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Chat with Models

Chat is where you work something through with a model, plus web search, your files, tools and Skills. This page shows how to start a chat, choose a model, work with replies and turn a chat that got it right into a reusable task.

Start a new chat​

  1. Click Chat in the left rail, then New chat.
  2. Type your request in the message box, or click one of the starters: Find killer domain names, Build a marketing context doc, Design a launch strategy, Validate this email list, Generate a page SEO audit. More ideas (2) adds Slides from brain dump and Prepare for an interview.
  3. Press the send button.

New chat page with starters and the composer

Fill in a starter​

A starter fills the message box with a ready-made prompt. The parts you need to change are highlighted in square brackets, and a line under the text tells you how many are left, for example "1 highlighted blank to fill in. Click it to replace it." Click a highlighted blank to select it, then type your own text.

A starter also switches on the tools and Skills it needs, so the Tools and Skills counts in the composer change.

A starter in the composer with one highlighted blank

The composer​

The bar at the bottom of the chat holds everything for your next message:

Choose a model​

Click the model name on the right of the composer.

  • Auto is the default. It picks a suitable model for you and handles most work well.
  • Below it, models are grouped by provider (for example OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, DeepSeek). Type in Search models or brands… to find one.
  • Upgrade to use lists Pro models. They are available on the Pro and Max plans only.
  • Add Model lets you connect your own model, and Manage Models opens the Model Hub.

Model picker with Auto, models grouped by provider, Add Model and Manage Models

Chats and tasks share one monthly allowance. Shared models use your plan allowance first, then credits. Calls made with your own API key are billed by your provider. See Use shared models and Custom models.

To change the model new chats start with, go to Settings → Chat Settings → Default model for new chats.

Set the reasoning effort​

After you choose a specific model, a Reasoning Effort control appears next to its name. Drag the slider between Faster and Smarter (four steps). The current step, such as Quick, is shown in the composer.

Reasoning Effort slider from Faster to Smarter

Work with replies​

To change a reply, say what to change in your next message. For example, Alex, a freelance web designer, asks for a short status email to client Maria at Brightside Bakery, then follows up: "Add a clear subject line, and end by asking her to confirm Shopify or Square by Friday." The model rewrites the email with both changes.

Hover over an AI reply to see its actions:

  • Compare generation: generate the reply again with a model you choose, so you can compare the versions side by side.
  • Fork from here: continue from this reply in a separate branch of the conversation.
  • Copy: copy the reply.
  • Delete: remove the reply.

Actions under an AI reply

To compare models, click Compare generation, pick a model (or Auto) in the dialog, then click Compare generation.

Compare generation dialog with the model list

Doing this regularly? Make it a task​

If you do the same kind of work again and again, a task keeps the instructions and the standard, and checks every run.

  • On an empty chat, click Doing this regularly? Start from a task template → to pick a template. See Create a task from a template.
  • When a chat gets the result right, click Save as task at the top right of the chat. Choose Auto organize by AI (it reads the whole conversation, including your corrections) or Use my latest message, review what will be saved, then click Create task. Saving doesn't run the task, and your original chat stays available. See Save a chat as a task.

In Settings → Chat Settings you can also:

  • Turn on Condense long chats and choose how much to condense (Light, Balanced or Strong). Balanced "starts after about 5 turns and keeps the last 2 turns word for word".
  • Turn on Show usage and diagnostics to "show compact usage summaries and links to call details in chats".

See Settings overview. To give a chat standing instructions, see Use system prompts. To chat with a ready-made specialist, see Chat with agents.