Frequently Asked Questions
What the product does, what the free plan includes, how connecting your Instagram works, and what happens to your data.
The product
- What is The Viral Sauce?
- The Viral Sauce helps creators grow their Instagram audience. Connect gives you a dashboard, numerical comparisons and your Instagram data in ChatGPT and Claude. Monitor adds account diagnoses and video analyses. Deep Intelligence adds ongoing account analysis and a growth strategy that evolves with your results.
- What is in a reel analysis report?
- It opens on the verdict: how the reel did against that account's usual views. Then what carried it, the reel beat by beat with timings, the cut rhythm, how many likes and comments it drew against that account's usual rate, and the move you can reuse on your next reel.
- Which accounts can I read?
- Public professional Instagram accounts, the Business and Creator kind. Your own, and any creator you want to learn from. Instagram reels only.
- How long does a report take?
- Under a minute.
The free plan
- Do I need an account?
- Yes. A free Viral Sauce login lets you use the free tools. Connecting Instagram is a separate step for account tracking and assistant access. Collection requires an active trial or subscription.
Connecting your Instagram
- What do I need to connect?
- An Instagram Business or Creator account. Connect securely through Meta Official Sources with read-only access to your profile, content and performance statistics.
- What changes once I connect?
- An active trial or subscription gives you private Instagram data in your dashboard and in ChatGPT and Claude: reach, watch time, saves, shares and follower growth. Connecting alone does not activate paid access.
Your data
- Can you post from my account?
- No. The permissions we ask for read your profile, your statistics and your comments. We do not manage content, we do not publish anything.
- What happens if I disconnect?
- The link is cut and the collected Instagram data and the analyses built from it are deleted. You can connect again later, and collection starts fresh from that point.
- What do you do with my data?
- We use it to produce your readings, and nothing else. Your data sits in a database hosted in the EU, we do not sell personal data, and deleting your Viral Sauce account erases your account data and your saved work. The privacy policy carries the full detail.
Plans and free trial
- Which plan should I choose?
- Choose Connect to analyse your Instagram data with ChatGPT or Claude. Choose Monitor to add account diagnoses and video analyses. Choose Deep Intelligence for ongoing account analysis and a growth strategy that evolves with your results.
- What’s included in the 7-day trial?
- Account tracking, your dashboard, ChatGPT and Claude connections, and 5 Reel analyses. No card required.
- When does my trial start?
- Your 7 days start once your email is confirmed and your Instagram account is connected.
- What happens when the trial ends?
- Choose a plan to continue tracking your account and accessing your connected data through ChatGPT or Claude. You won’t be subscribed or charged automatically.
- What do I need to get started?
- An Instagram Business or Creator account. To use the AI connections, you also need a ChatGPT or Claude account.
- Does my plan include a ChatGPT or Claude subscription?
- No. You use your own assistant account. Any subscription required by that assistant is separate.
- What’s the difference between account tracking and an Account Diagnosis?
- Tracking follows an account’s performance over time. A Diagnosis examines its content and identifies what helps it grow or holds it back.
- Are Deep Intelligence’s 2 Account Diagnoses separate from my ongoing account analysis?
- Yes. Your own account receives ongoing analysis. You also get 2 Account Diagnoses each month, for accounts of your choice.
- How do I use my included diagnoses and Reel analyses?
- Choose the account or Reel on the website. Once the analysis is ready, read it there or use its findings in ChatGPT and Claude.
- Can I cancel anytime?
- Yes. Cancel from your account. Your paid access continues until the end of your billing period.
- How does the Deep Intelligence founding price work?
- The first 100 members pay €149 / $170 per month for 12 months, then €199 / $230 per month. Once those seats are taken, new members pay the standard price.