{
  "id": 11303388,
  "title": "Use.ai Reaches One Million Monthly Active Users Less Than a Year After Launch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/use-ai-reaches-one-million-monthly-active-users-less-than-a-year",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-01T23:22:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Korea IT Times",
    "slug": "korea-it-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreaittimes.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=157752"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "AI startup Use.ai announced on October 1, 2026, that it had achieved one million monthly active users just over a year after its founding. The platform provides users access to over ten AI models, such as GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and DeepSeek. Users can seamlessly switch between models within a single conversation while preserving context. Use.ai offers a free Answer Engine powered by open-weight models, with advanced models accessible via paid subscriptions. The service aims to minimize the need to navigate between different services and repeatedly enter conversations or preferences. Co-founder Ihor Herasymov, who has experience in mergers and acquisitions, technology investment, and launching multiple businesses, recognized the difficulty of maintaining conversation histories and personal preferences when using multiple AI platforms. The platform's design revolves around maintaining context across models, enabling users to keep context available as better models emerge. A survey of over 5,000 users revealed that 42% switched models for improved quality or deeper reasoning, while 36.5% chose models depending on the task. Additionally, a survey of more than 30,000 users found that 54% were using AI for the first time or only a few times. Use.ai is currently developing automatic routing to match tasks with suitable models, reducing the need for users to manually compare models. The company has not disclosed details about survey recruitment or representativeness. Use.ai's future plans include expanding the platform beyond answering questions to carry out tasks. With user consent, a proposed personal assistant could integrate with calendars and other apps to assist with scheduling appointments, making bookings, and setting reminders based on the user's schedule and preferences. The company also envisions a shopping assistant that could compare running shoes and prices, then seek user confirmation before purchasing. These are potential capabilities, not yet implemented features. Herasymov emphasized that users should not have to follow model releases, compare benchmarks, or decide which model is best for each task. The company aims to build upon model switching and shared context by coordinating AI models with connected apps to complete more of a user's request.",
  "summary": "San Francisco-based AI company Use.ai said on October 1, 2026, that it had surpassed one million monthly active users less than a year after launch. Its workspace provides access to more than 10 AI models, including GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok and DeepSeek. Users can switch models within a conversatio",
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  "editors_take": null,
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    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "HackerNoon",
        "title": "Use.ai Reaches 1 Million Monthly Users as the Average AI User Now Runs Three Assistants",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/use-ai-reaches-1-million-monthly-users-as-the-average-ai-user-now",
        "published": "2026-10-01T12:27:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}