Model selector
Pick which AI model answers in a conversation, and use Max Mode in chat.
When your plan offers more than one AI model, the message box shows a model selector. Each conversation can use a different model, and the list contains only the models your plan includes.
Choose a model
Click the current model name at the bottom of the message box. The list, labelled Model, shows the models available to your plan. Once you pick one, your next messages in that conversation use it. Earlier messages keep the model that produced them.
When your plan offers only one model, the selector is hidden and every message uses that model.
Default model
A new conversation starts with your plan's default model, chosen as the best general-purpose option for that plan.
Plan gating
- Free - the standard model
- Pro - the standard model plus faster variants
- Ultra - advanced models that use more credits for better answers on hard questions
Model trade-offs
- Faster models cost less and start answering sooner, but may be less accurate on complex questions.
- Standard models balance cost and quality.
- Advanced models are slower and use more credits, but are best when answer quality matters more than speed.
If you are unsure, stay with the default.
Model availability
If a model is temporarily unavailable, Pegasus removes it from the list until it returns.
Max Mode in chat
Max Mode is controlled in two places:
- The Use Max Mode for this bot switch on the bot's Training sources tab decides whether the bot uses Max Mode at all.
- The Max Mode toggle in the message box decides whether your messages in this chat use it.
When the toggle appears
The Max Mode toggle appears in the message box only for bots that have Max Mode turned on. It starts switched on.
On the Free plan the toggle shows a lock icon and cannot be switched; hovering it shows "Max Mode requires Pro or Ultra plan."
Turn it off for a chat
Click the Max Mode toggle to switch it off. Your next messages in this chat get standard answers; click it again to switch Max Mode back on. Hover the toggle to see what it does.
What changes when Max Mode is on
- Answers take longer - usually 2-3 times longer than standard answers.
- Credit use is higher - roughly 5-7 times the credits per message.
- Complex answers are better - especially for multi-step questions or questions that combine many sections of your documents.
When to turn Max Mode off
For short factual questions, standard answers are usually faster, cheaper, and accurate enough. Keep Max Mode for the harder questions where you need the extra depth.
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