What would stop you from trying AI Prompt Maker Promptay (https://promptay.com/) this month? Be specific about how you handle this today. Also say the maximum you would pay per month in USD (0 if nothing).
10 fictional AI personas. Exploratory perspectives, not a survey of real customers. Methodology & limitations
Simulated interest
AI synthesis, not measured demand
Suggested price range
Median $15 · simulated willingness to pay
Response sentiment
What this panel suggests
Interest in Promptay is critically low at 19/100, driven primarily by immediate technical failures rather than product concept flaws. Eighty percent of respondents expressed negative sentiment, citing a recurring 404 error as a major trust barrier. One user noted, "the page didn't load and gave me a 404 error is a pretty big red flag right off the bat." Beyond stability, potential buyers are hesitant because they already utilize free alternatives or manual systems. As one respondent stated, "I manage my prompts with a pretty extensive 50-page Google Sheet," while another noted, "I'm already managing to get by with free AI tools." Key friction points include daily output limits and a lack of structured data export. Users require "a structured export mechanism" and cannot "afford to hit a daily cap" given their high-volume needs. Additionally, the effort to migrate existing data is a significant hurdle, with one user observing, "Trying to organize that chaos is a job in itself." The maximum willingness to pay is $49, but the median sits at $15. To convert this audience, Promptay must first resolve its infrastructure issues and then demonstrate superior value through robust data management capabilities that replace manual spreadsheet workflows.
Pricing & positioning
Immediate technical remediation is the prerequisite for monetization; without fixing the 404 errors, no pricing strategy will succeed. Once stable, target power users frustrated by manual workflows by introducing CSV/API exports and removing daily caps. Position the tool as an enterprise-grade 'optimization and logging' layer rather than just a generator.
Current willingness to pay ranges from $0 to $49, with a median of $15. A tiered model is essential: a free tier for basic generation to overcome migration friction, and a Pro tier ($15–$25) specifically marketing unlimited volume and data export features.
Recurring themes
“the page didn't load and gave me a 404 error is a pretty big red flag right off the bat”Read Ashley Carroll’s response →
“I manage my prompts with a pretty extensive 50-page Google Sheet”Read Ashley Carroll’s response →
“lack of a structured export mechanism... focus solely on generation rather than optimization or logging”
“Trying to organize that chaos is a job in itself... I'd have to manually input everything”
Objections to investigate
- Broken Landing Page (404 Error)
- Daily Output Caps / Volume Limits
- Lack of Data Export/Analytics
Use these findings to plan customer interviews or experiments. How to interpret AI research
What the panel said
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Ashley CarrollnegativeHonestly, the fact that the page didn't load and gave me a 404 error is a pretty big red flag right off the bat. Right now, I manage my prompts with a pretty extensive 50-page Google Sheet that I've built out over time, categorizing them for different industries and clients. It's a massive undertaking, but it's what I have. I'd be hesitant to invest in something that seems unstable. If it worked flawlessly and integrated seamlessly, maybe $30 per month, but that 404 is really making me second-guess.
Purchase intent: 10%
Andrew SanfordneutralThe primary friction is the lack of a structured export mechanism. I currently track prompt performance variations across models in an Excel sheet, and this tool appears to focus solely on generation rather than optimization or logging. Without a way to save my test runs into a format I can analyze later, I'm not convinced it solves my bottleneck. That said, if it offered an API or CSV export for my experiment logs, it would be valuable. My maximum acceptable price is $15 per month.
Purchase intent: 40%
Pauline SchwarthoffnegativeThe biggest hurdle right now is the inconsistency I experience with AI for complex technical queries. I currently spend significant time refining prompts manually, and I'm worried a new tool might not offer a substantial improvement without a paid tier. The page I tried to access gave me a 404 error, which is not a good first impression. If it *could* reliably solve my prompt engineering issues for documentation and marketing, I'd consider paying up to $20 per month, but the current uncertainty and broken link are major deterrents.
Purchase intent: 10%
Bhushit AbbottnegativeHonestly, the main thing stopping me right now is just how I currently manage my prompts. I've got all these saved chats and text files scattered everywhere, it's a real mess. Trying to organize that chaos is a job in itself. If Promptay could somehow integrate or help me consolidate all that existing data, maybe. But as it stands, I'd have to manually input everything, and that's just not efficient. I'd be willing to pay around $15 per month if it offered a clear solution to my current workflow issues, but not for more of the same with just better prompt suggestions.
Purchase intent: 10%
Kerry ReichelnegativeHonestly, what would stop me is the fact that I'm already managing to get by with free AI tools. I use them primarily for initial summarization and transcription, which are tasks I've found free tiers handle well enough. I'm deeply skeptical of paid solutions promising effortless results, especially without clear transparency. My current workflow relies on manual verification and organization in spreadsheets, which, while time-consuming, gives me control. Unless Promptay could demonstrably prove its superiority for these specific tasks, it's an unnecessary overhead. I wouldn't pay anything more than $0 per month.
Purchase intent: 0%
Angie AbbottnegativeThe primary blocker is the 'Free every day' limitation. My workflow involves high-volume, iterative refinement across three different SME clients; I cannot afford to hit a daily cap while trying to optimize complex prompts for both ChatGPT and Claude. Currently, I spend hours manually tweaking parameters in Notion to ensure structural integrity without these limits. If there were no caps on output volume, I would be more inclined to adopt this as my central prompt manager.
Purchase intent: 20%
Marut DesainegativeThe biggest roadblock would be the inherent skepticism I have towards paid SaaS tools for prompt engineering. I've built my own efficient workflows using GitHub repositories and open-source libraries, which have served me well. For instance, I recently fine-tuned a transformer model for sentiment analysis, a task many might opt for a paid API for. I'd need to see a truly significant technical leap or a substantial time-saving that I can't replicate myself to justify a subscription. Given my current approach, I wouldn't pay anything for this service, so $0 per month.
Purchase intent: 5%
Noel BergstromnegativeHonestly, the biggest thing stopping me right now is that the link you sent just goes to a 'Page Not Found' error. That's not exactly confidence-inspiring. Today, I handle prompt refinement by just iterating and tweaking myself in ChatGPT. It works, but it takes time, which is exactly what I'm trying to save. If Promptay proved itself reliable and truly streamlined things, I might consider paying up to $15 per month.
Purchase intent: 20%
Lily VahlensiecknegativeHonestly, the fact that the page wasn't found is a bit of a red flag, aber maybe it's just a glitch. But even if it works, I'm super careful with money as a student. Right now, I manually craft all my prompts for my thesis and document them in spreadsheets. It's time-consuming, but it's free. I'd need to see proof that this tool saves me a significant amount of time, like hours per week, to even consider paying. Maybe if it was like, €5 per month, I could see myself trying it, but anything more is a no-go for me.
Purchase intent: 10%
Maxime PicardneutralThe primary obstacle is the current lack of granular control over linguistic nuances, specifically French. While Promptay's interface looks clean and its ability to add 'Role' and 'Context' is useful, my current premium library offers more sophisticated variables for cross-cultural strategy that this tool doesn't seem to expose yet. As someone who splits time between London and Paris clients, I need a solution that handles bilingual context as an infrastructure layer, not just a translation wrapper. If it can prove it generates native-level French nuance in A/B tests against my current stack, I'm in. Max monthly: $49.
Purchase intent: 60%
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