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Getting started · Episode 10 of 17

Pick the right brain: models

4:03

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Every bot thinks with a brain, and Murage picks a good one for each turn: faster for quick jobs, smarter for hard ones. See what Auto is doing, and how to choose a brain yourself if you want to.

What you'll learn

  • See which brain a chat is using
  • Leave it on Auto, or lock in a faster, smarter or cheaper choice for one chat
  • Set a default brain for one bot
  • Plug in an AI plan you already pay for, or run one on your own computer
Read the transcript

Maya never picks a model. Flux Auto does. Unless she wants to. Lock in a thinker, and look what she gets. Every bot in Murage thinks with a model, and by default that's Flux Auto. Think of it as: don't make me think. Flux Router picks what each turn needs, a quick model for a quick job, and more horsepower when the job calls for it. Behind it sits a long list of models, if you ever want a particular one. Let's take a look. Step one: the default. Every chat shows the model it's thinking with, up here. Flux Auto. Click it. On Flux Auto, Flux Router picks what each turn needs: a quick model for a quick job, more horsepower when it needs it. Or lock in a tier yourself: Fast, Standard, or Reasoning. Maya leaves it on Auto. Most of the time, that's all you need. Step two: overriding is optional. Say Maya wants a quick model locked in for a new chat. Flux Fast. One friendly line for Instagram. No files needed. Done in about fifteen seconds. For a quick job, that's plenty. Or she wants it to think hard on a decision. Another new task. Flux Reasoning, locked in for this chat. Reasoning models take longer. That's the point of them. Priya's budget, the whole day, and an album. What should Maya offer, and why? About fifty seconds later, here's its advice, with both options set against her budget. The full day with the album runs over. The smaller collection with the album fits, but six hours isn't the whole day. And it names the question that settles it: what hours she wants covered. Step three: an override for one bot. If Maya wants her Business Planner to always think hard, she sets it once. Bot settings. Model. This is the default for new chats with this bot. Chats already running keep theirs. Flux Reasoning. Set once. Effort is a second dial. Default lets the engine decide, and that's where Maya leaves it. Everything else stays on Auto. Step four: where the brains come from. Settings, Models. Maya runs on Flux Router. One key, every model in that list. There are two more doors. If you already have an AI subscription, great. Make sure it's plugged in: sign in, and that engine runs on your plan. Or run a model on your own computer. Nothing you type leaves the machine, and Murage tests it with tools before it offers it to a bot. Mix them however you like. Or leave it all on Flux Auto, and don't think about it at all. That's models. Flux Auto means you don't have to think about it: Flux Router picks what each turn needs. Want a particular model? Lock one in, for a chat or for a bot. And if you already pay for an AI subscription, great. Make sure it's plugged in, under Settings, Models. Auto by default. Your choice, whenever you want it. Whatever your business, leave it on Flux Auto and get on with the work. Already paying for an AI subscription? Plug it in under Settings, Models. Download it free at murage.ai.

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