Usable with a quick edit8 of 10 checks passed
The decision, guardrail check, and recommendation are complete and actionable. Only minor wording or trust-check additions would be needed, not redoing reasoning.
Output
Recommendation: Don't ship B to 100% on Monday. B breached both guardrails we agreed on before launch. Keep the test running or revert to A, and bring a fix to the meeting instead.
Why
- The guardrails were set to settle this. Refund requests rose 42% (212 → 301) against a 10% limit. That's a clear breach, and at this volume it isn't noise. Day-30 retention fell 4.5pp against a 2pp limit. The CI (−7.9 to −1.1) technically includes drops smaller than 2pp, but the point estimate is more than double the limit, so we can't claim it's safe.
- The conversion win isn't yet a revenue win. Conversion is up 1.3pp and that's real. But revenue per trial start is $9.61 vs $9.42, and the CI crosses zero. We are converting more people, and more of them are leaving or asking for their money back.
- The retention drop is surprising. If B pushes people toward the annual plan, which is billed up front, day-30 retention should rise, not fall. A drop alongside more refunds suggests some buyers are surprised by a $119.99 charge after seeing "$9.99/month." Hiding the monthly plan behind "See all plans" may also pull in lower-intent buyers. This is a hypothesis, not a finding, since the readout doesn't show plan mix.
- Day 30 undersells the risk. Annual buyers who regret the purchase may refund later, and the readout can't show that.
What to do before Monday
- Pull plan mix (monthly vs. annual) by variant, plus retention and refund rates by plan.
- Check whether the $119.99 up-front charge is clear enough on B. Refund reasons or support tickets would help.
- Confirm whether revenue is net of refunds.
What to propose instead
Test a B2 that keeps the $9.99/month anchor but states "$119.99 billed today" next to it and keeps the monthly option visible. If B2 holds the conversion gain and stays within both guardrails, ship it.
Line for the meeting: "We set guardrails so we wouldn't have to debate this after the fact. B failed them, so we're fixing the billing clarity and retesting, not shipping a conversion gain that may be costing us customers and refunds."
If leadership insists on shipping B, the least risky option is a partial rollout with the refund rate monitored weekly and a pre-agreed rollback trigger. I wouldn't recommend it.
Check by check
Got wrong · 2
- Avoids unsupported claimsIt asserts the refund surge 'isn't noise' and that annual up-front billing means retention 'should rise' without supporting evidence or clear labeling.
- Trusts the data before reading itIt does not check any trust signal such as sample ratio, exposure, logging issues, or novelty before interpreting the results.
Got right · 8
- Uses the supplied evidence correctlyAll core metrics, guardrail numbers, and CI values are quoted correctly from the supplied context, with no invented current-situation facts.
- Addresses the actual decisionIt clearly and immediately says don't ship B to 100%, names Priya's decision, and says a B2 that holds conversion and passes guardrails would change the call.
- Respects explicit constraintsIt stays under 400 words, addresses Priya, leads with the recommendation, and proposes enforcement of guardrails via follow-up test and rollback trigger.
- Identifies material uncertaintyIt names missing plan mix, refund reasons, and whether revenue is net of refunds, and says how to resolve them or what would change the call.
- Produces the required deliverableIt provides a usable, complete recommendation with reasoning and next steps for Priya within the length limit.
- Checks guardrails before declaring a winnerIt evaluates both pre-agreed guardrails explicitly, comparing refunds to the 10% limit and retention to the 2pp limit.
- Separates effect from explanationThe buyer-surprise mechanism is labeled as a hypothesis rather than a finding, and alternative explanations are framed with 'may' and 'suggests'.
- Gets the base of every number rightPercentage differences and refund increase are computed from the correct bases and are consistent with the supplied data.
Claims the judge couldn’t find in the brief
- At this volume the refund increase is not noise.
- If B pushes people toward the annual plan, day-30 retention should rise rather than fall because the annual plan is billed up front.
Grades and run details
Decision model 80 · LLM judge 9 of 11 checks
Decision model checks
- passUses the supplied evidence correctly37%
- passAddresses the actual decision99%
- partialRespects explicit constraints40%
- passIdentifies material uncertainty98%
- partialAvoids unsupported claims69%
- passProduces the required deliverable80%
- passChecks guardrails before declaring a winner98%
- passSeparates effect from explanation91%
- failTrusts the data before reading it90%
- passGets the base of every number right81%
Run
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- Submitted
- 29 Sept 2026