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The Sauce Index.
A field report on the conversations app builders start
and the mentors they turn to.
FIG. 01 / CONVERSATION SIGNAL
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A field report on the conversations app builders start
and the mentors they turn to.
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Tuesday, Nov 3
Week of Nov 2
November 2026
Oct 30 – Nov 3 · By day
Ranked by messages sent to each chat’s host.
Weekly gains unlock Nov 14, after two full weeks of tracking.
56 questions in this period, including follow-ups.
The tone builders choose when they send a message.
56 messages across 4 modes.
Pairs invited to the same round, counted once per chat.
No shared chats recorded in this window. Pair tracking began Nov 3.
Starting a duo uses your connected AI provider.
A second question to the same chat within 24 hours.
Tracking began Nov 3. Each start-day group gets a full 24 hours to return before its results appear.
3 chats are still in the observation window. Mentors enter the ranking after 20 eligible chats each.
Free chat starts tracked since Oct 30, 2026 · Connected-key starts since Nov 3, 2026
Chat starts. A first submitted message opens a conversation. Free first chats appear from October 30, 2026. Tracking for chats started with a connected API key began November 3, 2026. Earlier totals cover free starts only.
Mentor usage. Each message counts once toward the host mentor, including follow-ups and group questions. Voice calls and conversations in external assistants are outside this report.
Timing and privacy. Figures come from cookieless website analytics and refresh hourly. Days follow UTC and weeks start on Monday. The current period is partial. Only aggregate counts appear here.
