Research💰 ~$1K MRR (self-reported) · Self-reported

Build a SaaS for researchers without knowing how to code

A researcher with no web background built an AI tool for scientific figures with Claude and Cursor and reports about $1K MRR 25 days after launch.

By A Reddit user on Reddit · Posted ≈ Feb 2026 (est.) · Added Oct 16, 2026

Difficulty: AdvancedOur rating
Time to build: ~6 months (sourced)From the source
Monthly cost: Sourced: $100-500/month infrastructureFrom the source
Revenue: ~$1K MRR (self-reported)Self-reported: The founder’s own claim; not verified by us
Engagement: No public countThe source shows no number

What they did

The founder first built a discovery site for SEO, then an AI tool where researchers describe a figure and edit the generated result on a canvas. Claude and Cursor scaffolded the Next.js app, Go API and Python services.

How it went

They report 2,000+ users, 100+ paying customers and about $1,000 MRR 25 days after a January 21, 2026 launch, with $0 paid acquisition and $100-500/month in infrastructure.

Worth knowing

Their warning: AI is weak at production debugging; expect long weekends fixing auth race conditions.

Builder recipe

Our own starting point, written from the source. Adapt it to your setup.

Stack

Claude
Cursor
Next.js
Supabase

Steps

Define the question and success criteria.
Let agents search, run or summarize in parallel.
Verify key results yourself.
Write up findings with sources.

Starter prompt

Scaffold a Next.js app where a user describes a scientific figure, an LLM generates it as editable SVG, and the user adjusts it on a canvas. Add Supabase auth and Stripe checkout.