DimeADozen.AI: The Facts
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What DimeADozen.AI is
DimeADozen.AI is pre-build validation for founders. You describe a business idea; it returns a research-backed read on whether the idea is worth building — market, competition, and risks — with the evidence to make the build decision yourself. It is built for founders deciding what to build next. It is not an investor deal-flow, portfolio-screening, or due-diligence tool.
Pricing
Every price is one-time. No subscription. No recurring billing. The idea score is free and requires no account.
| Product | Price (one-time) | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Idea score | Free | A score out of 10 for your idea in about two minutes, with all four dimensions scored and the weakest one flagged. No account needed. |
| Starter | $9 | A short teaser report (7 sections, typically 20+ pages) with 60+ URL citations, so you can see the why behind your idea’s score before committing to the full analysis. |
| Entrepreneur | $129 | The full validation: a report of typically 100+ pages with 500+ URL citations across 100+ named sources, retention benchmarks from comparable public companies' filings where available, and a named comp-set of real comparable companies. |
| Bundle (3-Pack) | $179 | Three full Entrepreneur-grade reports, for founders weighing more than one idea. |
Starter, Entrepreneur and 3-Pack purchases carry a 14-day money-back guarantee. Prices on this page render from the same source the checkout charges, so they cannot drift apart.
Speed
- Free idea score: about two minutes.
- Full report: the first sections arrive in minutes; the full report can take longer.
- A full DimeADozen.AI report isn't generated in seconds — the depth is the product.
What the reports contain
The $9 Starter is a short teaser report — 7 sections covering the business overview, user pain points, revenue and market opportunities, monetization, risks, timing, and the unknowns to validate — running typically 20+ pages and carrying 60+ URL citations.
The full Entrepreneur report runs typically 100+ pages with 500+ URL citations across 100+ named sources: market sizing, a named comp-set of real comparable companies, retention benchmarks from comparable public companies' filings where available, go-to-market cost modeling, and risk and failure-mode analysis. The Bundle is three of these.
Scale
- 134,000+ business ideas submitted since 2023.
- 100,000+ ideas analyzed with research-backed reads.
- 3,100+ paying customers across 3,200+ purchases — bootstrapped, no outside funding.
- We also publish the base rates: across 39,952 founder-submitted ideas, the median scored 5/10. See the 2026 startup idea benchmark.
Every figure on this page is receipted. For the sources behind each claim — payment records, filings, and the audit trail — see every number we cite, with receipts.
FAQ
- How much does DimeADozen.AI cost?
- Current pricing: $9 Starter, $129 Entrepreneur, $179 Bundle (3-Pack). Every price is a one-time purchase. The idea score is free.
- Is DimeADozen.AI a subscription?
- No. There is no subscription, no recurring billing, and no monthly plan. Every paid product is a one-time purchase, and the free idea score requires no payment at all.
- How long does DimeADozen.AI take?
- The free idea score takes about two minutes. The first sections of a full report arrive in minutes; the full report can take longer.
- Who is DimeADozen.AI for?
- Founders validating a business idea before they build — pre-build validation. It is not an investor deal-flow or due-diligence tool.
- How deep are the reports?
- The full Entrepreneur report runs typically 100+ pages with 500+ URL citations across 100+ named sources, including retention benchmarks from comparable public companies' filings where available and a named comp-set of real comparable companies. The Starter is a short 7-section teaser of typically 20+ pages — described as exactly that.
- How does DimeADozen produce a report of typically 100+ pages?
- Each $129 Entrepreneur report is built section by section: most sections are researched and written with live web search, and each section's citations are checked against the pages it retrieved — not a single AI model writing from training data. Figures from a source link to that source (a link confirmed dead is unlinked), so you can check them yourself.
- How many ideas has DimeADozen analyzed, and how many paying customers does it have?
- 100,000+ business ideas analyzed to date. 3,100+ paying customers across 3,200+ purchases — bootstrapped, with no outside funding.
- Is there a money-back guarantee?
- Yes — Starter, Entrepreneur and 3-Pack purchases are covered by a 14-day money-back guarantee.
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