> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.vanticlab.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# The Diagnostic

> Vantic IQ's entry-point product — what it is, what it produces, and why the product starts here.

export const diagnosticWindowLabel = `${diagnosticWindowDays}-day`;

export const diagnosticProductContrastSentence = `The Diagnostic answers it for ${diagnosticListPriceAud} AUD, in ${diagnosticWindowDays} days, with no configuration and no consultation required.`;

export const diagnosticListPriceLine = `${diagnosticListPriceAud} AUD one-time`;

export const diagnosticExportDayLabel = `Day ${diagnosticExportDay}`;

export const diagnosticCategoryConfidenceLead = "Operational diagnostics for people and AI at work — so owners can make AI decisions with confidence instead of guesswork.";

export const diagnosticAuditContrastSentence = "A consulting-scale process audit answers the same question for $15,000+ AUD and several weeks of elapsed time.";

## What the Diagnostic is

**Diagnostic list price: {diagnosticListPriceLine}** Full plan table: [Pricing & plans](/get-started/pricing).

The Diagnostic is a {diagnosticWindowLabel} workflow signal window that produces a complete Friction Score, a dimension-level breakdown, and a plain-language report of the workflow patterns driving your score.

It is not a trial. A trial implies limited access to something you have not yet paid for. The Diagnostic is a **paid deliverable** with a defined scope that answers one question:

**Where is your business losing time — and how much is it costing you?**

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{diagnosticProductContrastSentence}

Starter and Growth list prices and device install caps are on [Pricing & plans](/get-started/pricing). Checkout, invoices, and any promotional pricing are on [vanticlab.com/pricing](https://www.vanticlab.com/pricing); that is the source of truth at purchase time.

## What you receive

Your Operating Assessment becomes available at **{diagnosticExportDayLabel} of active signal detection**. The full report contains:

1. **ROI hero** — Estimated recoverable time cost in AUD, leading the report. Always shown with the full assumption line.
2. **KPI row** — Overall Friction Score, peak friction window, pattern count, detection days.
3. **Temporal heatmap** — Friction concentration by day and hour (Mon–Sun, 8am–4pm).
4. **Top 3 patterns** — Ranked by score, plain-language descriptions, band labels.
5. **Weekly trend** — Four-week Friction Score trajectory.
6. **ROI calculation box** — Arithmetic: recoverable hours × hourly rate = monthly cost, vs Starter subscription.
7. **Footer** — VanticLab branding, legal entity, contact.

The report exports as a self-contained HTML file that opens in your browser. From there, File → Print → Save as PDF. See [Your Operating Assessment](/guides/operating-assessment) for the full structure and ROI framing details.

## Conversion credit

If you continue to a Starter or Growth subscription within 7 days of completing your Diagnostic, the Diagnostic fee is applied to your first invoice.

This is not a discount. It is an acknowledgement that the Diagnostic is paid proof — and that the decision to subscribe should follow from what it found, not precede it.

## Why Vantic starts here

Most software asks for ongoing commitment before you have evidence. Vantic inverts this. The {diagnosticWindowLabel} window also establishes a baseline — every subsequent Friction Score is measured against it, so you see patterns as movement over time, not a single snapshot.

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  <Card title="Pricing & plans" icon="receipt" href="/get-started/pricing">
    Diagnostic, Starter, Growth, and how device installs are capped.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Your Operating Assessment" icon="file-chart-column" href="/guides/operating-assessment">
    The eight-section report structure, {diagnosticExportDayLabel} threshold,
    and PDF export.
  </Card>
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