> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://expected-parrot.ghost.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Have an idea for an LLM experiment? - URL: https://expected-parrot.ghost.io/have-an-idea-for-an-llm-experiment/ - Published: 2025-04-15T12:41:48.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-17T15:55:33.000Z - Description: Here are some reasons to run it at Expected Parrot, and easy ways to get started. - Author: John Horton - Tags: Newsletter, #Migrated-1792252444613, #Import 2026-10-17 15:54 There are a bunch of reasons to run your LLM-based experiments at Expected Parrot! These include: 1. **Open source features.** Our platform is built on [EDSL](https://docs.expectedparrot.com/en/latest?ref=expected-parrot.ghost.io), our [open source package](https://github.com/expectedparrot/edsl?ref=expected-parrot.ghost.io) for conducting research with AI agents and language models. 2. **Designed for researchers.** Our tools are [designed](https://docs.expectedparrot.com/en/latest/overview.html?ref=expected-parrot.ghost.io) for social science and market researchers who want to conduct complex tasks and experiments with LLMs—and *not* spend lots of time on software development. 3. **Easy access to models.** Our tools work with many LLMs from popular service providers that you can connect to with your own API keys or a [single key managed by Expected Parrot](https://www.expectedparrot.com/getting-started/edsl-api-keys?ref=expected-parrot.ghost.io). You can check current performance and token prices of available models [here](https://www.expectedparrot.com/models?ref=expected-parrot.ghost.io). 4. **Reproducibility.** Your LLM prompts and responses are stored automatically, and always available to you. Anyone else can also [retrieve them for free](https://docs.expectedparrot.com/en/latest/remote%5Fcaching.html?ref=expected-parrot.ghost.io) whenever you share your experiments and results. 5. **Transparency.** Our tools allow you to precisely specify and control all components of your experiments. Results are generated as readily usable, formatted datasets. 6. **Built-in tools for analysis.** Our tools come with [built-in methods](https://docs.expectedparrot.com/en/latest/results.html?ref=expected-parrot.ghost.io) for analyzing, visualizing and exporting your results. 7. **Free storage.** Your account comes with free [storage](https://docs.expectedparrot.com/en/latest/coop.html?ref=expected-parrot.ghost.io) for your projects so you can access them from anywhere. 8. **Free sharing.** You can choose whether to share projects and results privately, or post them [publicly](https://www.expectedparrot.com/content/explore?ref=expected-parrot.ghost.io). 9. **Free credits for API calls.** Your account comes with $25 in [credits](https://docs.expectedparrot.com/en/latest/credits.html?ref=expected-parrot.ghost.io) for API calls to language models for getting started. We also have lots of free credits for students and research projects! ## How it works Expected Parrot tools are designed to make it easy to run complex experiments with LLMs, and to share and replicate research. A typical workflow consists of the following steps: - Design an experiment in [EDSL](https://docs.expectedparrot.com/en/latest?ref=expected-parrot.ghost.io), our [open source Python package](https://github.com/expectedparrot/edsl?ref=expected-parrot.ghost.io). - Run your EDSL code in a notebook (e.g., Jupyter, VS Code or Colab). - View your results at your account ([Coop](https://www.expectedparrot.com/content/explore?ref=expected-parrot.ghost.io) is our free platform for storing and sharing content you create in EDSL). - Iterate on your work using [built-in methods for analysis](https://docs.expectedparrot.com/en/latest/results.html?ref=expected-parrot.ghost.io). - Publish your work to allow others to [replicate your research](https://docs.expectedparrot.com/en/latest/remote%5Fcaching.html?ref=expected-parrot.ghost.io) at no cost. ## Technical setup Technical setup is quick! 1. [Create an account](https://www.expectedparrot.com/login?ref=expected-parrot.ghost.io) with an email address. 2. Install the EDSL package on your computer. [See instructions](https://www.expectedparrot.com/getting-started?ref=expected-parrot.ghost.io). ## Explore demo notebooks If your experiment idea is nascent, take a look at our many [demo notebooks](https://docs.expectedparrot.com/en/latest?ref=expected-parrot.ghost.io) of example code for a variety of use cases. These are designed to help you get familiar with how EDSL works and also provide a modifiable template as your starting point. If you have a use case that you don’t see in our demo notebooks, please send us a message and we’ll create one for you! ## Try our GPT Not sure how your idea would work in EDSL? Try describing it to our [GPT for generating EDSL code](https://chatgpt.com/g/g-67d17648ea5481919004bfc0bb1c2a8e-expectedparrot?ref=expected-parrot.ghost.io). Here’s a quick [example](https://chatgpt.com/share/67fd70bd-3c64-8005-b430-5619272cf946?ref=expected-parrot.ghost.io): [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/bc/8c/bc8c40e2-e3d8-4888-8bb9-3276553ff8a4/content/images/2026/10/87a7fc2a-5e90-4113-b5b5-0864bb590c46_1874x1756.png)](https://chatgpt.com/share/67fd70bd-3c64-8005-b430-5619272cf946?ref=expected-parrot.ghost.io) Copy the code to a [notebook](https://www.expectedparrot.com/content/RobinHorton/ubi-example-notebook?ref=expected-parrot.ghost.io) and run it: [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/bc/8c/bc8c40e2-e3d8-4888-8bb9-3276553ff8a4/content/images/2026/10/243f4827-fe1f-4225-aef3-767f726553ef_2946x1700.png)](https://www.expectedparrot.com/content/RobinHorton/ubi-example-notebook?ref=expected-parrot.ghost.io) You can [view the results at Coop](https://www.expectedparrot.com/content/RobinHorton/ubi-example?ref=expected-parrot.ghost.io): [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/bc/8c/bc8c40e2-e3d8-4888-8bb9-3276553ff8a4/content/images/2026/10/da986f29-158a-4471-89c2-caa6d485e789_3016x1700.png)](https://www.expectedparrot.com/content/RobinHorton/ubi-example?ref=expected-parrot.ghost.io) Please get in touch if you have any questions or feature requests! 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