Ideas vs Facts mode
Ideas vs Facts: two modes of the same AI mediator — open brainstorming for new thinking versus source-grounded answers with citations from your own documents.
At a glance
| Criteria | Ideas mode | Facts mode |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Brainstorming, drafting and rewriting | Questions that must be backed by sources |
| Fact accuracy | Fluent and creative; not source-checked | Quotes verified against sources; math evaluated exactly |
| Source grounding | No external sources required | Your documents, pasted text and web search |
| Languages | English, German, Russian, Ukrainian | English, German, Russian, Ukrainian |
| Cost | Standard message quota | Heavier context, so a Facts message can cost more quota |
| Privacy | Nothing to upload | Documents parsed to text, never stored as files |
Overview
Ideas and Facts are the two modes of the AskClear mediator. Ideas is for open-ended thinking — drafting, rephrasing and exploring. Facts is for answers that must stand on evidence you provide.
Key features
Both begin the same way: you describe what you need and the mediator sharpens it. Ideas then runs a free-form chat. Facts adds source attachments, quote verification and an exact calculator, so claims are backed or clearly marked unverified.
Performance & accuracy
Ideas is fast and flexible because nothing constrains it. Facts is deliberately stricter: it checks each quote against your sources and computes arithmetic exactly, trading a little speed for trust.
How to choose
Pick Ideas when you want to create or explore and judgement is yours. Pick Facts when being right matters and you have documents, pasted text or the web to ground the answer.
Access & platforms
Both modes live in the same interface; you toggle Facts and attach sources before you ask. No install, any browser.
Pricing
Ideas messages use the standard quota. A Facts message carries heavier context, so it can consume more of your monthly allowance when sources ground it.
Strengths & weaknesses
Ideas is open and quick but not fact-checked. Facts is trustworthy and cited but needs sources and a little more budget per message.
Best-fit scenarios
Use Ideas to write an email, brainstorm names, or rewrite a paragraph. Use Facts to ask what a contract says, check numbers in a report, or research with citations.
The verdict
They are complementary, not competing. Start in Ideas to create; switch to Facts when an answer has to be backed by evidence.