Comparison · Visual A/B testing
Duelpilot vs Intelligems
A Shopify testing platform for price, shipping, offer, checkout and content tests, with an AI agent and a write-capable MCP server, for DTC brands. Duelpilot is A/B testing run by your own AI agent over MCP, with a person approving every launch. Both can be used by an AI agent over MCP. The biggest difference is who launches: in Intelligems an agent can start tests itself, in Duelpilot a person approves (or an owner's autopilot policy, within guardrails). Intelligems is priced by usage; Duelpilot is flat per site, without AI credits.
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At a glance
| Duelpilot | Intelligems | |
|---|---|---|
| MCP server or agent API | ||
| Your own agent designs variants | ||
| An agent can launch tests without a person | No A person approves every launch; an owner can switch on an autopilot policy with guardrails, never an agent. | Yes experience_action can start, pause or end a test; new experiences are drafts and the AI client asks for confirmation before running them. |
| Visual tests on any website | ||
| Server-side / code experiments | Partly Price and checkout logic tests on Shopify plus an External API; general server-side flags not stated. | |
| Sequential (peek-safe) statistics | ||
| Charges for AI usage / credits | ||
| Free plan | ||
| Pricing model | flat per site | by usage |
Pricing
Duelpilot
Pricing: flat per site
Starter €9/month (€7 billed yearly); Pro €49/month (€39 billed yearly); Team €149/month (€119 billed yearly, 5 sites); Code €199/month (€159 billed yearly, 5 sites); Enterprise on request. No free plan; the first test is free on every plan.
Intelligems
Pricing: by usage
Unlimited: $1,279/mo billed annually ($2,894/mo monthly); Build Your Own plans start at $69/month at the lowest order volume tier; Agency: custom.
Prices as published by each vendor on the date checked, excluding VAT. Duelpilot has no visitor meters and no AI credits: the AI runs in your own agent's subscription.
What Intelligems does well
- Price, shipping and offer testing on Shopify, which a browser-only tool cannot do (intelligems.io/pricing).
- MCP on every paid plan, with around 50 tools including test creation (docs.intelligems.io).
- Atlas agent configures tests from a written description (docs.intelligems.io).
What Duelpilot does well
- Your own agent does the research, design, checks and monitoring over MCP (48 tools); no AI bill from Duelpilot.
- A person approves every launch: no MCP tool can approve, launch, pick a winner or ship.
- Always-valid sequential statistics (mSPRT) with Holm correction, sample-ratio-mismatch checks and guardrail metrics.
- Every variant gets a preview link and a site check on phone, tablet and desktop before anyone can approve it.
- Flat price per site, published, from €9/month, and your first test is free on every plan; no visitor meters.
Where Duelpilot falls short
- You need an AI agent that speaks MCP; without one there is no visual editor to build variants by hand.
- No heatmaps or session recordings: Duelpilot counts results and sends variants to your own analytics.
- A young product (2026): fewer integrations and a shorter track record than established tools.
Which one should you choose?
Choose Intelligems if…
Choose Intelligems if you run a Shopify store and want to test prices, shipping thresholds, offers or checkout; that is its speciality and something Duelpilot's browser tests cannot change.
Choose Duelpilot if…
Choose Duelpilot if your site is not (only) Shopify, or you want website tests run by your own agent at a flat €49 per site with sequential statistics and human approval of every launch.
Try Duelpilot with your own agent
Give your agent one line: set up Duelpilot for my site using /agents.md. It opens a workspace, installs and verifies the script, and drafts the first test; you approve what goes live. Try your first test free or see pricing.
Questions
Can Duelpilot test prices on Shopify like Intelligems?
Not in the browser: prices are decided by your server. Duelpilot's Code plan runs server-side tests built in your own code; for Shopify price and shipping tests, Intelligems is the specialist.
Can an agent start an Intelligems test?
Yes, via experience_action, after the AI client asks you to confirm. In Duelpilot no MCP tool can launch; a person approves on the board, or an owner's autopilot policy does.
What does Intelligems cost?
From $69/month by order volume, up to $1,279/month billed annually for Unlimited (checked 17 Oct 2026). Duelpilot is €9 (Starter), €49 (Pro), €149 (Team, 5 sites) or €199 (Code) per month, flat per site, with the first test free.
Sources
Last reviewed 2026-10-17. Spot an error? Tell us.
- Pricing & Plans | Intelligems (checked 2026-10-17)
- Available Tools | Intelligems Docs (checked 2026-10-17)
- Statistical Significance | Intelligems Docs (checked 2026-10-17)
- Duelpilot instructions for AI agents (checked 2026-10-17)
- Duelpilot overview (checked 2026-10-17)
- Duelpilot pricing (checked 2026-10-17)