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lewn is the free quick-poll chat included with every Lewsearch account.

Ask a thousand people. In ten seconds.

Instead of one AI’s best guess, lewn polls a stand-in panel of hundreds of respondents, modeled on real US Census data across age, region, income & politics, then shows you what they actually think and where they disagree.

Free to try — no account needed to start. Sign up at lewsearch.com →

100 → 2,500 respondents per pollcompared against real studies

Example · poll result

“How appealing is a 4-day work week?”

Asked 1,000 US adults · multiple choice

Very appealing58%
Somewhat appealing27%
Not appealing15%
lewn·aiasked 1,000 respondents · compared against real studies

What ChatGPT can’t tell you

ASK CHATGPT

  • —One blended answer
  • —The model’s “average” voice
  • —Disagreement is hidden
  • —Not calibrated to anyone
  • —Subgroups are guessed

ASK LEWN

  • A distribution across hundreds of people
  • Distinct, demographically-grounded respondents
  • Majority and dissent, both shown
  • Checked against real studies (≈±8 pts)
  • Cross-tabs by age, region, politics

ChatGPT recalls what’s been measured. lewn predicts what hasn’t.

A new product, price, or message has nothing to look up. lewn simulates a real population so you can read the reaction before you spend. See the proof.

Ready for the full picture?

lewn is the free quick-poll chat included with every Lewsearch account. When you need client-ready research — PDF reports, focus groups you follow across every question, and calibrated panels — the same free account unlocks the full Lewsearch platform.

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Frequently asked questions

What is lewn?
lewn (lewn.ai) is the free quick-poll chat included with every Lewsearch account. It polls a panel of hundreds of demographically-grounded synthetic respondents and returns the full distribution of opinion — who agrees, who doesn't, and how it splits by age, region, and politics — benchmarked against real polls like Pew and Gallup.
How is lewn different from ChatGPT?
Ask ChatGPT what an audience thinks and you get one blended answer — its single best guess, with no notion of how many people or which people. lewn samples a population: hundreds of distinct respondents returned as a distribution, with subgroup splits and individual quotes, and the aggregate is benchmarked to real survey data (≈7.5% average error across 460 benchmark questions (10.7% on a fully held-out set)). ChatGPT gives you the average voice; lewn measures the room.
How accurate is lewn?
lewn runs on Lewis, the same calibrated model behind Lewsearch: ≈7.5% average error across 460 benchmark questions (10.7% on a fully held-out set), versus Pew, Gallup, PPIC, and official election results. Every result shows its own confidence; small-sample or un-benchmarked reads are labeled directional rather than dressed up as precise.
Is lewn free?
Yes — a free tier polls a panel of 100 respondents with no signup. Paid tiers poll larger panels (up to 2,500 respondents) for tighter margins and stable cross-tabs.
What can I ask lewn?
How an audience would react to a message, product idea, ad, or policy; which option a demographic prefers; or how opinion splits across age, region, income, and politics — answered in about ten seconds.
When should I use Lewsearch instead?
lewn is built for a fast, directional gut-check in chat. Step up to Lewsearch (the enterprise platform from the same team) when you need a client-ready PDF report, multi-question studies, panels up to 10,000 respondents, a private custom panel, an embeddable research API with an SLA, or seats for a team. Same calibrated engine — lewn is the quick read, Lewsearch is the deliverable.