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AI Chat
Conversational chat with frontier AI models — switch between GPT-5, Gemini 2.5, attach Vavus files, voice mode.
AI Chat is a streaming chat surface for asking questions, drafting, and analyzing — with model selection, voice mode, and attachments from your Vavus files.
- 1New chat
Starts a fresh conversation in the sidebar list. Your previous chats stay saved.
- 2Search conversations
Filters the sidebar list by chat title. Useful once you have many chats.
- 3Conversation list
Click any past chat to reopen it. Hover and click the trash icon to delete one.
- 4Toggle sidebar
Hides or shows the conversations list (mainly used on narrow windows).
- 5Model picker
Pick which AI model answers — GPT-5, GPT-5 Mini, Gemini 2.5 Flash, Gemini 2.5 Pro, and others. Each one charges tokens at its own rate.
- 6Voice mode
Starts a realtime voice conversation with the AI. Speak naturally; it speaks back.
- 7Attach Vavus files
Attach documents, history transcripts, or notes from your Vavus account into the message.
- 8Message box
Type your question. Press Ctrl+Enter (or Cmd+Enter on Mac) to send.
- 9Send
Sends the message. Streams the reply back as it generates.