Get started with Chat

Chat is Zense AI's built-in assistant — a fine-tuned agent that picks the best model and agent tools for you automatically.

Written By Zack (Zense AI)

Last updated 10 days ago

Chat is the AI assistant in the Chat section.

It's fine-tuned for education and can use agent tools — web search, image generation, file reading, YouTube summaries, flashcards, slides, podcasts, and more. Chat automatically chooses the best AI model for whatever you're doing.

You can open Chat from the sidebar, from Home → Quick ask, or from a new-chat button in the conversation history.

Start a conversation

  1. Click Chat in the sidebar (or use Quick ask from Home).

  2. You'll see a time-based greeting — "Ready to study?" for students or "Ready to teach?" for teachers.

  3. Type your question and press Enter, or try a demo pill to pre-fill an example:

    • Generate image

    • YouTube video summary

    • Web search

    • Crawl a website

    • Create app (turns on APP mode)

  4. Chat replies in the conversation. Your chat history is saved automatically.

Chat modes

Pick a mode from the model selector:

  • Chat — smart auto-select for everyday use.

  • Chat-Thinking — deep reasoning for hard problems.

  • Chat-Fast — quick answers for simple questions.

  • Chat-Chinese — optimised for Chinese-language work.

You can also choose a specific named model — see Choosing an AI model.

The model you pick applies to the next messages you send in that conversation.

Workspace panel

While chatting, open the side workspace for:

  • App — preview, edit, deploy, and share an interactive app (when APP mode is on or a chat has a linked app). Direct Chat only — not available in Tutor or assignment chats.

  • Whiteboard — draw and attach snapshots to your messages.

  • Source — web references from searches and crawls.

Studio outputs (flashcards, notes, slides, etc.) are saved to your Library — see Agent tools and Save & organize with the Library.

On mobile, switch between Chat and Workspace tabs at the top of the screen.

Conversation history

Open the history icon to browse past chats, search by title, and continue any thread. Conversations are grouped by date (Today, Yesterday, etc.).

Tip: Give Chat clear context — subject, grade level, and desired output format — for the best results.