# Felo AI Search FAQ: Pro Search, Sources and Credits > How does Felo work? Answers on Pro Search, numbered sources, follow-ups, mind maps, export and Free plan credits, from a real October 2026 run. Source: https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/blog/felo-ai-search-faq · Updated 2026-10-20 · Free from Stepthrough (https://learn.ynteractive.com) Quick answer Felo is an [AI search](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/glossary/ai-search) tool: you ask a question in plain words, it searches the web, and it writes one answer with a small numbered source on each claim that you can point at and open. With **Pro** on, it splits your question into several smaller searches first. You can then ask follow-ups, convert the answer to a mind map, and export it. These answers come from one real run on a Felo Free-plan account on 20 October 2026, the same run behind the free [Felo pricing research lesson](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/felo-research-pricing-with-sources). Last updated October 20, 2026 [Take the free module →](https://learn.ynteractive.com/courses/felo-jump-start/1)Module 1 of the free [Felo Tutorial: Felo Jump Start](https://learn.ynteractive.com/courses/felo-jump-start) course, about 10 minutes. No account needed. By [Robert Breen](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/about) · Published October 20, 2026 · Updated October 20, 2026 · 5 min read Felo · AI Search · FAQ · Research In that run we played Dana Ortiz, who runs Northfield Bookkeeping (both made up), pricing a new fractional CFO package. Your screens and numbers may differ, and Felo can change its plans at any time. ## How does Felo work, step by step? The flow in the lesson has five parts: 1. **Ask.** Paste a full question into **Ask anything...** on the home screen. 2. **Search.** With Pro on, Felo shows its work. Ours said **Decomposed into 7 subqueries, found 53 sources, 3 languages** and took about two minutes. 3. **Answer.** Felo writes the answer, with tables when you ask for them, and a numbered source after each claim. 4. **Check.** Point at a number to see a card with the page and a snippet, or open **Source & Thinking** to see the full list. 5. **Reuse.** Ask a follow-up, use **Convert answer to** for a mind map, or use **Export** to save it. This is the core of [AI search](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/glossary/ai-search): the tool reads the pages so you don't have to open twenty tabs, but every fact still points back to where it came from. ## What does Pro Search change? Pro is the switch next to the send arrow. When you turn it on, it becomes a **Best** button. Clicking **Best** opens the Pro Search menu, where **Best (Recommended model)** was ticked and other models were listed, along with a line showing your remaining [credits](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/glossary/ai-credits). We left it on Best. The lesson uses Pro because the question was about money. Pro breaks the question into smaller searches and reads more sources, which is close to what other tools call [deep research](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/glossary/deep-research). The cost is a daily limit and credits, covered in the FAQ below. ## Where do the sources show up? In two places. First, inline: each claim ends in a small number, and pointing at it shows a card with the site, the page title and a snippet of the text. Second, in the panel: clicking **53 Source & Thinking** at the top right of the answer opened a **53 Sources** list with each page's site, title and snippet. The card is where you do your quick check. The panel is where you see how wide the search went, and which sites it leaned on. ## What can you do with an answer after you have it? Three things, all shown in the lesson: - **Ask follow-up** at the bottom of the answer. Pro stays on. The end of our answer also showed suggested follow-up questions. - **Convert answer to** offered **Mind Map**, **AI Page** and **AI Slide**. AI Slide was marked **Upgrade**, so it was not part of our Free plan. The mind map had a toolbar to copy, download or share it and to pick another layout. - **Export** offered **Save to Notion**, **Google Drive** or **Felo Docs**, or a download as PDF, Word, [Markdown](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/glossary/markdown) or TXT. We opened this menu but did not finish a download in our run. ## Frequently asked questions **Is Felo free?** Felo has a Free plan. In October 2026 our new Free account showed 200 credits a day plus a one-time 300 gift credits, and Felo's pricing page listed 5 professional searches a day on the Free plan. Check felo.ai/pricing before you rely on those numbers. **How many credits does a Felo Pro Search use?** In our run, each Pro Search cost 15 credits, and the mind map cost 15 too. Two Pro Searches and one mind map came to 45, taking us from 500 to 455. A standard search without Pro did not use credits in our test. The [AI credits](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/glossary/ai-credits) entry explains how credit systems like this usually work. **Where can I see what my credits were spent on?** Click the credits pill at the top right of the home screen. That opened **Credits Usage**, which split our balance into **Gift Credits** and **Daily Gift Credits**. **Usage Details** listed each charge: two **Pro Search (Professional)** rows and one **AI Mindmap Generation**. **Do the gift credits expire?** In our account the 300 one-time gift credits were shown as valid for a month, and the 200 daily credits were a daily allowance. Felo sets these rules, so check your own Credits Usage screen. **Can I trust Felo's answers?** Trust the sources you have opened, not the summary. In our run, one firm's prices were cited to a comparison article even though the table said they were firm-published. Open the page behind every number you will use. That habit is covered in [the Felo research mistakes guide](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/blog/felo-research-mistakes). **Does Felo mark which numbers are estimates?** When you ask it to. Our question said to mark the estimates, and the table had an **Estimate?** column with **Yes** next to the market ranges. Put that rule in your question. **Can Felo tell me if a source is the company itself or a third party?** It did when we asked. Our follow-up asked for a Source type column and the page URL, and the new table marked two prices as from the firms' own websites and one as a **Third-party article**. You should still open the pages yourself. **Does a follow-up keep the same results?** Not always. Our follow-up kept two firms and swapped the third, so re-read the whole table each time. **What languages does Felo search in?** Our English question pulled sources in 3 languages, according to the Pro working line. The answer itself came back in English. **What can I export a Felo answer to?** The Export menu listed Notion, Google Drive and Felo Docs, plus PDF, Word, Markdown and TXT downloads. We only opened the menu, so we can't tell you how each file looks. **Do I need an account to try the lesson?** No. The practice copy uses real Felo screens and needs no account. To do it for real, you need a Felo account, and the Free plan was enough for our run. **How long did the whole thing take?** About 10 minutes, including about two minutes for the first Pro answer. ## Key takeaways - Felo answers with a numbered source on every claim. Point at the number to check it. - Turn on Pro for money questions. It searched 53 sources for ours. - Follow-ups, mind maps and export all work from the same answer. - On our Free account, Pro Search and the mind map each cost 15 credits. To use Felo on your own job, see [Felo use cases by role](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/blog/felo-use-cases-by-role), print the [Felo cheat sheet](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/cheat-sheets), or browse the [Felo entry in the AI research tools directory](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/ai-tools/research-search#tool-felo). Then [try the practice](https://learn.ynteractive.com/modules/felo-research-pricing-with-sources). ## Build it yourself, free **Price a New Service in 10 Minutes, with a Source for Every Number, using Felo**. A business case for small firms: before you price a new service, ask Felo, an AI search tool, what the market pays and which firms publish prices, with a numbered source on every number. Then check… You do every step yourself in a practice copy of Felo, it checks your work as you go, and “Do it for me” finishes any step you get stuck on. Free, and nothing touches your real accounts. [Start the free lesson](https://learn.ynteractive.com/modules/felo-research-pricing-with-sources) [Or read the full step-by-step guide](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/felo-research-pricing-with-sources) ## Free lessons in this post - [Price a New Service in 10 Minutes, with a Source for Every Number, using Felo](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/felo-research-pricing-with-sources): A business case for small firms: before you price a new service, ask Felo, an AI search tool, what the market pays and which firms publish prices, with a numbered… ## Related terms Plain-English definitions, each with an example from a free lesson. [AI search](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/glossary/ai-search) · [AI credits](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/glossary/ai-credits) · [Markdown](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/glossary/markdown) · [AI citations](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/glossary/ai-citations) · [Hallucination check](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/glossary/hallucination-check) · [Source verification](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/glossary/source-verification) [The full AI glossary](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/glossary) ## Keep reading - [Felo Source Check Template: Free CSV and Question File](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/blog/felo-source-check-template): Free Felo source check CSV and pricing question file: what each column means, the 7 rows from our run, and how to use them to verify AI search prices. - [Felo Use Cases for Office Roles: Sourced Price Research](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/blog/felo-use-cases-by-role): Felo use cases for bookkeepers, consultants, agency owners, office managers, marketers, sales and founders: one sourced pricing question, adapted per role. - [Felo AI Search: 9 Research Mistakes and How to Fix Them](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/blog/felo-research-mistakes): Felo research mistakes from a real pricing run: trusting a citation unopened, second-hand prices, skipping the follow-up, Pro left off, and more. 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