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# Chat with Kumi

Chatting with Kumi is simple — just open a conversation and start talking. Here's what you need to know to get the most out of it.

#### Daily Free Chats

* You get **25 free chats every day**, refreshed daily.
* Once you've used them up, each additional message costs **1 credit**.
* Free chats are the easiest way to explore, experiment, and refine ideas without worrying about cost.

#### Managing Your Chats

Open the **drawer** (side menu) to manage your conversations:

* **Create a new chat** anytime with the "New Chat" button. Use a fresh chat when you're starting a new idea or character — it keeps the context clean.
* **Browse past sessions** in the drawer list. Every conversation is saved, so you can jump back in, continue where you left off, or revisit an old creation.

#### Choose Your Model Checkpoint First

Before you start chatting, **pick a model**. Each model is built for different tasks, so the one you pick decides what Kumi can actually do in that chat.

**SDXL-type models**

* Text-to-image
* Inpaint: edit or replace parts of an existing image

**Z-Image-type models** — for realistic image generation

* Text-to-image

**Seedance-type models** — for video creation

* Text-to-video: turn a description into a short clip
* Image-to-video: use the first frame / last frame to create video
* Reference-to-video: use a reference images and reference viddeo to guide the style or subject of a video
* Extend video: continue an existing clip into a longer scene

#### Tips

* **Start fresh for new ideas.** Don't pile unrelated requests into one chat — a new session keeps Kumi focused.
* **Stay in one chat for refinement.** When you're iterating on the same character or scene, the same chat helps Kumi remember context.
* **Save your credits.** Use free chats for exploration, and lean on credits when you're polishing something you really want to finish.