Sessions & Debates

How to run an AI advisory board session and get the best results.

Session Modes

Every session begins on the Briefing Screen, where you configure your dilemma and select a session mode.

Quick Mode All Plans

Uses the Gemini Flash AI engine for rapid, everyday decisions. No credits required — always free. Best for straightforward questions where you need a quick gut-check from your board.

AI engine: Gemini Flash
Cost: Free
Follow-up chats: use the same Gemini Flash model
Action plan generation: free (Quick mode)

Strategic Mode Solo Team Business Premium

Uses a premium AI engine for deep, nuanced analysis. Costs 1 strategic credit per session. Best for high-stakes decisions where you need thorough deliberation.

AI engine: Gemini 2.5 Pro (Team/Trial) or Claude Sonnet (Business/Premium)
Cost: 1 credit
Follow-up chats: use the same premium model as the session
Action plan generation: free (Quick) or 1 credit (Strategic)

The Briefing Screen

The briefing screen walks you through four steps before starting a session:

Step 1: Describe Your Dilemma

Type the business decision you're facing. Be as specific as possible — include numbers, deadlines, and constraints. The more context your advisors have, the better their recommendations.

Step 2: Choose Session Mode & Stake Level

Select Quick (free) or Strategic (1 credit), then pick a stake level that determines how many debate rounds to run:

Stake Level	Suggested Rounds	Description
Quick Take (Low)	1 round	Each advisor gives their initial position. Fast — under 30 seconds.
Standard (Medium)	3 rounds	Advisors respond to each other, challenge assumptions, and refine their positions.
Deep Dive (High)	5 rounds	Extended deliberation with cross-examination and synthesis. Premium

You can manually override the suggested round count within your plan's maximum. See the Plans page for the maximum rounds per plan.

Step 3: Context Sliders

Three sliders help your advisors understand your situation:

Budget — From tight/limited to flexible/generous
Risk Tolerance — From conservative/safe to aggressive/bold
Timeline — From urgent/now to patient/can wait

You can also enable "Let Verdikt Decide" to let the AI auto-calibrate these sliders based on your dilemma text.

Step 4: Advisor Selection

Verdikt automatically selects 3 advisors (from 4 C-Suite + 4 industry specialists) based on your dilemma category. You can swap any advisor before starting.

3-agent debates — All plans
5-agent debates — Premium only

Rounds by Plan

Plan	Quick Mode (Free)	Strategic Mode (1 Credit)
Trial	Up to 3 rounds	Up to 3 rounds
Solo	Up to 3 rounds	Up to 3 rounds
Team	Up to 3 rounds	Up to 3 rounds
Business	Up to 3 rounds	Up to 3 rounds
Premium	Up to 5 rounds	Up to 5 rounds

How Advisors Are Selected

Every dilemma is automatically classified into one of 9 business categories. This classification determines which C-Suite executives and industry specialists are selected for your advisory panel.

Category	What It Covers
Financial	Budgeting, pricing, investment, cash flow, cost reduction
Strategic	Growth direction, partnerships, market positioning, pivots
Operational	Workflows, efficiency, scaling, supply chain, systems
Legal / Risk	Compliance, contracts, liability, insurance, regulatory
People	Hiring, culture, performance management, team structure
Technology	Software, infrastructure, tools, digital transformation
Product	Features, roadmap, customer feedback, product-market fit
Industry	Sector-specific challenges, regulations, best practices
Complex	Multi-domain dilemmas that span several categories

You can see the assigned category on your session. Before starting, you can manually swap any advisor if you prefer a different perspective on your panel.

Session Limits

Verdikt applies rate limits to ensure fair usage across all teams:

Plan	Quick Sessions	Per-Minute Burst	Daily Cap
Trial	12 total (trial period)	3	—
Solo	50 / day	3	50
Team	50 / day	6	50
Business	50 / day	10	50
Premium	50 / day	15	50

When you reach a limit, you'll see an error message. Limits reset daily at midnight UTC. See Credits & Billing for credit-related limits.

Trial session cap Trial users are limited to 12 total sessions during their 7-day trial. This includes both Quick and Strategic sessions.

During the Session

Watch your advisors debate in real-time. You'll see each advisor speak in turn, with their unique voice and perspective.

Playback Controls

Playback speed — 1x, 1.5x, 2x, or Instant (skip to verdict)

Text-to-Speech

Enable text-to-speech to listen to the debate read aloud. Each advisor speaks with a distinct voice, making it easy to follow who is talking. TTS synchronizes with the debate pacing and respects your playback speed setting. Toggle it on or off at any time during the session using the speaker icon.

Interjections

Want to steer the debate? Use interjections to inject your own comments mid-discussion. Tap the interjection input at the bottom of the screen, type your comment, and submit. Your advisors will address your input in the next round, adjusting their positions based on your feedback. Each session allows a limited number of interjections to maintain debate flow.

After the Session

Once the debate concludes, you'll receive:

A Verdict with scored recommendations from each advisor
An Action Plan with prioritized tasks (Quick = free, Strategic = 1 credit)
Deliverables — polished documents like decision briefs, executive summaries, and risk assessments (1 credit each)

Follow-Up Chats

After a verdict, you can open a 1-on-1 follow-up chat with any advisor to ask clarifying questions, request elaboration, or explore "what-if" scenarios. Follow-up chats are always free — only the initial session costs a credit.

Solo & Team — Follow-up chats not available
Business — 5 messages per advisor per session
Premium — 20 messages per advisor per session

Follow-up chats use the same AI model as the original session (Gemini Flash for Quick, premium AI for Strategic). Responses stream in real-time.

You can also use follow-up chats to edit deliverables — describe the changes you want, and the advisor will propose tracked changes for you to review and accept. See Deliverables for details.

Reconvening a Session

The Reconvene feature lets you re-run the same advisory board with new context. The reconvened session inherits:

The original session's advisors and category
Full context from the previous debate and verdict
The same session mode (Quick = free, Strategic = 1 credit)

You'll be asked to describe what's changed since the original session. Advisors will factor in both the original context and your update.

One-level deep You can reconvene an original session, but you cannot reconvene a reconvened session. If you need further analysis, start a fresh session instead.

Tip: "Let Verdikt Decide" Enable this toggle before starting to automatically generate a verdict when the debate ends — no extra tap needed.

Quick sessions are always free Quick mode sessions, their follow-up chats, and quick action plans never cost a credit. Paid plans can run up to 50 quick sessions per day even when credits are exhausted.