# Chat
Talk to any AI model directly in your browser — powered by the Based AI Gateway.
Based Chat is a general-purpose AI agent interface built into the Based AI dashboard. Ask questions, write code, analyze data, or deploy a live website to [Based Page](/docs/based-ai/based-page.md) — all from a single conversation.
Open Chat
## Why Based Is Building This
Most AI chat interfaces are walled gardens tied to a single provider. You pay a monthly subscription for one model, and switching means signing up somewhere else.
Based Chat is different:
* **All models, one interface.** Access every model available on the Based AI Gateway — switch freely mid-conversation without leaving the app.
* **Pay per use, not per month.** No subscription. Every message is billed at cost via x402 micro-transactions on Hyperliquid.
* **From chat to commerce.** Chat is the first place most people interact with AI. By embedding it into the Based ecosystem, every conversation can lead to real action — deploying a page, calling an API, or triggering an agent workflow.
The goal is not to compete with ChatGPT on chat UX. The goal is to make AI chat a native part of the Hyperliquid economy — where intelligence flows into deployment, commerce, and execution without friction.
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## What You Can Do
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{% tab title="General AI" %}
Use Chat as a general-purpose AI assistant:
* Ask questions, brainstorm, and research
* Write and review code
* Analyze data and documents
* Summarize, translate, and rewrite content
Select any model from the model picker at the bottom of the chat window. Switch models at any time — your conversation history stays intact.
{% endtab %}
{% tab title="Deploy to Based Page" %}
Chat can deploy web content directly to a live URL on [Based Page](/docs/based-ai/based-page.md):
* Describe what you want — a landing page, dashboard, portfolio site, or demo
* Chat builds the HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
* Deploy to `{slug}.based.page` in a single conversation turn
No build pipeline, no hosting configuration, no git push. Go from idea to live URL without leaving the chat.
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}
## Model Selection
Pick the right model for the task. The model selector at the bottom of the chat window shows all available models, including privacy-enabled options.
All models are served through the [Based AI Gateway](/docs/based-ai/ai-inference-gateway.md) — one integration, all providers, pay-per-use pricing.
## Get Started
Open the Based AI dashboard and start chatting — no setup required:
Open Chat
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Available models and features are subject to change as the Based AI ecosystem evolves.
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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation
If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.
Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:
```
GET https://basedapp.gitbook.io/docs/based-ai/chat.md?ask=
```
The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.
Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.