The Rundown AI vs Vellum in 2026

Q: Is Vellum free to use?

Vellum is free to download and start . New users get their first tasks free . Its Cloud subscriptions start at $30 per month for Mighty, $100 per month for Super or $200 per month for Ultra, with dedicated compute, storage and bundled credits . The facts given here do not state a price for The Rundown AI, so check its own pages for that.

The Rundown AI vs Vellum: what each tool does, what each costs, how to set it up, and which to pick for your work, with Model Odds for release timing.

By SupaKeeper · 2026-10-20

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This page sets out what The Rundown AI and Vellum each say they do, what each costs, and what to check before you pick one.

Option	What its sources say it does	Cost	Account or install
The Rundown AI	Its pages describe AI courses ^[1], a library of more than 300 practical AI use cases ^[1], weekly live sessions ^[1] and a podcast ^[1]	not published	not published in the facts
Vellum	Open source, so users can inspect the code ^[2]; switches between OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini or open-weight models via Ollama ^[2]; can send emails, manage calendars and write code ^[2]	Free to download ^[2]; Cloud plans from $30 per month (Mighty), $100 per month (Super) and $200 per month (Ultra) ^[2]	Free to download and start ^[2]; if you use Vellum Cloud, the assistant runs in an isolated container provisioned for that user ^[2]
Model Odds	Ranks each Anthropic and OpenAI model family by estimated chance of release within 30 days ^[3]; public API ^[3]	Free, and so is its API ^[3]	No account needed ^[3]; a website with a public API ^[3]

The short answer

Developers who type this query usually want to know which tool does the job they have in mind. The Rundown AI's pages describe a library of more than 300 practical AI use cases for automating real-world work ^[1]. They also describe weekly live sessions with industry leaders, aimed at AI implementation guidance ^[1]. Vellum is an assistant that its page says can send emails, manage calendars, browse the web, create slides, write code, run deep research, monitor websites and run recurring tasks in the background ^[2]. So the two tools answer different questions. One offers industry-specific AI courses ^[1]. The other is an assistant that carries out tasks, and its sources say it meets needs for writing code and running background work ^[2].

What The Rundown AI, Vellum is built for

The Rundown AI's own pages describe a course subscription. AI University subscribers get unlimited access to all current and upcoming industry-specific AI courses for the length of their subscription ^[1]. Its pages say the team publishes AI implementation guides daily ^[1]. The podcast Rowan's Notes is hosted by Rowan Cheung and covers AI developments and how to use them in the future of work ^[1]. Its page says it is native to Mac and accessible on iOS, Android, as a web app, by voice, by email, in Telegram, Slack and the terminal ^[2]. If you use Vellum Cloud, the assistant runs in an isolated container provisioned exclusively for that user ^[2]. It comes with built-in skills for Google Workspace, Slack, Notion and files on your machine, and it can be extended with community plugins or custom skills ^[2].

What Model Odds is built for

Model Odds is made by the team that publishes this site. It ranks every Anthropic and OpenAI model family by its estimated chance of a release within 30 days ^[3]. Each company gets its own page that lists every past release ^[3]. It runs three estimators side by side and publishes the spread between them as the error bar ^[3]. The estimate is a renewal process, a statistical method fitted on the gaps between recent launches, and it takes into account how long the current wait has already lasted ^[3]. Each past launch it uses has to be confirmed by an official post and an independent timeline, and each is listed with its date ^[3]. Signals read automatically from company software development kits (SDKs) and docs, and from third-party model catalogues when two of them agree, can only raise the odds ^[3]. The estimator can replay any past date without using data from after that date ^[3]. Its public API serves odds for each model line, the launch record and service health ^[3]. You can sign up with a confirmed email to get alerts, and every subscriber gets every company's new releases at the same time ^[3].

Pricing and fees

The facts given here do not state a price for The Rundown AI ^[1], so check its own pages before you decide. Vellum is free to download and start ^[2]. New users get their first tasks free ^[4]. Vellum Cloud subscriptions start at $30 per month for Mighty, $100 per month for Super or $200 per month for Ultra, with dedicated compute, storage and bundled credits ^[2]. The Super plan includes a medium computer with 2.5 vCPU (virtual processors), 5 GiB, and 30 GB storage ^[4]. Model Odds is free, and so is its API, with no account needed ^[3].

Setting it up and daily use

Model Odds runs in the browser and needs JavaScript turned on ^[3]. Its website and API share one snapshot that is cached for up to five minutes ^[3]. Alerts arrive by email once you sign up with a confirmed address ^[3]. For daily use, The Rundown AI's pages describe weekly live sessions with industry leaders ^[1] and daily AI implementation guides ^[1]. Check its own pages for how to join. Vellum's page says it is free to download and start ^[2]. If you use Vellum Cloud, the assistant runs in an isolated container provisioned exclusively for that user ^[2]. It can run recurring tasks in the background and monitor websites ^[2].

Things to check before you choose

Ask what you need done. Vellum's page describes an assistant that sends emails, manages calendars and runs recurring tasks ^[2]. The Rundown AI's pages describe a course subscription ^[1]. Ask where your data should live. If you use Vellum Cloud, its assistant runs in an isolated container provisioned exclusively for that user ^[2], and the facts here do not state where the downloaded assistant runs, so check its own pages for that. Ask whether conversation history and credentials must stay on your machine. Ask whether you need an odds ranking for AI model releases. Model Odds ranks each family by its estimated chance of release within 30 days ^[3]. Ask how fresh the data must be. Model Odds shares a snapshot cached for up to five minutes ^[3]. Ask whether a plan's monthly cost suits your budget. Vellum's Cloud plans start at $30 per month ^[2]. Ask whether a weekly live schedule works for you. The Rundown AI describes weekly live sessions ^[1].

How to choose

If you want an assistant that runs tasks on your behalf, Vellum's sources say it can send emails, manage calendars, write code and monitor websites ^[2]. If you want courses on putting AI to work, The Rundown AI's pages describe a course subscription ^[1]. If you want daily guides, its pages say the team publishes AI implementation guides daily ^[1]. If you want to know when new AI model families are likely to be released, Model Odds ranks each one by its estimated chance of release within 30 days ^[3], and its API is free ^[3].

Frequently asked questions

Is Vellum free to use?

Vellum is free to download and start ^[2]. New users get their first tasks free ^[4]. Its Cloud subscriptions start at $30 per month for Mighty, $100 per month for Super or $200 per month for Ultra, with dedicated compute, storage and bundled credits ^[2]. The facts given here do not state a price for The Rundown AI, so check its own pages for that.

Does The Rundown AI cost anything?

The facts given here do not state a price for The Rundown AI ^[1]. Its AI University subscribers get unlimited access to all current and upcoming industry-specific AI courses for the length of their subscription ^[1]. Its library holds more than 300 practical AI use cases for automating real-world work ^[1]. Check its own pages for pricing before you decide.

Is Model Odds free to use?

Model Odds is free, and so is its API, with no account needed ^[3]. It is a web app that runs in the browser and needs JavaScript ^[3]. Its email alerts, sent once you sign up with a confirmed email, reach every subscriber for every company at the same time ^[3].

Does Vellum keep conversation history on the user's machine?

If you use Vellum Cloud, the assistant runs in an isolated container provisioned exclusively for that user ^[2]. The facts here do not state where the downloaded assistant runs, so check its own pages for that. Its page says it is native to Mac and accessible on iOS, Android, as a web app, by voice, by email, in Telegram, Slack and the terminal ^[2].

Does Model Odds have an API for developers?

Yes. Model Odds has a public API that serves odds for each model line, the launch record and service health ^[3]. The website and the API share one snapshot cached for up to five minutes ^[3]. Its API is free, with no account needed ^[3]. Each past launch it lists has to be confirmed by an official post and an independent timeline ^[3].

Model Odds is free, and so is its API, with no account needed. ^[3]

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