VIGPT for students

When exam season arrives, there's never enough time: a few sets of notes, a few book chapters, and slides you didn't get to finish in class. VIGPT can make a few specific things easier in the middle of this — from summarizing a set of notes to explaining a hard concept and reviewing something you've written.

But first, an honest note: this is a study assistant, not a final source. Below you'll see both what to ask it for and where to check its answers against your own notes and books.

Summarizing notes and PDFs

In the message bar, the add photo and file button attaches the file. The accepted formats are JPEG, PNG, and PDF, and a PDF uploads up to 15 MB; if the file is large, it's compressed automatically before it reaches the model.

The file on its own isn't enough; what you ask decides how useful the summary is. "Summarize this" works, but you get a generic summary that may not help for last-night review. Better to say what the summary is for:

• "Summarize this chapter into 10 key points for exam review."
• "What are the most important definitions and formulas in these notes?"
• "What does this section assume I already know?"

Each conversation keeps one PDF active — the last file you attached — and you don't need to resend it for every question. So you can ask in sequence: the summary first, then a question about one section. To work on different notes, it's better to start a separate conversation.

If the notes are handwritten or scanned and the text isn't selectable, the result depends on the image quality. A clear, straight photo gives a better answer.

Preparing for exams

Summaries are one side, practice is the other. You can ask the attached notes to quiz you:

• "Make 10 multiple-choice questions from these notes and write the answers separately."
• "Ask me one question at a time and wait for my answer, then tell me if it was right."
• "Put the difference between these two concepts in a short side-by-side table."

Because the history and attached file stay in the conversation, you can go back and forth: ask a question, answer, and move to the next. If you switch models mid-way, the history and files are kept.

Understanding hard concepts

Sometimes the problem isn't the volume of material; it's one concept that won't click. Here you can ask for the same thing from different angles:

• "Explain this as if I'm just starting out."
• "Give a simple, everyday example of it."
• "Where might this argument go wrong?"

If you stay on Auto, the model choice isn't yours; VIGPT reads the message and routes it to a suitable model, and for genuinely hard problems it can think longer. For questions that need current information, web search ties the answer to fresh sources — that feature is part of the paid plans.

Reviewing and editing your writing

You can hand your own writing to VIGPT to review — an email to a professor, a summary of a paper, or a paragraph of a proposal:

• "Check this paragraph for writing and clarity, and tell me where it's vague."
• "Is the tone of this email to a professor formal and polite enough?"
• "Does this text have any grammar or spelling mistakes?"

The point here is to improve your writing, not replace it.

Coursework written by AI and submitted under your own name is a matter of academic integrity, and many universities count it as a violation. Use it to learn and to edit, not to pass off finished work as your own.

What you should check yourself

This is the honest part. AI sometimes says something wrong with confidence, so always check a few things yourself:

• Numbers, dates, and formulas. A formula or date can come out wrong; cross-check it against your notes or book.
• Sources and citations. Sometimes a source or page number is invented that doesn't exist. Before you cite, look at the source itself.
• What the professor said. The model doesn't know your specific notes unless you attach them; a generic answer may differ from what was said in class.
• Learning, not just having the answer. A summary and an explanation don't replace studying; especially for a closed-book exam, you need to know the material yourself.

Which plan for what

• Free: a set of fast models with Auto, and one attachment per message. Good for trying it out.
• Reading files and images, image generation, and web search: on the Standard plan and above.
• Thinking longer on hard problems (Deep Think) and deeper search: on the Pro plan and above.

Paid plans accept up to 10 attachments per message and a maximum of 30 files per hour. Current prices and details are on the pricing page.

In short

Attach your notes, stay on Auto, and instead of "summarize this," say what the summary or explanation should do for you. For exams, have it quiz you, ask about hard concepts from a few different angles, and review your writing with it. Just remember to check numbers, formulas, and sources yourself — this is a study assistant that lightens the load, not something that replaces learning.