Frequently asked questions

Viziradar turns any subject into a web-grounded radar. You ask about a company, decision or controversy; it gathers fresh sources with Brave Search, an AI sorts what it finds into a chosen lens (SWOT by default), and every point on the radar links to the evidence behind it.

Yes — the SWOT lens is free and needs no account. However, you can sign up as an Analyst (free) to unlock other lenses such as Debate, to re-run a radar on fresh sources, and to keep a private list of your radars.

An Analyst is a signed-up user that can login to the app.
The benefits of being an analyst include:
1. Managing your own 'private' radars.
2. Sharing your radars with others via a link.
3. Public and private radar search capabilities.
Analysts can also add their own API keys to avoid limitations on the use of the app.

The whole point of Viziradar is grounding. The AI may only use the sources gathered for your question, and any point it cannot tie to a real link is dropped — so you can always check the evidence yourself.

A lens is how the answer is framed. SWOT plots Strengths/Weaknesses/Opportunities/Threats. Debate maps where voices stand (For↔Against × Mainstream↔Fringe). More lenses are on the way for Analysts.

Not to start. Analysts get a number of free analyses on us. After that you add your own Brave Search and AI API keys on the API keys page, and Radar runs on your own credits from then on.

Each analysis is saved as a timestamped snapshot. When you re-run a radar, Radar diffs the new snapshot against the previous one and shows which points are new, which have faded, and which shifted in significance.

SWOT sorts what the sources say into four quadrants — Strengths and Weaknesses (internal to the subject) and Opportunities and Threats (external) — split by whether each point helps or harms. A point sits nearer the centre the more significant it is, and bigger dots have more sources behind them. Best for sizing up a company, product, or decision. SWOT is free and needs no account.

Debate maps where the voices on a contested question stand. The horizontal axis runs Against ↔ For, the vertical axis Mainstream ↔ Fringe, and each dot is sized by how prominent that position is in the coverage. Best for controversies and "should X…?" questions. Debate is an Analyst lens — sign in to use it.

Risk plots each identified risk on a matrix: how likely it is (left → right) against how big its impact would be (bottom → top), with the dot sized by overall severity. Risks are grouped into Critical, High, Moderate and Low. Best for "what could go wrong with X". Risk is an Analyst lens.

PESTLE scans the wider environment around a subject across six sectors — Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal and Environmental — each a slice of the radar, with more significant factors nearer the centre. Best for big-picture/macro topics. PESTLE is an Analyst lens.