Feature
Research panels: start from the decision type, not a blank picker.
Choosing models for a hard decision should not feel like assembling a fantasy roster from scratch. Research panels are curated starting lineups for Premium Research—peer count, research depth, and capability preferences matched to your industry, role, or decision mode. You can accept the panel as-is or customize peers and chairman before you run.
What a research panel is
A research panel is a Premium Research preset. It recommends how many peer models sit on the council, which capability strengths to prefer (reasoning, critique, writing, coding, long context, and more), how deep the run should go (Standard, Deep, or Maximum), and a cost posture (budget, balanced, or maximum rigor). The product then fills seats from the live model catalog so the board stays current as models evolve.
Panels are grouped into decision modes, industries (from healthcare and manufacturing to retail, energy, and hospitality), roles & judgment (career, hiring, procurement, policy framing), and charts & vision—so people outside digital tech still find a board that speaks their language.
Decision modes
Balanced default
Diverse labs for everyday decisions — solid peer review without overspending.
Strategy & ops
Trade-offs, scenarios, and operating choices with a strong critic in the mix.
Adversarial / risk
Red-team assumptions: critics first, then a pragmatic synthesizer.
Budget panel
Cheaper Free + efficient Premium models — still diverse providers.
Maximum rigor
High-stakes panel: more peers, premium tiers, deepest research depth.
Long document
Large briefs and packs — prefers high-context models and structured synthesis.
Quick second opinion
Fast pre-meeting check — lean peers, speed-biased, still multi-lab.
Research synthesis
Competing sources and messy inputs into a ranked brief with clear unknowns.
Industries
GTM & positioning
Messaging, ICP, and go-to-market calls with creative and skeptical voices.
Finance & diligence
Bull/bear framing, risk maps, and careful synthesis for money decisions.
Software & product
Specs, architecture, and build decisions with coding-strong peers.
Investing & capital
PE/VC, family office, and owner capital calls — diligence, allocation, structure.
Financial services
Banking, insurance, and wealth product or risk decisions under regulatory pressure.
Manufacturing & supply chain
Make/buy, capacity, supplier risk, and inventory policy for industrial operators.
Healthcare & clinical ops
Care pathways, staffing, and clinical systems trade-offs — research aid, not medical advice.
Life sciences & biotech
Indication priority, trial design critique, and partnership go/no-go for science orgs.
Retail, CPG & commerce
Assortment, pricing, channel mix, and promo ROI for brands and retailers.
Real estate & property
Site and asset compares, underwriting assumptions, and lease strategy.
Energy, climate & infrastructure
Capex sequencing, permitting risk, and technology bets for utilities and builders.
Professional services
Engagement scoping and recommendation red-teams for law, accounting, consulting, and agencies — not licensed advice.
Education & public institutions
Program design, vendor selection, and policy trade-offs for schools, NGOs, and public programs.
Media, entertainment & culture
Slate and IP bets, format choices, and audience strategy for studios, publishers, and creators.
Agriculture & food systems
Seasonality bets, input strategy, and offtake risk for producers and food brands.
Travel, hospitality & local services
Capacity, pricing, and experience standards for hotels, travel, and multi-location ops.
Roles & judgment
Career & livelihood
Offer compares, transitions, and education ROI for consequential personal career bets.
Procurement & vendor
Scorecards, claim challenge, and partnership go/no-go for any buying team.
Hiring & people
Role design, finalist compares, and org structure bets before you commit headcount.
Policy & regulation framing
Regulatory scenarios and compliance trade-offs — framing aid, not legal advice.
Charts & vision
Screenshot & chart analysis
Vision-capable peers for charts, dashboards, and report screenshots—reads pixels, not only OCR text.
Visual diligence
Investor-style reading of financial charts and deck screenshots with strong critics.
Customize when you need control
Panels are a starting point, not a lock-in. After you pick a panel you can swap peers, change the chairman, adjust depth, and review an estimated cost range before the run. Free Research does not use custom panels—it runs a fixed efficient lineup so daily research stays simple and predictable.
Is Balanced default the recommended starting panel?
Yes. Balanced default is designed for everyday consequential decisions: diverse labs, standard depth, and a cost-aware mix. Switch to an industry, role, or rigor panel when the decision type is clearer—manufacturing, healthcare, career, adversarial review, and so on.
Do research panels work on Free Research?
No. Free Research uses a fixed efficient model lineup so daily runs stay simple. Research panels and full model customization are part of Premium Research.
Can I save a custom panel?
Premium Research lets you customize peers and chairman for a run and keep preferences for next time. Use a curated panel when you want a fast, decision-typed start; customize when you need a specific lab or cost mix.