15 free interview minutes

Interview every user.Schedule none of them.

Our AI interviewer talks to your users from a single link, asks the follow-ups a good researcher would, and hands you the recording, transcript and themes.

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  • No scheduling, no moderators
  • Participants just need a browser
  • From $0.87/min, billed per second
REC03:12

Onboarding study

Live

AI interviewer

Listening

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  1. Interviewer:Walk me through the first time you set up your workspace.
  2. Participant:It was fine, but I got stuck connecting our calendar.
  3. Interviewer:What happened right before you got stuck?
  4. Participant:It asked for admin access. I wasn't sure I had it, so I just… left.
Live insightsCalendar step frictionPermissions anxietyQuote saved

What teams use PopsicleAI for

  • Product discovery
  • Usability testing
  • Churn interviews
  • Concept testing
  • Pricing research
  • Onboarding feedback
  • Win / loss
  • Jobs to be done
  • Message testing
  • Feature validation
  • “What happened right before that?”
  • “Why did that matter to you?”
  • “What did you try first?”
  • “Who else was involved?”
  • “How did you work around it?”
  • “What would have made it easier?”
  • “What did you expect to see?”
Why PopsicleAI

The depth of an interview. The speed of a survey.

Surveys scale but stay shallow. Moderated interviews go deep but take weeks to book. PopsicleAI gives you both.

Surveys

  • Short, typed answers
  • No follow-up questions
  • Results in hours
  • Cheap at any scale
  • No recording to rewatch
  • Translate each version yourself

Moderated interviews

  • Rich, spoken answers
  • Follow-ups vary by moderator
  • Days to weeks of scheduling
  • $150–$300 per session
  • Recording takes extra setup
  • A moderator for each language
Best of both

PopsicleAI

  • Rich, spoken answers
  • Follow-ups in every session
  • Same day, around the clock
  • From $0.87 per minute
  • Video, transcript and summary included
  • 28 languages from one study
How it works

Three steps. Zero calendar invites.

Set up a study in minutes. The interviewer handles every conversation, at any hour, in parallel.

  1. 1

    Write the brief

    Tell the interviewer what you want to learn. Add must-ask questions, a time limit, languages, or designs to show.
    Research goal

    Find out why trial users don't connect their calendar in week one.

    Max 20 min5 must-ask questionsEnglish · EspañolShow: permissions screen
  2. 2

    Share one link

    Send it by email, in your app or on Slack. Participants join from any browser — no download, no account.
    popsicleai.app/session/onboarding
    24 sessions today
  3. 3

    Read the results

    Every session lands with a recording, a full transcript and an AI summary of themes and quotes.
    Summary · 24 sessions

    Most drop-offs happen at the calendar permissions screen, not during sign-up.

    “I wasn't sure I had admin access, so I just left.”

What you get

Everything a great moderator does. Minus the calendar.

Follow-ups that dig deeper

The interviewer listens, then asks why. It probes vague answers, chases surprises, and still covers every question in your guide.
It was kind of confusing, honestly.
Follow-upConfusing how? What were you expecting to see at that point?

Live transcription

Word-for-word transcripts as the conversation happens, ready to search, quote and share.
  • 00:42It was fine, but I got stuck connecting our calendar.
  • 00:51What happened right before you got stuck?
  • 00:58It asked for admin access

Show it, then ask

Add ads, designs, videos or prototypes. The interviewer puts each one on the participant's screen when the conversation gets there, then asks what they make of it. It sees the images too, so its follow-ups are about what's really on screen.

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What's the first thing you notice?

28 interview languages

Run a study in one language or let each participant pick theirs. The interview, the transcript and the participant's screens all follow.
EnglishEspañolDeutsch日本語Portuguêsالعربيةहिन्दी+21

Video & screen recording

Every session is recorded, including the participant's screen when they share it.

Usability tests on your site

Embed your website or prototype for the whole session and hear participants think out loud.

Talk or type

Run a study as a voice interview or as a text chat for people who can't talk out loud. Either way, participants join from any browser with no downloads or accounts.

Themes across every session

AI summaries pull out recurring themes and the quotes behind them, so you can share findings the same day.
  • Calendar setup friction64%
  • Unclear admin permissions41%
  • Wants Slack notifications23%

Spend you control

Per-second billing, session time limits and an overage cap you set. Sessions under a minute are free.
Pro · this month112 / 150 min

Overage capped at $139 this month

MCP integration

Run research from Claude or Cursor

Connect PopsicleAI to any MCP-compatible assistant. Create studies, share links and pull transcripts without leaving the chat.

$ npx popsicle-ai-mcp
  • Create a study from one prompt
  • Pull every transcript for analysis
  • Compare findings across studies
Set up a churn study for customers who cancelled in the last 30 days. Keep it under 15 minutes.
popsicle · create_study
Done. Churn interviews is live with a 15-minute limit. Here's the link to send:popsicleai.app/session/churn
What are the top themes so far?
popsicle · get_study_transcripts
Across 12 sessions: pricing felt high after the team shrank, nobody owned the weekly reports, and three people moved to a cheaper survey tool.
Pricing

Pay for interview minutes. Nothing else.

Invite your whole team free: no per-seat or per-session fees. Billed per second, and sessions under a minute are free.

Cost calculator

What would your next study cost?

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20 min

With PopsicleAI

$349

Business plan

Human moderators

$3,000

$3,000–$6,000 at $150–$300 a session

400 interview minutes — 88% less than the cheapest human-moderated option, with no scheduling.

Starter

50 min/month · $0.98/min

$49/mo

Popular

Pro

150 min/month · $0.93/min

$139/mo

Business

400 min/month · $0.87/min

$349/mo

Prefer not to subscribe? Minute packs: 30 for $30 · 100 for $95 · 300 for $270, valid 12 months.

Plans continue at $1/min past your allowance, up to a cap you set.

See full pricing
FAQ

Questions, answered

Billing, overage and how minutes are counted are covered on the pricing page.

How is an AI voice interview different from a survey or chatbot?

Surveys and chatbots use text, which leads to short, shallow answers. PopsicleAI conducts real voice conversations — the AI listens, adapts follow-up questions based on what participants say, and probes deeper into interesting responses. Participants speak naturally, which surfaces richer insights you'd never get from a text box.

Is the AI interviewer as good as a human researcher?

For structured and semi-structured interviews, yes — and in some ways better. The AI never gets tired, never leads the witness, never forgets to ask a question, and is available 24/7. It follows your research protocol perfectly every time. For deeply exploratory or sensitive topics, a human moderator may still be preferable.

How are minutes counted?

Voice interviews are billed per second, from when the session starts to when the participant leaves. Sessions under a minute are free, and so are sessions that fail on our side or where the participant never speaks. A chat-only interview uses a flat 4 minutes however long it runs, and is free if the participant answers fewer than 3 times. Unused plan minutes roll over for one month.

Is there a free trial?

Yes. Add a card and get 15 free interview minutes to use within 30 days — you won't be charged. Prefer not to subscribe? Minute packs (30, 100 or 300 minutes) are valid for 12 months.

Can participants use it on mobile?

Yes. Participants join via a simple link — no downloads, no accounts, no apps. It works in any modern browser on desktop or mobile. Voice interviews need a microphone; chat interviews don't.

Can participants type instead of talking?

Yes. In a voice interview participants can type any answer in the chat. You can also set a study to chat only: participants get a full-width chat and no microphone is needed. A chat interview uses a flat 4 minutes however long it runs, and is free if the participant answers fewer than 3 times.

Can interviews run in other languages?

Yes, in 28 languages. Run a study in one language, or offer several and let each participant pick theirs before the call. The AI interviews and transcribes in that language, and the participant's screens are translated. Your instructions can stay in English.

What about data privacy?

Recordings and transcripts are stored securely and only accessible to you and the teammates you invite to your workspace. Participant data is never shared with anyone outside it. You can delete recordings at any time.

Do participants know they're talking to an AI?

The AI introduces itself as a research assistant. We recommend being transparent with participants that the interview is AI-conducted — this is both ethical and, in our experience, doesn't reduce response quality. Participants tend to be more honest with AI interviewers.

Send the link today. Read the transcripts tonight.

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