Questions, answered honestly.
No hype and no guarantees. Here is how ewpire actually works, and where it deliberately stops short of promising.
Getting started
What is ewpire?
ewpire is a full-cycle platform for solo founders: a consensus of frontier AI models pressure-tests your startup idea, builds the MVP, and helps you get found by AI. The three steps - Ideation, Validation and Traffic - share one account, one credit balance and one project folder, and the output of each step feeds the next.
Who is ewpire for?
Anyone taking an idea toward a launched, AI-discoverable product - first-time and non-technical founders, indie makers and solo builders, but equally operators, product leads and executives inside a company who want to validate a new idea, ship an MVP without a team, or check how AI models describe their brand. No code and no team required, and you can use any of the three steps on its own.
Do I need to know how to code?
No. Validation builds your MVP with a live preview and ships it live in one click, and you own the code. You drive the whole funnel from one dashboard.
How do the three steps connect?
Ideation produces a validated idea and report. That feeds Validation, which turns it into a working MVP. The deployed MVP feeds Traffic, which adds the structured, AI-readable assets answer engines look for to improve the odds it gets described accurately. You can also use any step on its own.
Can I try it before committing?
New accounts get 20 free credits - no card required - so you can run a real idea report and sample the other steps before subscribing. There is no separate free trial flow; the grant is the trial.
When is ewpire not a good fit?
If you need a raw model API to wire into your own stack, a bring-your-own-key setup, or a large-team enterprise tool with custom SSO and contracts, ewpire is not the right fit today (BYOK and enterprise are on the roadmap). It is also not a source of legal, financial or investment advice.
How consensus works
How is a consensus different from asking one AI?
A single model stays confident even when it is wrong. ewpire asks several frontier models independently, has them critique each other anonymized, then synthesizes one answer with a confidence score drawn from real agreement and an agreement map of where they align and diverge. You see the uncertainty instead of a false sure thing.
Which models do you use?
Models from labs like OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, Mistral, DeepSeek, Qwen, Zhipu (GLM) and Moonshot (Kimi), plus other frontier LLM models - typically four to six per run, routed automatically, with new models added as they ship. You never pick a model or manage an API key.
Do you guarantee my idea will work, or guaranteed AI visibility?
No. ewpire provides structured deliberation, not advice, and the confidence score and agreement map are the honest signal. For Traffic we increase the probability that AI models describe your brand accurately and consistently from your structured presence; we never guarantee a citation, ranking, or visibility. High-harm questions are refused and redirected to qualified humans.
Can I bring my own AI key (BYOK)?
Not at launch. We run on our own model capacity and route the best model per task, so routing and consensus stay turnkey and there is no key to manage. BYOK is on the roadmap for enterprise use.
Ideation, Validation and Traffic
What does Ideation give me?
A structured intake and a short AI interview, then a consensus report: market sizing (TAM, SAM, SOM), demand and competition reads, a positioning angle, risks, a confidence score, an agreement map of where the models align and diverge, and a clear next step into Validation.
What does Validation build?
A real MVP from your saved idea, with per-task model routing and a consensus QA pass over the generated code. You get a live preview and can ship it live in one click and keep the code. From the dashboard you can download the full source as a .zip or push it to your own GitHub repo as soon as it is built; after the full cycle through Traffic your export also carries its AI-discoverability assets and you can connect your own custom domain.
What does Traffic do?
It generates AI-readable presence (the AEO and GEO assets answer engines look for) and runs a multi-model check of how today's frontier models describe your brand from their training, with a consistency score and a brand dissent map for where they diverge. The honest pitch is higher probability of accurate, consistent description, not a guaranteed citation.
What is AEO and GEO?
Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) mean making your product legible to answer engines - the AIs like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Mode that summarize and cite instead of returning ten blue links. ewpire's Traffic step generates that presence and audits how the models describe you.
How is ewpire different from AI app builders like Lovable, or from AEO tools?
Most tools do one step: an app builder ships code from a single model, an AEO tool checks your AI visibility. ewpire connects all three - idea vetting, MVP build, and AI-readable presence - on one account, and runs a consensus of several models as a QA layer over each step instead of trusting one. The edge is the connected funnel plus consensus verification, not any single step.
How long does a report or an MVP build take?
An idea report runs in minutes - it is a live consensus deliberation, not an overnight job. An MVP build takes longer and depends on scope; you watch it come together in a live preview rather than waiting blind.
Who owns what ewpire builds for me?
You do. The generated MVP code and content are yours. If you delete your account we take down the sites we host for you (unless you ask to keep them running); anything you pushed to your own GitHub or domain stays yours and untouched.
Credits and billing
How much does ewpire cost?
ewpire runs on credits, sold as a subscription with three tiers plus optional top-up packs for active subscribers. Annual billing is the default and includes roughly two months free. Every account starts with 20 free credits, no card required. Prices are always shown in your own local currency (based on where you are), plus VAT - see the Pricing page for the current plans.
What are credits and how does billing work?
Everything runs on credits. A subscription gives you a monthly credit allowance that refreshes each period; light deliberation draws a few credits and heavy builds draw more. Annual billing is the default and includes roughly two months free, as a one-year credit pool.
What are top-up packs?
Packs add extra credits mid-cycle for active subscribers. They are a top-up rather than a standalone plan, so they are available once you have an active subscription, and pack credits are valid for 90 days.
Is VAT included?
Prices are shown excluding VAT; tax is calculated at checkout based on your billing country. EU businesses with a valid VAT ID are reverse-charged at 0% and the invoice states that VAT is accounted for by the recipient.
Can I get a refund?
A top-up pack is refundable within 14 days only while it is wholly unused: if you have not spent any credits since buying it, you can withdraw it for a full refund. Once you spend a credit, that purchase is digital content you have begun consuming (Article 16(m) of the EU Consumer Rights Directive) and is no longer withdrawable. Technical-failure charges are auto-refunded.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. Cancel whenever you like and keep access through the end of the paid period. Monthly plans are month-to-month with no fees.
Your data and privacy
Is my data used to train the models?
No. We send only what each task needs to model providers under commercial terms that exclude training on your inputs and outputs. Several providers retain content briefly for abuse monitoring and then delete it. See our Privacy Policy and DPA.
How is my data protected?
Encryption in transit, EU data protection, and access controls with audit logging. We do not retain your inference content as a store of record.
Can I delete my account and data?
Yes, anytime from Settings then Account. We revoke your sessions on every device, delete your profile, projects, reports and builds, take down the sites we host for you, and email you a confirmation. Billing and VAT records are kept for the legally required period with your identity removed. You can download your data first.
Can I export my data?
Yes. From the delete screen you can download a single file with your profile, projects, idea reports, builds, deployments, credit history and purchases (GDPR Article 20).
Referrals
Do you have a referral program?
Yes. While you are subscribed, you earn 20% of the first deposit made by each founder who signs up through your link. Commissions are held about 30 days, then paid out automatically via Stripe, with clawback if the deposit is refunded before payout. Full details are on the Referral page and in the Referral Terms.
How do I get my referral link?
First activate the program from the Refer and earn card on your dashboard: follow the steps to connect your Stripe account for automatic payouts. Once you are subscribed and connected, your unique share link appears there with a running total of referrals and commissions.
Are there taxes on referral income?
Any tax on referral earnings is your responsibility under your own country's laws. ewpire does not withhold taxes or provide tax advice. See the referral programme terms for the full conditions.