An Omegle alternative for debate.
Omegle is gone. Here you still meet a random person on video, but you start with one question to argue, you each take a side, and an AI judge tells you who won, and why.
Updated July 27, 2026
What a paired round looks like: two strangers, one question, timed speeches, a written verdict.
What happened to Omegle
Omegle ran for 14 years and shut down for good in November 2023. Its founder's farewell letter was blunt: the site's openness was being abused, and the cost of fighting that abuse had become unsustainable. No official successor exists. What filled the gap was a wave of clones copying the same shape: a camera, a stranger, and nothing to do.
Start with a shared question
The fun of Omegle was meeting someone you'd never talk to otherwise. The problem was that nobody had anything to say. Here, both of you accept the match before the call opens, and you start with something to argue about.
You agree on the question first. Take a suggestion, write your own, or ask the judge to help you pick one.
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Round · 6:00Choose a question together, then start the round.
What happens after you match
On Debatable's matchmaker you sign in with Google, Apple, or email, hit Find, and join the live queue. When another person is waiting, a question appears, you take opposite sides, and the speeches run on a clock. When the round ends, an AI judge writes its decision: who won, why, a score for each side, and one drill to work on before your next round.
If nobody is online, you keep your place while you browse. You can choose a clearly labeled AI round yourself, or record a 90-second opening as an async round for a real person to answer later. Nothing switches you to AI automatically.
You can also set what kind of stranger you want before you queue. Ask for the opposite view and you will debate someone who disagrees with you rather than whoever happened to press Find first.
| A roulette clone | A Debatable round | |
|---|---|---|
| When you connect | Silence, then "hi", then a skip | A question is on the table and you have a side |
| What you talk about | Whatever survives the awkwardness | Something worth arguing: politics, tech, ethics, culture |
| When it ends | Whenever someone disconnects | When the clock says so |
| What you leave with | Nothing | A written decision: winner, reasons, one thing to fix |
| Who shows up | Anyone with a camera | People who came to argue a topic |
Controls for your conversation
You can talk it out freely or use timed turns. You can also use an avatar, leave the round, or report and block someone.
Live matching needs no account to start, and you both accept before you meet.
The bigger picture
Debatable is built for arguing out loud with real people. The same rooms that pair two strangers at midnight also host school clubs running practice rounds, and because the judge is AI, any room can get a decision without waiting for a person to be free. Meeting strangers is where most people start, but the plan is bigger than that.
Questions people ask
What is the best Omegle alternative?
It depends what you wanted from Omegle. If it was aimless video chat, dozens of clones rebuilt that. If it was meeting a random stranger and actually talking about something, Debatable pairs you with a stranger for a live video debate: one question, two sides, timed speeches, and a written decision from an AI judge at the end.
Is there a new Omegle?
No. Omegle shut down permanently in November 2023 and its founder didn't relaunch it. What's out there now are clones that copy the roulette, and sites that keep the random-stranger part but give the conversation a point. Debatable is the debate version: random pairing, live video, and a judged argument instead of an empty chat window.
Is Debatable like Omegle?
The pairing part is the same: one button, a random stranger, live video when someone else is waiting. After that it's different. You get a question and a side, speeches run on a clock, and when the round ends an AI judge writes down who won and why. You leave with a verdict instead of a blank window.
Is it free? Do I need an account?
The live queue is available on the Free plan. You can enter the live queue and debate on video without an account. After about ten minutes on the site we ask you to sign in with Google, Apple, or email, never during a round, so your rounds and record stay saved. Current limits are shown before you join.
Do I have to show my face?
No. Every live round has an Avatar mode: your opponent, the audience, and any replay see an animated mask instead of you. It moves as you do, mimicking your head, your eyes, and your mouth as you speak, because the tracking runs on your own device. Your camera is never sent to the room and no face data leaves your machine. Every debater is on camera one way or the other: as themselves, or as the avatar.
What if nobody else is online?
You keep your place while you browse. You can choose a clearly labeled AI round yourself, or record a 90-second opening as an async round for a real person to answer later. Nothing switches you to AI automatically.