IdeaRoast
IdeaRoast examines startup ideas across market, technical, financial, and timing risks, then returns a scored verdict and recommended actions. It is for founders deciding whether to build, revise, or abandon an idea.
Who it's for
- Startup founders assessing an idea before committing time and money to building it.
- Founders preparing to discuss an idea with a co-founder or investor and wanting a structured, agent-backed assessment.
- Teams building autonomous agents that want to call an idea-check endpoint.
How it fits your workflow
Submit a description of the startup idea; the page says a rough description is enough. A free preview is available before payment.
Four agents examine the idea in parallel: the Market Examiner researches competitors, while the other examiners assess technical execution, unit economics, and timing.
Receive a verdict with a score, findings, risks, a blind spot, and recommended actions. The full panel costs $1.
Pricing
Free: A free preview is available. The page also lists a free endpoint for autonomous agents at /api/roast/free.
Free preview
Free
- · Preview an idea assessment
- · No payment required
Full panel
$1 flat
- · Full structured verdict from the four-agent panel
- · Specific findings, risks, and recommended actions
Prices checked on Oct 24, 2026 from the vendor's site. They can change; confirm before you buy.
Key features
- Four-agent examination
- Separate examiners assess the market, technical execution, unit economics, and timing of a submitted startup idea.
- Live competitor research
- The Market Examiner searches for competitors and the page says it reports only on information it finds, including competitor funding and traction data.
- Structured verdict
- The full report includes a survival tier, score, one-line verdict, strongest case, kill shots, blind spot, founder-fit assessment, and specific next actions.
- Free preview
- Users can request a free preview before purchasing the full panel.
- Agent endpoints
- Autonomous agents can call /api/roast/free for a free sanity check or pay $1 via /api/agent for a full structured verdict.
- Shareable case files
- The page describes verdicts as permanent and shareable, and says a strong score with agent-backed reasoning can be shown to a co-founder or investor.
Limitations to know
- The free option is a preview; the full panel costs $1.
Alternatives to consider
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ValidatorAI
Choose it if you want a free evaluation with tools for exploring markets, customers, and startup concepts.
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Checkmyidea-IA
Choose it if you want a tailored report that explicitly includes MVP tests, pricing, and go-to-market recommendations.
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DimeADozen.ai
Choose it if you prefer a research-backed, source-linked report and a free 2-minute idea score.
Getting started
- Enter a description of the startup idea on the site.
- Request the free preview, or purchase the full panel for $1.
- Review the verdict and the recommended actions.
Frequently asked questions
Is IdeaRoast just ChatGPT with a prompt?
The page says no: four separate agents run in parallel, each with a specific mandate and access to live data. It describes structured findings rather than a pep talk.
What if my idea scores well?
The page says a score of 7 or higher with agent-backed reasoning can be shared with a co-founder, investor, or the founder themselves.
How is IdeaRoast different from asking a mentor or advisor?
The page describes IdeaRoast as a structured breakdown across market, tech, finance, and timing, with live data attached, rather than an individual advisor's opinion.