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Lewsearch vs Minds
Minds (getminds.ai) is not in the October 2, 2026 vendor read this page uses. This page does not quote an agreement range or a panel count for Minds. 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. Re-read the Minds site before repeating an older figure from this URL.
Minds is outside this vendor read
Earlier drafts of this URL quoted an agreement range and a monthly price from Minds pages fetched in August 2026. Those figures are not in the October 2, 2026 vendor read, so they are not repeated here. Re-read getminds.ai before using a number from an older copy of this page.
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. A narrower April test on 5 places with 10,000 respondents scored 7.47 points on 404 non-electoral questions. Every study is calibrated against published survey data before it reaches you. Enterprise panels are also calibrated to your own past studies, so the numbers line up with the tracker you already trust. The scored file is on /benchmarks/states. Lewsearch keeps 650,000 census-grounded simulated Americans across 50 states and D.C..
Worked example: keep the units apart
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. An agreement percent from another vendor, if you read one on their live site, is a different unit. Do not translate it into this MAE.
| Rubric | Lewsearch | Minds |
|---|---|---|
| Published error metric | Calibrated 50-state benchmark: 7.07 points on the best 80% of 1,521 scored questions, 10.02 across all of them. | Not in the October 2, 2026 vendor read. Re-read getminds.ai before quoting a figure. |
| Named benchmarks | Gallup/Canvass, UT/Texas Politics Project, PPIC. Public file of 1,521 scored questions. | Not in the October 2, 2026 vendor read. Re-read getminds.ai before quoting a figure. |
| n disclosed | 1,521 scored questions. 200 simulated respondents per question. | Not in the October 2, 2026 vendor read. Re-read getminds.ai before quoting a figure. |
| Public pricing | Scoped on a call. First qualified U.S. consumer Blind Challenge is free. Enterprise starts with an 8-week pilot. | Not in the October 2, 2026 vendor read. Re-read getminds.ai before quoting a figure. |
| Access model | Book a demo. Studies are delivered with the team. | Re-read getminds.ai before describing how a buyer starts. |
Where Lewsearch fits
Lewsearch returns respondent-level records, so crosstabs add up to the total, and the same simulated respondents can be re-asked across waves. Audiences can be fit to a client's own data and scored on the client's own past studies. Forecasts are frozen before the official number and graded in public: 3 wins, 1 miss, 3 awaiting a grade. Enterprise workloads run with no external model API calls. Book a demo. The team sets up your first study with you.
Sources
Minds was not in the October 2, 2026 vendor read. The homepage link is there so a reader can check the live site. Lewsearch cells cite the public benchmark file.
FAQ
- What accuracy metric does Minds publish?
- This page does not quote one. Minds was not in the October 2, 2026 vendor read. Re-read getminds.ai before using an agreement range.
- What accuracy number does Lewsearch publish?
- 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. A narrower April test on 5 places with 10,000 respondents scored 7.47 points on 404 non-electoral questions. Every study is calibrated against published survey data before it reaches you. Enterprise panels are also calibrated to your own past studies, so the numbers line up with the tracker you already trust.
- Does Minds publish pricing?
- This page does not quote a Minds price. Re-read getminds.ai. 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.
- Can I convert an agreement percent into Lewsearch's average miss?
- No. An agreement percent and mean absolute error answer different questions. 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.
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