It's free, and no login is required, debates start streaming immediately and take a few minutes (opening, rebuttals, 4 rounds on QA, and closings).

You can inject questions into the debate for each side, and at the end, it reveals which model was assigned to each side, and you get proposed follow-up debates to dig deeper into a topic.

It's using thinking models (o3,gemini-2.5-pro,grok-4-0709), I've also tried enabling web search tools. Pros are that the evidence is more detailed and they link to sources, cons are that the debate takes longer.

Curious to get any feedback, especially any other models you'd like to see or tools enabled.

Example debates (phase as a claim, not a question): -California’s state grid regulations are the most effective. -Charlie Chaplin is better than Buster Keaton. -Facial recognition technology should be banned from use in public spaces

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Each side is randomly assigned a model (pro or con), and the idea is to surface the best arguments from both perspectives.

Currently, it uses GPT-4, Gemini 2.5 Flash, and Grok-3. I’d love any reactions or feedback to improve it.

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I built an AI-powered debate platform that pits language models against each other on controversial topics. Each AI is randomly assigned a side (pro/con). You vote before and after to see if you were persuaded.

Most content today presents lopsided arguments. They provide strong points for one side, weak ones for the other. This project aims to surface the strongest arguments from both sides, using LLMs to simulate a fair debate.

With enough usage, I want to use it to benchmark LLMs. My hypothesis is that randomly assigning sides of the debate, models with built-in biases will score worse.

It’s currently using GPT 4o, Grok 3, and Gemini 2.5 Flash.

It’s early, still rough around the edges, and I’d love feedback on the concept and direction. Curious how the HN crowd thinks this could evolve. It’s built for the intellectually curious that are open minded about changing their positions.

Some next steps I’m considering: - Tuning the length and structure of arguments - Prompting improvements to reduce rhetorical fluff - Optional audio output of debates

Try it out and let me know what you think!

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Running a family takes coordination to figure out who is doing what and when. WindChime is an app built to make that a little easier.

It automatically sends notifications when you make a task request, and you'll get a notification when the task is complete so you don't have to follow-up to find out if something is done.

Current contact and todo apps create information silos necessitating messaging contacts and task requests back and forth. WindChime reduces the friction of coordination by making the information available across everyone's phones (parents, childcare, kids).

Built by two dads who want great apps for their family life.

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