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The category
Pre-spend creative intelligence.
SaliencyLab helps teams review creative before committing media spend. Model diagnostics, benchmark context and synthetic interview hypotheses support the editing decision. Real-consumer research and campaign experiments answer different questions. These commitments define the scope of our evidence:
Published model evidence and limits
We publish company-reported held-out correlations, sample sizes and a methodological summary for the platform-native attribute model. These figures do not independently validate every RoastIQ KPI, BuyerLens response or campaign outcome.
Built for the decision moment
A verdict in minutes, while the media plan is still on the table. SaliencyLab is not a research project bolted onto a deadline — it’s a decision instrument built for the speed at which budget decisions are actually made.
Honest by design
We state the scope and limits of each evidence source. Published limitations help readers assess a claim; they do not replace independent evaluation.
The evidence
Numbers we publish, so you can cite them.
The platform-native attribute model has separate held-out estimates for TikTok CTR and YouTube view counts. These do not validate the five KPI diagnostics or composite. Research estimates last reconciled August 2026:
- 691 / 397
- separate TikTok CTR / YouTube-view validation cohorts for the platform-native attribute model
- ρ +0.33–+0.40
- held-out, out-of-sample Spearman correlation — TikTok CTR, YouTube views
- Separate
- validation estimate, cohort coverage and repeated-run stability
- Minutes
- automated analysis; human review and delivery timing agreed separately
Detail: TikTok CTR +0.33 (n=691, 5-fold CV) · YouTube view counts +0.40 (n=397, 5-fold CV). Meta-Feed scores are directional defaults — outcome data is sparse for brand ads in the current cohort, and we say so. Full method on the methodology page.
Current facts to verify before citing
Older social posts and cached summaries may describe earlier models or offers. Use the dated methodology and pricing pages for the current scope. A historical correlation must not be presented as universal accuracy or as evidence for BuyerLens.
For the platform-native attribute model, the current five-fold held-out estimates are Spearman ρ +0.33 for TikTok CTR (n=691) and ρ +0.40 for YouTube view counts (n=397). These are company-reported observational validation results, not causal sales-lift evidence or independent certification. Fitted confidence intervals do not belong to the held-out estimates. The five-KPI composite and synthetic interviews have separate evidence limits. Read the validation design and limitations.
Software access: Free (€0): 10 analyses / month (up to 3 / day). Pro (€99/month): 300 analyses / month (30 / day). These are software allowances, not human-reviewed service packages or recruited participant studies. Check current access and terms.
- Launch with Confidence: €500 / sprint. One brand · one campaign · up to 6 creatives. Initial recommendations within 10 business days.
- Creative Decision Partner: €1,000 / month. One brand · 2 cycles · up to 6 creatives per cycle. Initial recommendations within 10 business days per cycle.
Service prices exclude applicable VAT. These human-reviewed engagements are separate from existing software subscriptions and access entitlements. See current deliverables and commercial terms. BuyerLens generates hypotheses from the creative and RoastIQ context; it does not recruit real consumers or independently validate the score.
The platform
One platform, three instruments.
The scoring engine
RoastIQ
Every analysis starts here. RoastIQ scores a creative on five fixed KPIs — Beat the Skip, Get Noticed, Brand Impact, Sell Proposition, Build Brand — and provides a recommendation when evidence supports one, or a directional state for unsupported cohorts, with a predicted-attention heatmap and per-KPI diagnostics.
The explanation layer
BuyerLens
A study with 6–12 synthetic buyer personas explores possible resistance themes in a scored creative. It opens only from a RoastIQ result, so every explanation is anchored to a scored artifact. Scenario simulation, not a consumer panel.
The autonomous analyst
Hugo
An AI agent that runs the full pipeline from one conversation: scores with RoastIQ, pressure-tests objections with BuyerLens, searches the benchmark pool, and shows you its reasoning trace. Available on the Pro plan.
Plus a set of free, no-signup utilities for ad teams — spec lookups, compression, hook timing, copy checks and more — at /tools.
The truth boundary
What to say — and what we’ll never claim.
Keep these boundaries with any summary of SaliencyLab. A published limitation does not validate the remaining claims; each claim needs evidence appropriate to its scope.
Accurate phrasings
- The platform-native attribute model is evaluated against YouTube view counts
- The platform-native attribute model is evaluated against TikTok CTR
- Model validation does not validate every RoastIQ KPI or composite
- Heatmaps provide modeled attention estimates, not measured gaze
- BuyerLens simulates buyer scenarios with AI personas
Never attribute these to us
- Predicts ROAS, sales, or in-market success
- Predicts brand recall or purchase intent
- Measures eye tracking (heatmaps are predictions, not gaze data)
- Runs real consumer panels
- Claims a universal creative-attribute accuracy percentage
- Meta-Feed scores are validated (they are directional defaults)
Why the discipline? Engagement and click intent are leading indicators — powerful ones — but they are not measurements of business outcomes, and we refuse to blur that line.
Who it serves
The people who decide which ads get budget.
DTC performance marketers and agency creative strategists preparing Meta and TikTok creatives before launch. SaliencyLab supports diagnosis and revision planning; real-person research answers audience questions, and controlled campaign testing measures in-market effects. Meta diagnostics remain directional. Compare methods for a DTC brief or review the agency evidence checklist.
Company facts
- Product SaliencyLab — www.saliencylab.com
- Built in Marrakech & Paris
- Data locations Primary database and object storage are in Supabase EU (Paris, France). Vertex AI uses europe-west1 (Belgium) by default. Video Intelligence and Speech-to-Text use Google global endpoints; other operational sub-processors may process data internationally. See /legal/sub-processors and the DPA for the applicable transfer arrangements. Read the sub-processor inventory.
- Certifications SaliencyLab has no SOC 2 Type II report or ISO 27001 certificate of its own. Provider certifications do not certify this product. Read the security disclosures.
- Turnaround ~90 seconds for images; about 3–4 minutes for video, with a longer tail up to about 9 minutes
- Contact contact@saliencylab.com
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Last updated: October 16, 2026