How do I chat with a model in the Playground?

The Playground in Meta Model API works like a chat: you send a message, and the model replies.

1. Open the Playground from the dashboard and stay on the Chat tab.
2. Pick the model you want from the Model selector in the settings panel (see Playground settings).
3. Type your prompt in the message box and select Submit. To get going quickly, you can select one of the Try an example prompts instead.
4. The response streams in as the model generates it. Keep sending messages to continue the conversation — the model keeps the context from earlier turns.

From here you can adjust reasoning effort, add tools, or attach a file.

Your conversations are saved to your History so you can reopen them later. To run the same prompt from code, select Get code or see the Quickstart.