# Carrot Labs Landing Page Growth Score | YC W26 | Lazyweb

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Source: https://www.lazyweb.com/yc-w26/carrot-labs
Source observed: 2026-10-15T19:27:23.448Z
Last checked: 2026-10-20T08:49:40.414+00:00
Indexed: 2026-10-15T22:49:52.672+00:00

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# Carrot Labs landing-page growth report

We are **Carrot Labs**, linked to [superpenguin.ai](https://superpenguin.ai/). This Lazyweb Growth Score report evaluates our landing page against comparable AI products. [Back to YC W26](https://www.lazyweb.com/yc-w26).

## Overall result

Our landing page’s weakest score is **Trust**. Our **Growth Score is 76 of 100**, updated **September 20, 2026**. [Fix Trust](https://www.lazyweb.com/plans/checkout?plan=individual&source=growth_score_feature_build_fixes).

| Category | Score |
|---|---:|
| Trust | [52](https://www.lazyweb.com/yc-w26/carrot-labs#gs-trust) |
| Value props | [76](https://www.lazyweb.com/yc-w26/carrot-labs#gs-value_props) |
| Information hierarchy | [82](https://www.lazyweb.com/yc-w26/carrot-labs#gs-information_hierarchy) |
| CTA | [82](https://www.lazyweb.com/yc-w26/carrot-labs#gs-cta) |
| Mobile web | [86](https://www.lazyweb.com/yc-w26/carrot-labs#gs-mobile_web) |

### Overall ranking

1. [LiteLLM — 81](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/litellm.ai)
2. [Langfuse — 77](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/langfuse.com)
3. Carrot Labs — 76
4. [Helicone — 75](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/helicone.ai)
5. [LangSmith — 67](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/langchain.com)
6. [Portkey — 61](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/portkey.ai)

## Score over time

- **September 20, 2026 — 76:** live report; overall **+4**, mobile web **+24**, value props **−6**.
- [April 24, 2026 — 72](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/history/2026-04-24): first tracked report; strongest CTA **86**, weakest Trust **48**.

## Trust — 52, Fair

Trust measures proof that a product is real, competent, and safe to try.

![Carrot Labs trust comparison capture](https://zlfyzdmohcskkucuunmk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/sites/growth-score/site/superpenguin.ai.jpg?v=2026-09-20T21%3A32%3A08.013%2B00%3A00)

Our visible trust signal is a **“Backed by Y Combinator”** badge above the hero headline.

### Trust ranking

1. Langfuse — 82
2. LiteLLM — 82
3. Helicone — 78
4. Portkey — 68
5. Carrot Labs — 52
6. LangSmith — 42

[Build proof section](https://www.lazyweb.com/backlog?site=superpenguin.ai#opt-trust-signals) to choose proof signals and receive copy and placement for a stronger trust section.

### Trust comparison reads

| Product | Trust read |
|---|---|
| Carrot Labs | “Backed by Y Combinator” badge above the hero headline |
| Helicone | “1000+ AI teams use Helicone to build reliable products” with customer logos, including together.ai and QA Wolf |
| Langfuse | Used by 21 of Fortune 50 · 90B+ observations/month · 100,000+ engineers building on Langfuse |
| LangSmith | “Interrupt is coming to London & NYC in the fall!” conference banner |
| Portkey | “A PALO ALTO NETWORKS COMPANY” tag under the Portkey logo |
| LiteLLM | Implicit context: LiteLLM may benefit from pre-existing familiarity among its target audience. |

## Value props — 76, Fair

This section assesses whether our title, subtitle, and hero sell the product’s true value.

Our headline is:

> **Know where your AI Spend goes.**
>
> “Your providers tell you the total. We tell you what it was for.”

### What works

- Names a real, felt pain: opaque AI bills.
- Sharpens the contrast with providers through the subhead.
- Uses provider logos to ground the claim in tools people use.

### What could improve

- No numbers or granularity claims.
- No product visual showing a spend breakdown.
- “What it was for” remains abstract, with no examples.

### Value-prop ranking

1. LiteLLM — 84
2. Langfuse — 82
3. Carrot Labs — 76
4. Helicone — 72
5. Portkey — 58
6. LangSmith — 56

## Information hierarchy — 82, Strong

This section evaluates whether the design helps or inhibits what our page is trying to say.

![Information hierarchy annotations on the desktop capture](https://zlfyzdmohcskkucuunmk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/sites/growth-score/site/superpenguin.ai.jpg?v=2026-09-20T21%3A32%3A08.013%2B00%3A00)

1. **Nav link row:** Six equal-weight exits—Product, Pricing, Docs, Resources, and Log in—leak attention before the hero CTA.
2. **Header Start free pill:** It duplicates the hero CTA at the same black weight, splitting the one-second scan between two identical buttons.
3. **Cropped logo strip:** Provider logos are cut mid-word at the fold edge, turning a trust signal into visual noise.

## CTA — 82, Strong

This section evaluates CTA copy, size, verb, and cost-feel.

![CTA comparison capture](https://zlfyzdmohcskkucuunmk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/sites/growth-score/site/superpenguin.ai.jpg?v=2026-09-20T21%3A32%3A08.013%2B00%3A00)

Our primary CTA is **“Start free, no card required.”** The report identifies these problems:

- Five words, which is past one fixation.
- The navigation label differs: **“Start free.”**

### CTA ranking

1. LiteLLM — 88
2. Langfuse — 86
3. Helicone — 85
4. Carrot Labs — 82
5. LangSmith — 78
6. Portkey — 61

## Mobile web — 86, Strong

This section evaluates the phone experience as a first-class citizen.

![Mobile web annotations on the mobile capture](https://zlfyzdmohcskkucuunmk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/sites/growth-score/site/superpenguin.ai-mobile.jpg?v=2026-09-20T21%3A32%3A08.013%2B00%3A00)

1. **Backed by Combinator badge:** It occupies the first message slot above the headline, delaying the value statement.
2. **Book a demo button:** It is half the width of the primary CTA, making the button stack look mismatched and harder to tap.

## Competitors

Competitors are inferred from product, audience, and value proposition.

| Rank | Product | Score | Destination |
|---:|---|---:|---|
| 1 | LiteLLM | 81 | [Growth Score](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/litellm.ai) |
| 2 | Langfuse | 77 | [Growth Score](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/langfuse.com) |
| 3 | Carrot Labs | 76 | — |
| 4 | Helicone | 75 | [Growth Score](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/helicone.ai) |
| 5 | LangSmith | 67 | [Growth Score](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/langchain.com) |
| 6 | Portkey | 61 | [Growth Score](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/portkey.ai) |

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