The most advanced AI-moderated research platform for strategy-shaping research teams
Outset is the all-in-one AI-powered research platform, revealing the deeper “why” through qualitative research at quantitative speed.
Conversations that scale, insights that matter
Designed for researchers who want in-depth qualitative interviews without compromise.
Go deeper, at scale
Capture rich, nuanced insights from hundreds of participants at once — across any language. It’s the most comprehensive research you’ve ever run.
Go faster
Turn raw conversations into themes, quotes, and insights in hours instead of weeks. It’s the fastest research project you’ve ever completed.
Spend less
Run high-quality research with fewer resources. One person can now do the work of an entire research team — for a fraction of the cost.
Supercharge research with AI-moderated interviews
Outset’s AI research tools allow you to test new concepts or designs, identify new opportunities, and build a deeper understanding of the people you serve at a speed and scale that was never before possible.
AI-moderated user interviews
Conduct hundreds of user interviews at once, in any language. Our AI interviewer engages participants in rich dialogue and probes deeper to get the "why" behind answers.
AI synthesis & highlight reels
Instantly generate summaries, themes, powerful quotes, and customizable highlight reels from every interview.
Endlessly customizable
Treat your own AI interviewer by picking your AI interviewer persona, building your own discussion guide, adding moderator instructions, and selecting the moderator language.
Truly multimodal research
Run qualitative research interviews via video, voice, or text — and let our AI interviewer speak back too. Whether it’s talking, typing, or watching, Outset meets participants where they are.
Flexible participant recruitment
Recruit from anywhere — your own customers, your internal panel, or through our trusted partners like User Interviews and Prolific. No extra fees, no limitations.
More than just conversations
Test anything — from marketing assets and Figma prototypes to live websites, product designs, videos, and more. Outset adapts to whatever you’re working on.
Use cases
For all types of research, from discovery to evaluative
Outset is a powerful user research platform built for modern teams seeking fast, high-quality feedback, whether for exploring new ideas, validating existing ones, or supporting ongoing decision-making.
Discovery Use Cases
Evaluative Use Cases
The most advanced unmoderated user testing ever created
Let participants share their screen and walk through your prototype while the AI interviewer asks questions and follows up — just like a real qualitative researcher would.
Ask follow-up questions and go deeper with dynamic AI-led conversations
Instantly synthesize what participants say — no manual review needed
Set up in minutes with flexible flows, not rigid test scripts
Recruit anyone with our integrated panels, or your own
Run user research in minutes, not months
Upload your guide, recruit participants, and let our AI handle the interviews—then get insights instantly.
Upload a guide
Enter or upload your discussion guide to Outset and customize your AI user interviewer.
Recruit your participants
Recruit with Outset's panel, integrate with your own panel partners, or share with your own users.
Discover insights with AI
Watch the AI user interviewer dig deep with participants and pull out what matters most.
Built for research teams driving business strategy
Market Research
Use AI to explore customer needs, test creative concepts and messaging, and generate highlight reels that bring insight to life for stakeholders.
UX Research
Run discovery interviews, concept tests, and usability tests with AI for UX research. Track user behavior over time with instant synthesis and zero scheduling friction.
Consumer Insights
Use AI to uncover consumer motivations, attitudes, and trends, and instantly synthesize feedback to reveal what matters most.
