# Chat

> Platforms: Mac, Windows

AI Chat lets you have ongoing conversations, while Quick AI gives you instant answers in the launcher. From drafting content to researching ideas to debugging code, Chat adapts to your needs to get more done.

Raycast offers two ways to work with an AI model. **Quick AI** handles fast, one-off questions straight from Root Search, while **AI Chat** is a full multi-turn conversation interface with persistent history, Agents, memory, attachments, and tool use. Together they cover everything from a quick lookup to a longer working session, all without leaving Raycast.

## Quick AI

Quick AI is the fastest way to ask a one-off question from Raycast, without leaving your flow. Start from Root Search, hit `Tab`, and get an answer in the same window.

<Highlight type="new" /> Quick AI now uses a chat-style interface with follow-ups, context attachments, and a one-keystroke handoff to AI Chat.

### Open Quick AI

There are two ways to start:

- From Root Search: start typing your question, then press `Tab`. Raycast hands your text to Quick AI and submits it.
- Run the **Quick AI** command directly from Root Search to open with an empty prompt.

Pressing `Tab` from Root Search always opens Quick AI, even with no text typed, so you can start fresh.

### Ask a Question

Type your prompt and press `↵` to submit. Quick AI streams the answer back in the same window.

On the response, `↵` pastes the answer into the previously focused app by default. To swap the default to copy instead, open **`Raycast Settings → AI → Commands → Quick AI → Primary Action`**.

### Follow-ups

Keep typing after a response to ask a follow-up. Quick AI is a full conversation, not a single-shot Q&A.

- Regenerate the last response with the same model: <PlatformKey mac="⌘" windows="Ctrl" /> `R`
- Regenerate the last response with a different model: `⇧` <PlatformKey mac="⌘" windows="Ctrl" /> `R`
- Start a fresh conversation: <PlatformKey mac="⌘" windows="Ctrl" /> `N`
- Navigate between recent Quick AI chats: <PlatformKey mac="⌘" windows="Ctrl" /> `[` and <PlatformKey mac="⌘" windows="Ctrl" /> `]`

### Switch Models

Open the Action Panel (<PlatformKey mac="⌘" windows="Ctrl" /> `K`) and pick **Change Model** to switch the active model mid-conversation, or **Regenerate with Model…** to try the last answer on a different model.

You can also set a default in **`Raycast Settings → AI → Commands → Quick AI → Default Model`**.

### Continue in AI Chat

When a question grows into something bigger, press <PlatformKey mac="⌘" windows="Ctrl" /> `J` to move the conversation into AI Chat. You keep the full history and get the chat workspace, longer context, and tools.

### Auto-new Chat

Quick AI starts a fresh chat after a period of inactivity, so you don't accidentally tack new questions onto an older conversation. Adjust the timeout in **`Raycast Settings → AI → General → Start New Chat`** (options: 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, always, never).

### Related Settings

Tune Quick AI from **`Raycast Settings → AI → Commands → Quick AI`**:

- **Quick AI Default Model**: default model used when opening Quick AI.
- **Primary Action**: paste to active app or copy the response to clipboard on `↵`.
- **Tab Shortcut**: hide the `Tab` hint in Root Search (the shortcut still works).

## AI Chat

> [!WARNING]
> Manual about AI Chat coming soon.


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## Need Help?

Contact Raycast Support if you have any questions or would like help with Chat. Use the **Send Feedback** command directly in Raycast to report bugs and billing issues, log feature requests, or any other queries you would like to speak to us about.

You can view all Raycast Support contact options at https://manual.raycast.com/contact-support