How much does a mock jury cost?
The short answer: a traditional mock jury or focus group runs $10,000–$25,000 and takes weeks to schedule. That price tag is why most cases never get tested at all. Jury Fish changes the math — a venue-sized AI jury deliberates on your case in minutes, on usage credits starting at $49.
Where the $10,000–$25,000 goes
Most of a traditional mock jury's cost is people and logistics: recruiting jurors who match your venue, compensating them, renting a facility or research platform, and paying a consultant to moderate the session and write up what happened. Add the weeks it takes to schedule, and it only pencils out on your highest-stakes cases.
A usage-based alternative
Jury Fish seats a jury sized to your venue (6, 8, or 12) and turns each juror into an independent agent that reads what the others argued and decides whether to move, across multiple rounds. You get a directional report — verdict lean, damages range, case vulnerabilities, and voir-dire targeting — in minutes. It runs on fish food (usage credits metered by the tokens a run actually uses), so you pay for what you use.
Frequently asked
How much does a mock jury cost?
A traditional mock jury or focus group typically runs $10,000–$25,000 once you account for recruiting a representative panel, facility or online platform, moderation, and analysis — which is why most firms only run one on their largest cases. Jury Fish runs on usage credits ('fish food'), with refill packs starting at $49 and no per-case or per-seat fee.
Why are traditional mock juries so expensive?
The cost is mostly people and logistics: recruiting jurors who match your venue, paying them, renting space or a research platform, and hiring a consultant to moderate and write up results. It also takes weeks to schedule, so the calendar cost is real too.
Is a cheaper mock jury worth it?
For early, directional questions — does this theme hold up, where does the narrative crack, what should I probe in voir dire — a fast, inexpensive simulation lets you test cases you'd otherwise never test. It is not a replacement for a full live focus group on your biggest case; it is a way to get a read on the other 95%.
What do you get for $49?
The Minnow refill pack is $49 of fish food — usage credits metered by the actual model tokens a run consumes. New accounts also start with a grant of fish food, so you can run a simulation before you buy anything.
Jury Fish is an argument-testing tool — a directional aid, not legal advice and not a prediction of any real jury or verdict.