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Aaru publishes TVD and MAE on 2,993 questions (aaru.com, checked October 2, 2026) and a Spearman rank correlation plus an average difference on 53 questions in a blinded EY wealth study. On the calibrated 50-state benchmark, the average miss is 7.07 points on the best 80% of 1,521 scored questions, and 10.02 points across all of them. Alternatives should be scored on the metric they publish, the sample they name, and how a buyer starts.
What you are actually replacing
Aaru's public pages describe simulated populations for decisions, grounded in real-world behavior and outcomes. The EY study is a wealth-research recreation. If your use case is a U.S. consumer panel with crosstabs, ask every vendor for a number on that instrument. If the job is behavioral simulation before a decision, Aaru publishes that product (aaru.com, checked October 2, 2026).
Worked example: keep each metric in its own unit
TVD and MAE on 2,993 questions, a rank correlation on 53 questions, and Lewsearch's Calibrated 50-state benchmark: 7.07 points on the best 80% of 1,521 scored questions, 10.02 across all of them. are three statistics. Simile's 7,000+ evaluations are a volume claim. Do not average them.
Lewsearch keeps 650,000 census-grounded simulated Americans across 50 states and D.C. The public file is on /benchmarks/states. Engagement options are on pricing. Pricing is scoped to your audiences and study volume on a short call. Your first qualified U.S. consumer Blind Challenge is free. Enterprise teams start with an 8-week pilot that rolls into an annual engagement. Book a demo. The team sets up the study with you.
| Rubric | Aaru | Simile | Synthetic Users | Lewsearch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headline published metric | TVD and MAE on 2,993 questions. Rank correlation and an average difference on 53 questions (aaru.com, checked October 2, 2026). | 7,000+ evaluations. No percentage-point MAE (simile.com, checked October 2, 2026). | Thematic-parity range (syntheticusers.com, checked October 2, 2026). | Calibrated 50-state benchmark: 7.07 points on the best 80% of 1,521 scored questions, 10.02 across all of them. |
| Homepage metric | TVD and MAE on 2,993 questions (aaru.com, checked October 2, 2026). | No percentage-point MAE (simile.com, checked October 2, 2026). | Thematic-parity range (syntheticusers.com, checked October 2, 2026). | Calibrated 50-state benchmark: 7.07 points on the best 80% of 1,521 scored questions, 10.02 across all of them. |
| Public pricing | No price on the homepage (aaru.com, checked October 2, 2026). | No price on the homepage (simile.com, checked October 2, 2026). | Interview engagements described on syntheticusers.com (checked October 2, 2026). | Scoped on a call. First qualified U.S. consumer Blind Challenge is free. Enterprise starts with an 8-week pilot. |
| Other on-site scope | 53 questions in a blinded EY wealth study (checked October 2, 2026). | 1,000-person paper cited on the homepage (simile.com, checked October 2, 2026). | 21 or more papers cited. Client files do not train a shared model (checked October 2, 2026). | 1,521 scored questions. |
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FAQ
- What does Aaru publish that an alternative should be ready to match in specificity?
- A homepage metric: TVD and MAE on 2,993 questions (aaru.com, checked October 2, 2026). A named study: a Spearman rank correlation and an average difference on 53 questions in a blinded EY wealth study. Ask any alternative for the instrument, the n, and the link.
- Does Simile publish the same kind of number?
- Simile publishes 7,000+ evaluations and does not publish a percentage-point MAE (simile.com, checked October 2, 2026). It cites a 1,000-person paper on the homepage. It does not print a price there.
- Which alternative publishes a public miss and scopes the engagement on a call?
- On the calibrated 50-state benchmark, the average miss is 7.07 points on the best 80% of 1,521 scored questions, and 10.02 points across all of them. Pricing is scoped to your audiences and study volume on a short call. Your first qualified U.S. consumer Blind Challenge is free. Enterprise teams start with an 8-week pilot that rolls into an annual engagement. Aaru and Simile do not print price lists on the homepages linked below.
- Can I treat a rank correlation as percent correct?
- No. A rank correlation is a different unit from mean absolute error, and a different unit from a share of questions scored correct.
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