Every answer below comes from that course, built step by step in a real Runable Free-plan account on 19 October 2026. Downloading or exporting files and Open in Word were not run; we only opened the menus. Runable is a Stepthrough partner, and plans change, so check runable.com/pricing before you rely on any limit.
What did Runable produce in our run?
| Job | Tool in Runable | Result | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market research | Chat with Agent mode | One-page brief: $1.4 to $2.4 billion market range, five competitors at $25 to $44, two gaps | 562, with one follow-up |
| Business plan | Report, Business Plan template | One-page launch plan with [F] and [A] tags, fixed unit economics | 14, with the fix |
| Launch carousel | Carousels, Product Showcase | Five 4:5 slides, cover approved first | About 450, with one fix |
How is Runable different from a chatbot?
A chatbot answers from what it already knows. An agent takes a goal, makes a plan, uses tools (here web search and code) and hands you a finished file. Runable showed its plan and asked "Does that scope work?" before it spent credits. That is what the glossary calls a general AI agent.
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- Runable plans, asks to confirm the scope, then works and hands back a file.
- Text jobs used few credits in our run; images used far more.
- Templates give the layout; your prompt gives the facts.
- Check sources, [A] tags, math and image text before you act or post.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Runable free?
It has a Free plan, which showed 1,500 credits a day in October 2026. All three lessons were run on it. The practice copies in the lessons need no account. Check runable.com/pricing for current limits.
- What are credits, and how fast do they go?
Credits are what each task spends. In our run the research brief and one follow-up used 562, the business plan and its fix used 14, and the five-slide carousel and one fix used about 450. After the carousel, the credits popover showed 479 of 1,500 left. Images use far more than text. The glossary entry on AI credits explains the idea.
- Where do I see my credits?
The credits pill at the top right of the home screen shows Today's free daily credits, and the Context panel shows Credits used for a task.
- How long does a research brief take?
In our run Runable worked for about three minutes and read 205 sources.
- Can I trust Runable's sources?
Use them as a starting point. Every number in our brief had a source, and the three market estimates ranged from $1.42 billion to $2.4 billion, which is normal for analyst reports. Open two or three yourself before the numbers go into a plan.
- Where is the Business Plan template?
On the home screen, under Productivity, click Report, then Business Plan, then Use Template on a layout. Replace the sample prompt, which was about a tea brand, with your own facts.
- What do [F] and [A] mean in a Runable plan?
We asked it to mark assumptions. [F] is a fact from your research; [A] is an assumption to verify before you act.
- How do I make a carousel?
Under Content Creation, click Carousels, then Product Showcase, then Use Template. Paste your own prompt with the words for each slide, the colours and the size, 4:5 for Instagram.
- Why did Runable stop after the cover slide?
Each slide is a paid render, so it made the cover and asked us to approve the look before building the other four.
- Can Runable spell text in images correctly?
Usually, but not always. Image models draw letters, and our slide 3 header came out as HARBOR & PIN2. Zoom in on every slide.
- How do I get my work out of Runable?
For the brief and the plan, the Export menu offered Download as Markdown or PDF, Open in Google Docs, Open in Word and Save to Google Drive. For the carousel, PDF (for LinkedIn) or a ZIP of images (for Instagram). We opened these menus but didn't run the exports.
- What should I watch out for?
The checks in 8 Runable mistakes. For who uses it at work, see Runable use cases by role, and for the exact prompts we used, the Harbor & Pine templates. Runable is listed in the AI tools directory, and the one-page sheets are here: research, plan, carousel.
