AI probing

Deeper verbatims, without scripting every follow-up

When a respondent gives a thin answer, AI asks one smart follow-up — controlled by an aggressiveness dial from gentle to thorough, so you get richer open ends without writing a probe tree.

Available onProfessional & up· Adaptive AI probing is available on Professional and up.

How it works in Surveti

Adaptive follow-ups on open ends

AI reads each open-ended answer and decides whether a follow-up would add value — asking for a reason, an example, or a clarification only when the answer is thin.

An aggressiveness dial (1–5)

Set how actively AI probes, from 1 (gentle, clarification only) to 5 (thorough follow-ups). The default sits in the middle, balanced for most studies.

Metered and auditable

Probing runs on the same AI credit ledger as every other AI feature, so spend is transparent and predictable — no separate, hidden AI billing.

Off at the workspace level

Admins can disable AI probing (or all AI) for a workspace to satisfy data-handling and procurement requirements. AI is a tool you turn on, never something forced on.

What teams use it for

  • Get usable “why” behind a rating without a call
  • Improve verbatim quality on concept and CX studies
  • Reduce “n/a” and one-word open ends

Frequently asked questions

How do I control how much AI probes?

An aggressiveness dial from 1 to 5 sets how actively AI follows up — 1 is gentle and clarification-only, 5 is thorough. You set it per survey and can change it any time.

Will probing change my tracking questions?

No. Probing adds optional follow-ups to open ends; it does not rewrite your core measures. Your tracked questions stay comparable wave over wave.

Can we switch AI off for compliance?

Yes. AI probing and all other AI features can be turned off at the workspace level, and usage is otherwise metered on one transparent credit ledger.

Put ai probing to work on your next study.

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AI that earns its keep — and obeys your policy

Import in minutes. Probe deeper. Or switch it off.

Every AI feature runs on one metered credit ledger — and every one can be turned off at the workspace level when corporate or enterprise policy requires it.

AI survey import

Drop in a Word doc, PDF, or an exported survey from another tool — AI rebuilds it as a native Surveti study, with question types and logic, in minutes.

Adaptive AI probing

On open ends, AI asks a smart follow-up when an answer is thin — tuned by an aggressiveness dial from gentle to thorough, so you get richer verbatims without scripting every probe.

AI summaries & verbatim themes

Turn hundreds of open ends into themes and a plain-language summary — with the raw responses always one click away.