Disputes between roommates. Contract questions. Family disagreements about money. Workplace fairness. Anywhere two parties need a clear, reasoned verdict — and don't want to spend three thousand dollars on an arbitrator to get it.
GavelBot adjudicates reasoning, not law. The verdict is structured guidance, not legal counsel — but it's structured enough to settle most everyday disputes between reasonable people.
A disagreement between two parties where each side has a genuine position. GavelBot hears both, weighs them on coherence, evidence, and fairness, and renders a written verdict.
When a written agreement is ambiguous and both parties read it differently, GavelBot reads the language carefully and offers a reasoned interpretation. Not legal advice — but a clear-eyed second opinion.
"Is this fair?" — when there's no contract, no rule, just a felt sense that something's off. GavelBot reasons about the situation from first principles and renders a structured judgment of fairness.
No appointments. No discovery. No three-hour Zoom call with a mediator. File the case, make your argument, receive the verdict.
Describe the dispute briefly. Both parties may file separately, or one may proceed alone if the other has declined to engage.
Each party submits their reasoning. Three pleas inside the hearing — refine your argument, but a weaker plea locks the floor beneath you.
A written opinion in the formal tone of a judgment from the bench, with a structured score across coherence, evidence, and fairness.
Use the verdict as a foundation for resolution between the parties. For weighty matters, request a five-judge panel — a deeper, more deliberative review.
You pay per case, in dollars — no balance to load, no subscription, no monthly minimum. Your first solo hearing is free.
You file, you argue. The bench renders an opinion on your position alone — useful for thinking through a question or stress-testing your reasoning.
per case · first solo hearing free
Summon the other side. They have 24 hours to respond. Whoever shows up, the bench hears. No-shows lose by default.
$19 for two parties · +$9 each additional
Embodiments publicly committed but not yet shipped. Each is covered by GavelBot's pending patent and trademark filings.
Synchronous proceedings where multiple parties argue concurrently, with the bench moderating live and rendering an interim opinion as positions develop. For matters where written exchange isn't fast enough.
Heavier deliberative mode for high-stakes matters. Five separate judgments rendered in parallel, with majority and minority opinions where reasoning diverges. For weighty decisions where one perspective isn't enough.
A formal mechanism for challenging a rendered verdict on procedural or interpretive grounds. Reviewed by a separate judicial layer, with the original opinion preserved for the record.
GavelBot is a structured-reasoning service. It evaluates arguments on a defined rubric and renders written opinions modeled on the formal tone of a judicial judgment. It is operated by a private company. It is not a court. It is not a regulatory body. It is not a law firm.
What this means in plain terms:
Use GavelBot for what it is: a fast, structured, reasoned judgment between people who want one. Don't use it for what it isn't.