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Pick a side. Say it out loud.

Find someone who disagrees with you.

Pick a topic, get matched, and settle it out loud.

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Decision
Pro wins 88 – 62

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How it works
  1. You debate anything with someone who disagrees, or someone ranked near you.
  2. An AI judges it.
  3. You get a ranking on the leaderboard.

The leaderboard.

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1Match

Match with a real person.

One tap pairs you with a stranger who takes the other side. The topic appears, you both get a few timed minutes to think, and if nobody is waiting an AI takes the seat.

  • Round typeCasual 1v1, every time
  • Thinking timeA few timed minutes, both sides at once
  • TurnsMake your points, answer theirs
  • One person per sideAI can fill the other seat
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Live roundCasual 1v1

Should dating apps reveal how they rank people?

YouPro
VS
A strangerCon
Turn2 of 4
On the clock03:47
InterruptionsOpen

2Verdict

The AI judge decides who won.

The round ends, the AI judge delivers its decision in seconds: winner, scores out of 100, and the reasons, citing what was actually said. The scoring rules are public, so you can check every call.

  • Decided onThe flow, never the topic
  • Scoring rulesPublished before the round
  • TurnaroundSeconds after the last speech
See a real decision Why you can trust it
Decision · Round 1AI judge · published rules
Pro wins88 – 62 points
The argument42 / 50
Responses to the other case31 / 35
Structure and clarity15 / 15

Reason for decision

The round turns on whether the harm Pro describes outweighs the benefit Con defends. Pro names three concrete harms and shows why each is likely, not just serious; Con's best point goes unanswered until the final speech, which is too late to…

3Leaderboard

Your score goes on the board.

Every judged round uses the same 100-point scale, so your score means the same thing every time. Best entry per person, live and AI rounds marked apart.

  • ScaleArgument score out of 100
  • EntryBest per person
  • VisibilityPublic, no account needed
See the leaderboard
Casual 1v1 boardBest score / 100
#NameRoundScore
1Priya S.1v1 · Live98
2Marcus T.1v1 · Live97
3Elena V.1v1 · AI96
4Dhruv M.1v1 · Live95

4The show

Climb the board. Get considered for a creator debate.

The leaderboard is the qualifier. Strong finishes can put you in the challenger pool for a streamer or creator matchup. When the topic and availability line up, someone from the board takes the seat.

  • QualifyRise to the top of the board
  • SelectRank, topic, and availability
  • Live resultJudge decision + how the room moved
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Creator matchLive on the creator's channel
#1Leaderboard finishEnters the challenger pool
CreatorHosts the live audience
VS
Ranked challengerSelected from the board
When the round ends Judge decisionWinner and reasons Crowd swingWho moved the room

5Your shot

Have a chance to debate streamers and influencers.

Leaderboard success is how you get considered. Keep posting strong judged rounds and climbing the board. When a creator matchup fits your topic and availability, selected players get the challenger seat.

  • RankRise on the public leaderboard
  • FitTopic + availability line up
  • InviteSelected challengers go live
Climb the leaderboard

A leaderboard finish does not guarantee an invitation. Matchups depend on creator participation, topic, availability, and event selection.

Creator challengeFrom leaderboard to live
Leaderboard successPuts you in consideration
Style fitThe way you argue suits the show
AvailabilityBoth sides can make the live slot
InvitationSelected challengers get the seat
BroadcastCreator channel + live judging

A high finish creates the opportunity, not a guaranteed matchup. Creator availability and event fit decide each invitation.

Back your words

Debate real people. Get a verdict at the end.

Pick how you start

With people

Debate real people.

Post a motion, take a challenge, and get the AI judge's decision when the round ends.

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With the AI

Take on the AI.

The Samantha from Her, except it argues back. Speak out loud, get argued with, get a decision.

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Bring it to your school.

Run rounds, onboard your school, help the next one start. Paid, part-time.

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Debate real people.

Post a motion, accept a challenge, and get the AI judge's decision when the round ends.

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Debate the AI

Tap the orb. Take a side.

Speak against an AI opponent in a timed voice round. It pushes back, tracks clash, and decides who won.

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Bring Debatable to your community.

Founding student ambassadors run rounds, onboard schools, and help the next program start. Paid, part-time.

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Debate an AI or a real person in timed rounds. An AI judge decides who won, and says why.

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Live round · AI judge

An AI judge decides the round in seconds.

Who won, a score out of 100 for each side, and the reason for decision, citing what was actually said. It is a model and not a person, so the four things below are how you check its work.

Live · 2 people Two people on a Debatable live round video call
AI judge · Decision · Round 1 ← Back to board
Pro wins
Social media has done more harm than good
Pro · You
88
Score out of 100
Con · Guest
62
Score out of 100
Reason for Decision

The round turns on the contest between Pro's structural-harm framing and Con's network-value defense. Pro establishes three harms: measurable declines in adolescent mental health (NIH longitudinal data), algorithmic amplification of misinformation during election cycles, and the erosion of local community institutions as attention moves to platform feeds.

Con responds with the network case: crisis coordination in Ukraine, Iran, and Hong Kong; cross-border reach for diaspora and minority communities; small-business marketing access that traditional media never offered to anyone without a budget.

The judge weighs on three axes: reach, persistence, and counterfactual access. On reach, both sides land hits. On persistence, Pro wins clearly. Once attention infrastructure is captured, it doesn't return to local institutions. On counterfactual access, Con makes the strongest move of the round: the benefits have no real substitute (no print equivalent for a Tehran protestor), while many of the harms have substitutes (regulation, design changes, age-gating).

Pro wins because the mitigations Con leans on don't exist yet and the harms compound while we wait. The verdict is narrow. Pro's framing of 'structural' was largely conceded by Con, which is the only reason this isn't closer.

Why trust it

Three models, not one.

Claude, GPT, and Gemini each judge the round separately. Two agreeing carries the round. An even split records no winner at all, because any rule for breaking a tie would be our rule.

The scoring rules are published before you speak.

Every decision stamps a fingerprint of the exact criteria it was made under, so nobody gets judged by rules that were edited after the round.

A person hears the appeal.

Either side can appeal within 72 hours on six stated grounds. A human reviewer decides it, never the model that made the call.

We earn the same whoever wins.

No fee, no cut, no stake in the result. Nothing about what we make moves with a verdict, and the test suite blocks any commit that adds one.

Open to critiques. If you can build a round where the judge rewards the worse argument, we want it. The strongest critiques get run against the live panel, and the results are published whether they hold or not. Try to break the judge

Read the full criteria See the raw charter The criteria and charter are public and need no account. You can check for yourself that the criteria that judged a round are the ones on this page.

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Reviews

From the circuit

The real gap between circuits isn't talent, it's access to quality practice. Debatable closes it. The AI argues back at full strength, and the ballot tells you exactly where the round was won or lost.
Mukudzeiishe Madzivire Captain, Zimbabwe World Schools Team · Columbia University
Proof that AI can sharpen critical thinking rather than replace it. You can tell how much thought went into every layer, from case generation to the objectivity of the judging.
2025 Public Forum National Champion NSDA Nationals
In four years of British Parliamentary, I'd never seen a tool able to summarize, refute, and analyze high-level argumentation until I used Debatable. It would have made a real difference in my prep for international majors.
Arjun Raman WUDC Octofinalist · Princeton IV finalist
In a world where we can outsource our thinking to AI, we need more tools to keep us sharp. Debatable is the chess.com of debate.
Pratyush Sharma Debatable member

The judge works from published scoring rules, and either side can appeal to a person.

Frequently asked questions

What to expect before you meet the other side.

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Getting started

What is Debatable?

A place to meet someone with a different opinion, agree on one question, and argue it out one-on-one. Take a side and give the other person something to answer.

Find a person to debate, or try a voice round with the AI.

I've never debated. Can I still join?

Yes. You need an opinion and a willingness to hear a response. You don't need a debate background or a speech prepared.

Make a claim, explain why you believe it, and answer the other person's point. If you want a few pointers first, start here.

Do I need an account?

Yes. A live round with a real person needs sign-in with Google, Apple, or email first. Signing in keeps your profile and results together.

The AI voice page offers a short preview before asking you to create an account.

What does it cost?

There is a Free plan with usage limits. Paid plans offer more access, with different allowances for AI and voice.

Compare the current prices and limits before choosing a plan.

In the room

What happens when I find a match?

You get a chance to accept or decline. Both people must accept before the room opens.

Once you're in, check the question together and choose how you want to talk. Joining the queue doesn't automatically put you on a call.

Can we choose what to argue about?

Yes. The room gives you a starting question. Before the round starts, Debate something else lets you spin a new suggestion, draft one, or ask the judge to help you find a question you both want to take on.

You can also browse Topics for ideas before joining.

Do we take turns, or just talk?

Choose Start conversation for an open exchange with both microphones on, or Start timed speeches to take turns. The shared clock keeps you both on the same page.

In a conversation, you can cut in and respond as you go. With timed speeches, give the other person their turn.

Who decides who won?

The AI judge weighs the arguments and responses captured in the round. Its written decision explains the result, scores each side out of 100, and points to what made the difference.

It can make mistakes. You can read the judging standards and appeal policy, then compare its reasoning with what was actually said.

A little more

Can I debate in another language?

Yes. The AI voice experience supports multiple languages. Choose one from the language control, or start in the language hub.

For a live round, you'll need an opponent who speaks the same language.

Can I use Debatable on my stream?

Yes. Room Judge listens to your broadcast through browser screen capture. Ask for a live read during the discussion, then a written decision at the end.

Its compact view can sit in your stream layout. The Twitch setup guide covers getting connected.

Can my school get access?

Yes. School programs use a season license that covers the whole roster.

See program access and pricing for the current offer and the contact path for your school.