# Difference between 'New Chat' and 'New AI Project Chat'?

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/difference-between-new-chat-and-new-ai-project-chat/1350>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [October 30, 2023, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/difference-between-new-chat-and-new-ai-project-chat/1350 "2023-10-30T13:03:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![BlueBird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/bluebird/32/584_2.png) [@BlueBird](https://forum.cursor.com/u/BlueBird)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/difference-between-new-chat-and-new-ai-project-chat/1350/1 "2023-10-30T13:03:57Z")

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I noticed two AI-related buttons in an existing project: ‘New Chat’ and ‘New AI Project Chat’. Could you clarify the differences between them? Thank you.

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**Author:** ![Jakob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/jakob/32/93_2.png) [@Jakob](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Jakob)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/difference-between-new-chat-and-new-ai-project-chat/1350/2 "2023-10-30T14:19:34Z")

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“New AI Project Chat” was just an experiment. It doesn’t work yet. Use the normal “New Chat”.

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**Author:** ![BlueBird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/bluebird/32/584_2.png) [@BlueBird](https://forum.cursor.com/u/BlueBird)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2023, 2:07am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/difference-between-new-chat-and-new-ai-project-chat/1350/3 "2023-11-01T02:07:11Z")

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Hi Jakob, Thanks for your reply.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/system/32/99069_2.png) [@system](https://forum.cursor.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 10:11am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/difference-between-new-chat-and-new-ai-project-chat/1350/4 "2026-06-18T10:11:08Z")

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