Peer reviewed papers that support the Synthetic Users thesis

Here is a compilation of all the papers that help make a case for Synthetic Users.

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RESEARCH

Why we shuffle between models — to ensure both parity and diversity!

Synthetic Users balances aligned and unaligned models to maintain diversity and authenticity in simulated users while ensuring ethical standards and user expectations are met.

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RESEARCH

Latest press articles for Synthetic Users

Synthetic Users and AI are transforming research methodologies, offering innovative, cost-effective alternatives to traditional human subject studies.

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COMPARISON STUDIES

Comparison studies. The opportunity lies in the deviation.

When we compare different studies, especially looking at what synthetic (artificial interviews) and organic (real-world interviews) data tell us, we often find they mostly talk about the same things but there's also a bit where they don't match up. This gap is super interesting because it's like finding hidden treasure in what we thought we knew versus what we might have missed.

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HOW WE HANDLE BIAS

How we deal with bias

Harnessing the power of AI in our Synthetic Users, we strive for a balance between reflecting reality and ethical responsibility, ensuring diversity and fairness while maintaining realism.

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RESEARCH

The transition to Continuous Insight

The transition towards Continuous Insight™ aligns research activities more closely with the dynamic needs of the business and ensures that product development is continuously informed by up-to-date user insights.

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RESEARCH

The Art of the Vibes Engine

Large language models (LLMs) like GPT-4 serve as powerful "vibes engines," empathizing with diverse groups and generating contextually relevant content. Their applications span market research, customer support, user experience design, and mental health support, offering invaluable insights and personalized experiences. While not infallible sources of truth, LLMs enable creativity, personalization, and connection within the realm of human language.

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RESEARCH

There is a faster and more accurate way to do research. Use Synthetic Users.

How Synthetic Users is changing the research process.

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HOW WE MEASURE ACCURACY

How we compare interviews to ensure we improve our Synthetic Organic Parity — 85 to 92%

How do we know we are right? How do we know our Synthetic Users are as real as organic users? We compare.

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RESEARCH

How Synthetic Users are gaining depth

Synthetic Users are evolving to address criticism about their generalist nature by incorporating representative data sets and personal narratives.

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SATURATION

Saturation score. How do we know how many interviews to run?

Determine your interview target for achieving topic saturation using our efficient approach, leveraging the historical wisdom of research pioneers. This method ensures deep insights with theoretical sampling at its core.

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RESEARCH

Synthetic Users system architecture (the simplified version).

Foundation models underpin Synthetic Users with advanced capabilities, enhanced by synthetic data and RAG layers for realism and business alignment, all within a collaborative multi-agent framework for richer interactions.

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RESEARCH

Synthetic Users: Merging Qualitative and Quantitative Research, in seconds.

At Synthetic users we are blurring the lines between qualitative and quantitative research. Here's how we are going about this transformative approach.

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THE METHOD

The wisdom of the silicon crowd

In the light of an ancient parable, we explore a new paper that dives into how ensembles of large language models match the prediction accuracy of human crowds. It reveals that combining machine predictions with human insights leads to the most robust forecasting results.

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RESEARCH

Three research papers that helped us build ❤️ Synthetic Users

For the sceptics amongst us who need more tangible research in order to engage with this brave new world. Full disclosure: we are part of the sceptics.

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RESEARCH

What is RAG and why it’s important for Synthetic Research

Ahead of our RAG launch we explain Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and how it enhances Synthetic Users by providing increased realism, contextual depth, and adaptive learning, with profound implications for market research, user experience testing, training, education, and innovative product development.

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RESEARCH

Building Synthetic Users with "Guts First": Why Logic Isn't Enough

To build synthetic users that truly act like people, we must stop chasing perfect logic and start engineering the "gut" instincts and emotional biases that drive real human decisions.

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What people say

From the people
using it every day

What you are building is absolutely massive. This is a breakthrough for people wanting to validate an idea, look at how to solve a problem and accelerate the validation of hypotheses.

Henrick Farías

Founding Team @Jeeves

I just tried your product and I’m honestly scared. This reminded me of an episode of black mirror.

Diego Jorge

Product Manager @Jeeves

What you are building will radically democratize access to qualitative research within companies.

Johan Van Langendonck

Director of Strategy, M&A and Partnerships at Bridgestone Mobility Solutions

Oh! And I’m also someone who’s used Synthetic Users to give me starting intelligence to then go and confirm that feedback with real life people. And guess what? The AI feedback lined up with human feedback over 95% of the time.

Adam King

Behavioural Scientist

Sample output

What you actually
get back

The report includes an executive summary, key themes, verbatim participant quotes, and recommendations — formatted for stakeholder sharing. You can also drill into individual transcripts, ask follow-up questions, and annotate specific moments.

Interview ResultReport

James Rivera

Age 29 · Austin, TX · Product Manager

Q1: Can you describe what a typical night shift looks like for you from start to finish?

shifts slightly in chair

Right, so I get to the ward around 9:45pm, bit early to get myself sorted before handover at 10. The day staff fill us in on what’s been happening with each patient — who’s had a rough day, new admissions, any special instructions from the doctors. Takes about twenty minutes usually.

FAQ

The questions we hear on every demo call

Is this meant to replace real user research?

No. Synthetic Users is a discovery co-pilot. It helps you front-load the problem space, sharpen your questions, and decide where to spend organic research budget. Real user research stays essential for validation and edge-case work.

How accurate are the synthetic participants?

Across our independent comparison studies, parity sits between 85% and 92% depending on audience type, measured across thematic overlap, depth, and qualitative alignment. We publish the methodology and the gaps openly in our /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.

Is 10 participants enough? We normally need statistical significance.

For qualitative work, 10–12 well-defined participants typically reach saturation — and our saturation score lets you see when new participants stop adding novel themes. For quantitative confidence, you can scale to hundreds in the same study.

Can we use our own proprietary data to enrich the participants?

Yes — RAG-grounded studies let you feed transcripts, support tickets, customer conversations, and any other proprietary data into the participant model. Your data stays yours; we don't train shared models on it.

What are the security and compliance requirements?

We're SOC 2 compliant, run regional infra (EU + US), and offer a Data Processing Addendum. See /dpa for the legal detail.

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