---
title: Start a conversation in AI Studio
type: how-to
section: ai-studio
summary: Open AI Studio, type your question in the message box, and press Enter. AI Studio creates a thread and streams the reply.
applies_to:
  clients: [web]
sources:
  - evolve-front-end/app/[lng]/studio/page.tsx
  - evolve-front-end/app/[lng]/studio/studio-root-composer.tsx
  - evolve-front-end/app/[lng]/studio/(pages)/(new-prompt)/th/**
  - evolve-front-end/app/[lng]/studio/components/Chat/ChatInput.tsx
  - evolve-front-end/lib/ai-studio/routes.ts
  - evolve-front-end/app/i18n/locales/en/powerflow.json
verified:
  at: 2026-09-04
  env: code
  by: content-lane-ai-studio
ttl_days: 45
related: [ai-studio/choose-a-model, ai-studio/attach-files-to-a-message, ai-studio/find-a-past-thread]
aliases: [ai-studio/start-a-chat]
---

Type your question in the message box at the bottom of the page and press Enter. AI Studio saves the exchange as a thread and writes the reply into the page as it arrives.

Each exchange lives in a thread. A new thread starts empty, with the heading **What shall we explore next?** and the message box reading **Ask me anything**.

## Send your first message

1. Open AI Studio. Or select **New Thread** above the thread list in the left sidebar to leave the thread you are reading.
2. Type your message. Press Shift and Enter together for a new line inside the same message.
3. Press Enter, or select the arrow button next to the message box.

The address in your browser changes from `/studio/th` to `/studio/th/<id>` as soon as the thread exists, so you can copy the address or reload the page without losing the exchange.

## Stop a reply that is still running

While a reply is streaming, the arrow button becomes a square. Select it to stop. AI Studio keeps the partial text and marks the response with **You stopped this response.**

Pressing Enter does not stop a running reply. Use the button.

## Keep going in the same thread

Send another message and AI Studio adds it to the same thread with the earlier messages as context. Everything you have already sent counts towards the thread's token limit, so a long thread eventually reaches it. See [Token limits in a thread](/help/ai-studio/token-limits).

## If it did not work

- The message box is missing a send button and shows **No models are available for your account**: see [No models are available for your account](/help/ai-studio/model-unavailable).
- Enter does nothing and a message says **Please wait until all files are uploaded.**: wait for the attachment chips to finish, then press Enter again.
- The reply stops part way: see [A reply stopped before it finished](/help/ai-studio/response-cut-off).
- The counter next to the message box is red: the thread is at its token limit. Start a new thread with **New Thread**.