Scout is not a ChatGPT wrapper.
A lot of tools are. They take one model, put a nice interface on it, and call it a product. That’s fine. But it’s not what we built for our customers.
Scout combines 7 different AI platforms, each doing what they’re best at. But they don’t do the math. Traditional programming handles the deterministic stuff — the calculator logic that actually needs to be right every time. And then machine learning algorithms tie all of it together. LLMs are the strategy layer, not the audit layer.
And no, we didn’t just build on top of someone else’s APIs. We built our own. And you can use it too. Check out the Jobs API →.
Richer and More Relaxed
We’re from San Diego. Our goal isn’t to make AI that replaces. We don’t believe in AGI or any of that mythical robot overlord stuff.
Scout is here to give business owners their time back. Time they can spend with their families, at the beach, or eating burritos.
But we don’t like tradeoffs. We want to make you richer too. Richer because the insights are good enough to drive better decisions. Scout’s output should feel like a job done. Not a job started.
The Full Stack
For the folks who want to check our work. We love you for that. Here’s what’s under the hood. You can also visit our Stack Share page for the full breakdown.
We measure: ChatGPT (OpenAI) · Claude (Anthropic) · Gemini (Google) · Meta AI / Llama · Grok (xAI) · DeepSeek (hosted entirely on US servers) · Perplexity (powering our web search capabilities)
Think less “asking one smart person a question” and more “putting a panel of specialists in a room and making them work it out.” We’re one of the only AI platforms that hosts structured arguments across models. It’s not about one model being right. It’s about different models playing different roles. Challenging each other. That approach is central to everything Scout does.
We’re not going to tell you which model handles what, or in what order, or how the synchronization works. That’s the part we spent a year figuring out.
What Scout Actually Does
The capabilities are broader than most people expect. Let me walk through it.
Reports that respect your time. Our reports can be long. That’s by design. The first two pages are where the meat is. Everything after that backs it up. Detailed appendices. Full sourcing. Transparent methodology. TL;DR? Ask Scout. It reads every word.
Deliverables, not homework. Get a PDF. Get a PowerPoint. Something you can forward to a client. Something you can hand to your boss. Something you can add to Cursor or Claude Code and actually improve your site. Work gets done, and you move on with your day.
Background research. Scout keeps a ledger and keeps watch. It can draw you graphs, compare trends over time, and surface competitive insights. It’s our way of building the anti-dashboard. Ask a question, get an answer.
So get strategizing. On the web, on your Android phone, or in your mobile browser. iOS coming soon.
Strategy: Where It Gets Interesting
This is our super users’ favorite Job.
Ask Scout a real business question. Not a surface-level one. A hard one. The kind you’d normally bring to a consultant.
If you give us even vague financial estimates, Scout can run your scenario through real options valuation and Monte Carlo simulation, plus additional machine learning, and give you the kind of analysis that used to require a six-figure consulting engagement. Starting at $100 a month.
It’s automated. But it’s automated with care — our prompt and context orchestration is backed by scientific research from leading business schools. We run our own business on these tools every day. And we’re always updating. When a new model comes out, we’re typically integrating it across our platforms within a week. Sometimes within hours.
Who This Is For
Marketing teams at agencies. Scout is the analyst you wish you could hire. Available on demand. Never misses a deadline. Never forgets to check the data. We love agencies. We want to give smaller, scrappier shops the same superpowers the big dogs have. Let’s level the playing field.
Owners and founders. You need answers, not another tool to figure out. You shouldn’t need to hire a consultant to understand what’s happening with your digital presence. Dashboards are so 2010.
Marketing managers. Scout is your on-demand analyst. Always available. Always current. Never makes you feel like you should already know the answer. And delivers work you’ll be proud to share with your team.
Analysts. You’ll appreciate this one. We show our work. Every recommendation is backed. Every conclusion is traceable. The methodology is right there in the appendix. Check it. Challenge it. That’s what it’s there for.
See something we can improve? Say hi: hi@surmado.com
Why We Exist
Eliminate the friction between you and the information you need. At a fair price. Our members get Scout always on — it watches the web and lets you know each week how it can help respond to your exact circumstance.
We’re not here to replace agencies. We’re trying to 10x them.
We’re not here to replace marketing managers. We’re here to give them leverage and more burrito time.
Thanks for reading this far. You’re exactly the kind of person Scout was built for.
— Luke