QuestionPunk vs Listen Labs

Listen Labs runs AI-moderated interviews by voice, text and video, priced as a subscription plus credits, with a self-serve tier for smaller teams. QuestionPunk runs AI interviews by text or voice with a free plan and Pro at $50 a month.

Free forever with unlimited surveys and responses. Pro is $50/mo, or $41.67/mo billed annually, with unlimited surveys and responses too.

Voice interviews

Respondents answer out loud. An AI interviewer asks the follow-up.

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How a voice interview goes (example)
  1. AI interviewerWhat made you start looking for a new survey tool?
  2. Respondent, speakingHonestly, the answers we got back were too short to act on.
  3. AI follow-upToo short how? Tell me about one answer you couldn’t use.

Press the mic and take a three-minute voice interview as the participant, right on this page.

  • Runs in the browser, no app to install
  • Voice interviews in 25 languages
  • Included on the free plan
  • Unlimited surveys and responses on every plan, not priced per seat
  • Surveys in 130+ languages, voice in 25
  • No sales call, no annual contract

The short answer

Listen Labs is an AI interview platform: voice moderation in 40+ languages, automatic translation into 90+, MaxDiff inside interviews, and a connection to a recruiting network its docs put at 30M+ verified respondents. Smaller teams can use a self-serve tier; companies with more than 100 employees start through a demo and pilot. QuestionPunk is self-serve with published prices: text surveys with AI follow-ups in 130+ languages, voice interviews in 25, panel recruitment and analysis, free to start.

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What you get here that you don’t get there

  • Full prompt transparency

    Read the full prompt behind each AI interview, edit parts of it and add your own sections

    Listen Labs: limited

  • Custom AI interviewer personalities

    Choose from prebuilt personalities (researcher, detective, comedian, etc.) or define your own

    Listen Labs: limited

  • Randomization for experiments

    Randomize question order or answer options, or show a random subset, for A/B experiments

    Listen Labs: limited

  • Unlimited responses

    Collect unlimited responses

    Listen Labs: not listed

  • Synthetic respondent simulation

    Run AI respondents through a survey before launch

    Listen Labs: not listed

  • AI-powered survey review

    An automated review that flags leading wording, ordering problems and structural issues before launch

    Listen Labs: not listed

Feature by feature

AI Interview

AI voice interviewsVoice
QuestionPunkYes
Listen LabsYes
Intelligent follow-up questions
QuestionPunkYes
Listen LabsYes
Full prompt transparency
QuestionPunkYes
Listen LabsLimited
Custom AI interviewer personalities
QuestionPunkYes
Listen LabsLimited
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Core Features

AI-powered survey creation
QuestionPunkYes
Listen LabsYes
Multi-language support
QuestionPunkYes
Listen LabsYes
Panel integration
QuestionPunkYes
Listen LabsYes
Video & audio responses
QuestionPunkYes
Listen LabsYes
Advanced question types
QuestionPunkYes
Listen LabsYes
Skip logic
QuestionPunkYes
Listen LabsYes
Randomization for experiments
QuestionPunkYes
Listen LabsLimited

Data Collection

Unlimited responses
QuestionPunkYes
Listen LabsNot listed

Pricing

Free tier
QuestionPunkUnlimited surveys and responses
Listen LabsNot listed

Analytics

Synthetic respondent simulation
QuestionPunkYes
Listen LabsNot listed
AI-powered survey review
QuestionPunkYes
Listen LabsNot listed

Design

Custom branding removal
QuestionPunkPro plan
Listen LabsNot listed
Custom styling & themes
QuestionPunkYes
Listen LabsYes

“Not listed” means we could not find the feature on the competitor’s own pricing or help pages when we checked in October 2026.

Pricing

QuestionPunk

Free
$0
Unlimited surveys and responses, free forever. No credit card.
Pro
$50/mobilled monthly
$41.67/mobilled annually ($500/yr)
25,000 AI credits a month, not per seat. 7-day free trial, card required.

Every plan has unlimited surveys and responses, under fair use. Free includes AI text follow-ups and 3,000 AI credits a month for voice interviews and analysis; Pro adds every AI model, 25,000 credits a month and no branding.

Listen Labs

Listen Labs does not publish a price list. Its own pricing article, checked in October 2026, describes a subscription plus credits spent per recruited participant, a self-serve tier for smaller teams, and a demo and pilot for companies with more than 100 employees.

Where QuestionPunk wins

  • Free to start, published prices

    Sign up free with no card. Pro is $50 a month or $500 a year, with no demo or pilot.

  • Read the prompt

    See the full prompt behind each AI interview, edit the context and add your own sections.

  • Pick the model

    Choose the interviewer’s AI model. Pro includes every model we offer.

Where Listen Labs wins

  • Language coverage

    Voice moderation in 40+ languages, and automatic translation of guides and responses into 90+.

  • Quant inside interviews

    MaxDiff, ranking and matrix questions alongside AI-probed open answers.

  • Recruiting network

    Its docs describe 30M+ verified respondents across 45+ countries.

Looking for a Listen Labs alternative?

If you want to start interviewing today at a price you can see up front, QuestionPunk is self-serve: build the study in the AI builder chat from your own questions or a PDF or Word file, then run text or voice interviews. Voice and analysis use the monthly AI credits each plan includes.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Listen Labs cost?

Listen Labs does not publish prices. Its pricing article describes a subscription with credits that you spend per recruited participant, at rates that vary by audience. QuestionPunk Pro is $50 a month or $500 a year, and Free costs nothing.

Does Listen Labs have a free plan?

Its pricing article mentions a self-serve tier for smaller teams but publishes no limits. QuestionPunk Free has unlimited surveys and responses under fair use, with AI text follow-ups included and no credit card.

How many languages does each support?

Listen Labs’ docs list voice moderation in 40+ languages and translation into 90+. QuestionPunk runs text surveys in 130+ languages and voice interviews in 25.

Is QuestionPunk a good Listen Labs alternative?

For self-serve AI interviews by text or voice, yes, with follow-ups, panel recruitment and analysis on published plans. For video interviews and a connection to a 30M+ recruiting network, Listen Labs offers more.

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