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See the framing shifts before they become arguments.
Optics stays free to browse. Members get the daily framing brief, story follows, and the alerts that make the source map useful without checking the site all day. Below: what's live now, what's rolling out next, and the founding-member price you can lock in today.
Daily Different Spin — live now, free. The 5 biggest wording gaps every morning. No takes, no outrage bait — just the framing splits worth checking before the comments start.
Free
$0
Forever
- Every current and past comparison page
- Search, framing gaps, blindspot watch, source registry
- Embed any single comparison on your blog or newsletter
- Public API:
/api/stories - Methodology and source-label dispute form
Founding member
$4.99/mo
Or $39.99/year (save 33%) — locked in for life.
What you lock in today
- Founding price for life — $4.99/mo, held even after public rates rise
- Every member feature first — the moment it ships, plus a say in what we build next
- Ad-free, always — no ad networks, no trackers, your reading is never sold
- You directly fund the always-on monitoring across 600+ feeds
Shipping to founding members first
- Follow stories — get alerted when new sources join the map
- Topic & outlet-pair alerts — e.g. CNN vs Fox on immigration
- 48-hour framing history — how a story's wording shifted over time
- Embed analytics for newsletter writers and bloggers
The daily brief stays free for everyone — membership funds the engine and unlocks the alerting layer on top.
Sign-in is a one-tap email link; payment is handled by Stripe. Cancel any time from the billing portal on your account page — we don't do refunds for partial months, just stop the renewal. If you're not sure, start with monthly.
Honest beta disclosures
What we're honest about
Optics is in open beta. Some matches are still developing — that's why every story page shows a confidence label and hides scores on weak matches. We're not a fact-checker: Wording Gap measures headline framing, not factual accuracy. We always link to the original sources so you can read each side yourself.
Why join today?
The founding price is the lowest Optics will ever be — locked in for life, even after public rates rise. New member features ship to founding members first, and you get a say in what we build next. If you'd rather wait for the full lineup, the daily brief stays free either way — joining now is about backing the build and keeping the founding rate.
Do I have to pay to read?
No. The full comparison archive stays free. Membership funds the always-on monitoring and adds opt-in features for people who want alerts and a daily email.
Can I cancel?
Yes, any time. The billing portal on your account page stops the renewal with one click; we don't do refunds for partial months.
What about iOS?
Pricing matches the iOS app, Optics — Media Bias News. Web and iOS memberships are separate purchases today; entitlement sync is on the roadmap, and the daily brief works the same on both.
How do I know you're actually building these features?
The methodology, source registry, and commit history are public. Every premium feature ships behind a flag and gets announced on the changelog.