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title: "Your first conversation"
description: "Select the AI model, Speed, and Reasoning Effort appropriate for the task:"
url: "https://sotaagents.ai/manual/get-started/your-first-conversation"
generated_by: "sotaagents-ldp"
docs_index: "https://sotaagents.ai/manual/llms.txt"
locale: "en"
---

# Your first conversation

1. #### Choose AI model, Speed & Reasoning Effort

   Select the AI model, Speed, and Reasoning Effort appropriate for the task:

   - **Reasoning Effort** — controls the depth of reasoning before a response is generated. Higher effort produces more detailed responses but increases processing time.
   - **Speed** — changes provider routing: `Standard` (default) uses quality-first ordering; `Fast` prioritizes throughput. Fast routing has no added 1.5x surcharge.

   > [!NOTE]
   > **Recommendation**If no specific requirement exists, the default configuration is recommended.

![The model selector open in the composer, listing available Claude and Gemini models with their credit multipliers](/manual/assets/product/chat-model-settings-20260813.webp)
_Each available model shows its credit multiplier, so the cost of a choice is visible before you make it._

2. #### Enter your request

   Enter the request as a question or a structured description specifying the **goal**, **context**, and **desired output format**.

![The home screen with the request box in the centre](/manual/assets/product/chat-home-20260813.webp)
_Type the request here. The controls beneath it stay with the conversation._

3. #### Review the result & continue

   Review the response, request revisions as needed, then download the output file or continue the conversation to refine the result.

![A conversation showing the question, the formatted answer, the credits used and the reply composer](/manual/assets/product/chat-conversation-20260813.webp)
_The answer arrives with its own actions and the credits it cost. Keep replying in the same thread to refine it._

4. #### Attach files (if needed)

   To attach a file, click the **(+)** icon on the chat input bar. Chat attachments are uploaded as Core conversation files and sent with that conversation; they are not automatically imported into the Knowledge Base and are not promised an OCR/indexing pipeline.

   - **Supported formats:** PDF, DOC, DOCX, TXT, MD, XLS, XLSX, CSV, PPT, PPTX, PNG, JPG, JPEG
   - **Limits:** up to 20 files per message, 100 files per conversation, and 100 MB per file