Draft a research report

Draft a short research report using three core tools in Le Chat ↗.

• Web Search: pull in current data from the internet
• Document Analysis: upload a file and extract key points
• Canvas: refine the output in a side-by-side editor

By the end you'll have a formatted report and hands-on experience combining these tools in a single conversation.

Time to complete: ~10 minutes

• A Mistral AI account. The Free plan supports Web Search and Document Uploads; no subscription needed. Create account ↗

• Optional: a document to analyze (PDF, Word, or text format).

Le Chat can browse the web to find up-to-date information.

1. Open New chat ↗.
2. Select Web Search icon (globe) under the input bar.
3. Ask a question about a recent event:

What are the three most significant AI industry news announcements from the past 7 days? Summarize each in one sentence.

Upload a document and let Le Chat extract the key points.

1. In the same chat, click the paperclip icon to upload a document (or provide a URL if you don't have one).
2. Ask Le Chat to extract insights. For example:

Based on the context in this document, how does it relate to the news announcements you just found? Explain the connection step-by-step.

Le Chat reads the document and synthesizes the answer, keeping context from your previous search.

Canvas gives you a side-by-side workspace for editing long-form content with Mistral.

1. Ask Le Chat to generate a draft:

Draft a short memo based on the document and the news events.

2. Click the Open in Canvas button near the response.
3. In the Canvas view on the right, highlight a sentence you want to change.
4. An inline prompt appears. Type "Make this sentence more professional" or "Expand on this idea".

You successfully used three of Le Chat's core capabilities:

1. Web Search for pulling in current data.
2. Document Analysis for extracting key points from uploaded files.
3. Canvas for interactive, side-by-side editing.