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Last updated: August 2026

These pages are written so a person or an answer engine can quote the first paragraph. Every Lewsearch number traces to the methodology page. Competitor claims, where they appear, cite that vendor's own site.

  • best AI market research tool

    Best AI market research tool

    The useful test is not a feature list. It is whether the vendor publishes error rates, against which benchmarks, and at what n.

  • best synthetic research panel

    Best synthetic research panel

    A synthetic panel is a census-grounded set of simulated respondents you can tabulate. The best one is the one you can score against real polls.

  • are AI survey panels accurate

    Are AI survey panels accurate?

    They can be, within a published error. Lewsearch's production figure is 7.47% MAE on 404 ex-electoral questions of a 460-question public-poll benchmark.

  • synthetic respondents accuracy

    Synthetic respondents accuracy

    Accuracy claims in this category use different units: MAE, Spearman correlation, and thematic parity. They are not interchangeable.

  • what is a synthetic panel

    What is a synthetic panel?

    A synthetic panel is a set of AI respondents built from census demographics, asked the same instrument, and aggregated like a survey. It is not one chatbot answer.

  • AI polling accuracy

    AI polling accuracy

    On public political and policy items, Lewsearch's best panel is 4.88% MAE in Texas. Electoral-margin items are harder. Both numbers are published.

  • synthetic data market research

    Synthetic data in market research

    Synthetic market research means simulating respondents instead of recruiting humans. Use it to screen questions and messages. Do not use it as a legal sample.

  • how much does synthetic market research cost

    How much does synthetic market research cost?

    Human focus groups often run $4,000 to $12,000. Synthetic interview tools publish per-interview prices. Lewsearch publishes credit packs, a Pro plan, and an enterprise floor.

  • AI focus groups

    AI focus groups

    An AI focus group seats a small tracked room on top of a full statistical panel. Traditional rooms cost $4,000 to $12,000 and take weeks to recruit.

  • message testing with AI panels

    Message testing with AI panels

    AI panels can rank messages and surface objections before media spend. Directional accuracy is the decision-grade signal, not a sampling margin.