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Ask AI: Free AI Chat to Ask Any Question

Type a question and get a clear answer. Then ask the next one, because it remembers the conversation. You can also attach a PDF or Word file and ask about that. No sign-up needed.

  • PriceFree. As a guest you can ask 20 questions a day, up to 250 words each. A free account gives 50 a day at up to 600 words, and Pro gives 500 a day at up to 3,000 words. Only your question counts, never the answer.
  • FilesPDF, Word (.docx), TXT, Markdown, CSV, RTF and JSON, up to 12 MB. The file is read in your browser.
  • MemoryIt remembers the last 8 messages in a conversation as a guest, 16 with a free account and 24 on Pro.
  • What it can’t doIt doesn’t search the web. For anything that changes, like prices or who holds an office, it tells you its answer may be out of date.
  • PrivacyYour conversations are saved in your own browser, not on our servers. Questions go to AI providers that don’t keep your text.

How to ask AI a question

Three steps, and none of them needs an account.

1

Ask in plain words

Write it the way you’d say it. You don’t need a special prompt or a mode.

2

Read the answer

It appears as it’s written, with headings, lists or a table when that helps.

3

Ask the next question

Three suggested follow-ups appear under each answer, or ask your own. Each chat is saved in the list on the left.

Real answers, not made-up examples

We asked these on 30 September 2026 from a signed-in account. Guests get the same AI model. The answers are printed as they came back.

A question with a calculation

Question

Explain compound interest in two sentences, then work out what £200 a month for 30 years at 5% a year grows to, compounded monthly.

Answer

Compound interest is the process of earning interest on both your initial principal and the accumulated interest from previous periods, which causes your balance to grow at an accelerating rate over time. By reinvesting your earnings rather than withdrawing them, your money compounds, allowing your savings to grow significantly larger than they would with simple interest alone.

To calculate the future value of monthly contributions, I used the formula:

FV = P × (((1 + r)^n - 1) ÷ r)

Where:

- P (monthly payment) = £200

- r (monthly interest rate) = 0.05 ÷ 12 ≈ 0.0041667

- n (total number of months) = 30 × 12 = 360

Calculation:

1. (1 + 0.0041667)^360 ≈ 4.46774

2. 4.46774 - 1 = 3.46774

3. 3.46774 ÷ 0.0041667 ≈ 832.2576

4. 200 × 832.2576 ≈ 166,451.52

After 30 years, your £200 monthly contributions would grow to approximately £166,451.52.

The working is shown step by step. The exact figure is £166,451.83; the small gap comes from rounding the monthly rate to 0.0041667. The follow-ups it suggested were “How does inflation affect this final amount?” and “What is the difference between simple and compound interest?”

A question about an attached file

Question

Can I leave after 6 months, and when do I get my deposit back? Quote the clauses.
Attached: a five-clause tenancy agreement (tenancy.txt).

Answer

The agreement does not expressly allow you to end the fixed-term tenancy after six months. It states that the tenancy runs for a fixed term of 12 months, beginning 1 November 2026, and that you must give two months’ written notice “to end the tenancy after the fixed term.” This suggests the notice provision applies after the 12-month term, not to leaving at the six-month point. Check whether local tenancy law or a separate break-clause or mutual-agreement provision applies.

The relevant clauses are:

- Clause 1: “The tenancy starts on 1 November 2026 for a fixed term of 12 months.”

- Clause 3: “The tenant must give two months written notice to end the tenancy after the fixed term.”

- Clause 4: “A security deposit of PKR 170,000 is held by the landlord and returned within 30 days of the end of the tenancy, less any deductions for damage.”

So, your deposit should be returned within 30 days after the tenancy ends, less deductions for damage. The agreement does not specify an earlier refund if you leave after six months, nor does it state whether rent remains payable for the rest of the fixed term if you leave early.

It quoted the clauses it relied on and said what the agreement doesn’t cover, such as whether rent is still due if you leave early. That is the behaviour you want on a contract. It is still not legal advice.

A question about something that changes

Question

Who is the UK prime minister?

Answer

As of my training data, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom was Keir Starmer. This information may have changed since then; for the most accurate and up-to-date information, you should check the official UK government website at gov.uk.

It can’t check the news, so it gives the last answer it knows, says it may have changed, and points you to the official source.

What people use this AI chat for

Understand something

Ask for a simple explanation, then an example with real numbers, then the common mistakes.

Think a decision through

Renting or buying, which job to take, which debt to pay first. Ask for both sides and what you might have missed.

Read something before you sign it

Attach the contract or policy and ask what it commits you to. Ask it to quote the clause so you can check.

Check your own work

Paste a plan, an argument or a calculation and ask where it’s weakest.

Chat with a PDF or Word file

Press the + next to the message box and attach a file. Then ask about it in plain words.

  • PDF, Word (.docx), TXT, Markdown, CSV, RTF and JSON, up to 12 MB.
  • The file is read in your browser. Only its text is sent with your question, and it isn’t stored on our servers.
  • Ask it to quote the part it relied on, so you can check the answer yourself.
  • The file stays attached for follow-up questions and counts toward your words only once.
  • How much of a file it reads: 6,000 characters as a guest, 12,000 with a free account and 24,000 on Pro. A longer file is cut off at that point, and it tells you.
Ask AI answering a question about an attached tenancy agreement, quoting the liability, re-letting fee and notice clauses and noting what the document does not cover.
Asked about an attached tenancy, it quotes the clauses — and flags what the document does not say.

It can answer questions about this site

Ask which tool fits a job, or what your plan allows. It reads the site’s own pages and the limits the server actually uses.

  • It points you to the right tool with a link: the Summarizer to shorten, the Paraphraser to reword, the Grammar Checker to fix mistakes.
  • It knows the limits for each tool and each plan, and which plan you’re on.
  • It can’t see your account, your files or anyone else’s data.
The Ask AI chat answering which tool shortens a long article, naming the Summarizer with a link and listing the free account limits as words per day, words per request and requests per minute.
Asked which tool shortens an article, it names the Summarizer and reads the free-account limits off the server.

It doesn’t search the web, and it tells you so

Every AI model learns from text up to a certain date. After that, prices change, people change jobs and new products come out.

  • What it doesFor anything that changes over time, it gives the last answer it knows, says it may be out of date, and names the official source to check.
  • What it won’t doPretend to have looked something up, or give you a link it hasn’t seen.
  • When to use a search engineToday’s prices, news, opening hours, or anything you need to be sure is current.

Limits by plan

Only your question counts toward your daily words, never the answer. A file counts once, when you attach it. Your words a day are shared with the other tools.

GuestFree accountPro
Questions a day2050500
Words in one question2506003,000
Earlier messages it remembers81624
Characters read from an attached file6,00012,00024,000
Longest answerabout 1,300 wordsabout 1,900 wordsabout 3,000 words

In a long chat the oldest messages drop out of its memory first. If it loses the thread, repeat the key detail or start a new chat.

Ask AI, a search engine, or a writing tool?

Picking the right one saves time.

You want toUseWhy
Understand something or think a decision throughAsk AIYou can keep asking until it makes sense.
Find today’s price, news or a specific pageA search engineAsk AI doesn’t search the web.
Ask what a document meansAsk AIAttach it and ask in plain words.
Shorten a long articleSummarizerBuilt for it, with length and style options.
Reword a passageParaphraserKeeps the meaning, changes the wording.
Fix grammar and spellingGrammar CheckerShows each mistake with a one-click fix.
Write a draft from a briefAI Writer or Email WriterFormats, tones and lengths, and it checks the draft against your brief.

How to get a better answer

Say who it’s for

“Explain it to someone who never studied economics” works better than “explain it simply”.

Give real numbers

“I have £4,000 and eight months” gets an answer you can use. “I have some savings” doesn’t.

Ask for the shape you want

A table, five bullet points, a checklist or a short paragraph. If the first answer isn’t right, just say so.

Push back

“That’s too vague”, “show the calculation”, “give me the other side”. The follow-up is where the good answer comes from.

Check what matters

Treat an answer as a well-read friend’s opinion. For money, health or legal decisions, check it before you act.

Use it for homework the right way

Ask it to explain a topic or check your working. Write the answer in your own words, and follow your school’s rules. See our academic integrity page.

Frequently asked questions

Is Ask AI free?

Yes, and you don’t need an account. Guests can ask 20 questions a day, a free account 50, and Pro 500. Only your question counts toward your daily words, never the answer.

Can I ask AI a question without signing up?

Yes. Open the page and type. An account only raises your limits and keeps your plan the same on every device.

Does it remember what I asked before?

Yes, within a conversation. You can say “make that shorter” or “now do it for Spain” and it knows what you mean. It remembers 8 earlier messages as a guest, 16 with a free account and 24 on Pro.

Can I chat with a PDF or Word file?

Yes. Attach a PDF, Word, TXT, Markdown, CSV, RTF or JSON file up to 12 MB and ask about it. The file is read in your browser and isn’t stored on our servers.

Can it search the web?

No. It answers from what the AI model learned, which stops at a certain date. For anything that changes, it says its answer may be out of date and tells you where to check. For today’s news or prices, use a search engine.

How many questions can I ask a day?

20 as a guest, 50 with a free account and 500 on Pro. Each question can be up to 250, 600 or 3,000 words. The limits reset every day.

Can it answer questions about this site?

Yes. Ask which tool fits a job, what your plan includes or how the limits work. It answers from the site’s own pages and the limits the server uses.

Which AI model does it use?

A strong general model chosen for good answers in many languages, with backups if it’s busy. We don’t tie the page to one model name, because the best choice changes. Every request goes to providers that don’t keep your text.

Is this the same as ChatGPT?

It’s the same kind of tool, an AI chat you can ask anything, but it isn’t ChatGPT. It also knows this site’s writing tools and will send you to the right one when your question is really a writing job.

Are the answers always right?

No. AI can be confidently wrong or out of date. Check anything that matters before you act on it.

Can it help with homework?

It can explain a topic, show the steps of a problem and check your working. Write the answer yourself and follow your school’s rules on AI.

Are my conversations private?

They’re saved in your own browser, not on our servers. Each question is sent with the conversation so the AI has context, and then discarded. We only keep word counts for your limits. Clearing your browser data deletes your chats.

Can I save a conversation?

Yes. Export saves the whole chat as a Markdown file, and each answer has a Copy button. Because chats live in your browser, exporting is how you keep one for good.

What languages does it understand?

Ask in any major language and it answers in that language. For a careful translation of a whole document, the Translator is the better tool.

Does it work on a phone?

Yes. The chat list slides in from the side on a small screen. Chats are saved per browser, so one started on a laptop won’t appear on your phone.

The rest of the toolkit

Ask AI will point you at these when your question is really a writing job. One plan covers all of them — see pricing.