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Let’s Get Started!

In the next 5 minutes, you’ll create your first AI tool. No coding required - just a few clicks and you’re ready to go.

Step 1: Sign Up

Head to sip.launchlemonade.app and create your free account. LaunchLemonade signup page with account creation form

Step 2: Create Your First Lemonade

Once on the dashboard, click the ”+ NEW” button in the top right corner. LaunchLemonade dashboard showing the + NEW button to create a Lemonade You’ll see a popup asking you to:
  1. Give your Lemonade a name (e.g., “Meal Advisor”, “Coaching CoPilot”, “AI CFO”)
  2. Select the type of Lemonade
Create Lemonade popup showing name field and type selection options

Lemonade Types

Don’t worry about choosing the “perfect” type - you can always create more Lemonades later. For your first one, we recommend Chat Lemonade.
TypeDescriptionBest For
Chat LemonadeStart here! Build AI assistants with 20+ models and your dataChatbots, assistants, Q&A
Voice LemonadeAI that listens and speaks to you with empathetic voice modelsVoice assistants, coaching
Lemonade FlowsMulti-step AI workflows with form-like experiencesLead capture, surveys, processes
Lemonade AgentsCombine multiple Lemonades, Memory, and tools for agentic systemsComplex automation
Image LemonadeGenerate and edit images with AIVisual content creation
New to LaunchLemonade? Start with a Chat Lemonade – it’s the easiest way to get started!

Step 3: Configure Your Lemonade

After creating, you’ll enter the Lemonade Editor with 7 tabs: Lemonade Editor showing the 7 configuration tabs on the left sidebar

Model Tab

Choose your AI model. We offer: Free Models (no credit card required):
  • Auto Routing – We automatically select the best model for you
  • Gemini 2.5 Flash – by Google - Strong for lots of tasks, fast too!
  • GPT-4o Mini – by OpenAI - Solid all rounder, the one who started this all
  • Minimax-m1 – by Mistral - Mixture of Expert model, super fast
Recommended Premium Models (best balance of performance, reliability, and cost):
  • Claude Sonnet/Opus – by Anthropic - Advanced Claude model with superior reasoning
  • GPT – by OpenAI - Broad capability, strong with structured outputs
  • Kimi K2 Thinking – by MoonshotAI - Optimised for coding, math, and deterministic tasks
  • Gemini – by Google - Large context windows, strong all rounder

Guide Tab

A helpful checklist showing what your Lemonade needs: Mandatory (3 items):
  • ✅ Connected to a Model
  • ✅ Has an Instruction
  • ✅ Has a Welcome message
Optional upgrades:
  • Add files to enhance knowledge
  • Add website or links to fine tune

Instructions Tab

Configure how your Lemonade behaves:
  • Welcome Message – The first message sent to users. Use {first_name} to personalize!
    • Example: “Hello , how can I help you today?”
  • Instructions – This is where you tell your AI who it is and how to behave. Think of it like giving a new employee their job description.
    • Example: “You are a helpful customer support assistant for [Company Name]…”

Knowledge Tab

Train your Lemonade with your own data:
  • Add Files – Upload PDFs, documents, spreadsheets to teach your Lemonade
  • Add Websites – Crawl and learn from any website
  • Integrations:
    • Notion – Connect your Notion workspace
    • Google Drive – Connect your Drive files

Details Tab

Customize your Lemonade:
  • Lemonade Name – Give it a memorable name
  • Brain – Select which Brain (memory context) to use
  • Lemonade Description – Describe what it does (useful for selling)
  • Lemonade Style – Choose a visual style/avatar

Add On Tab

Enable powerful features:
FeatureDescriptionDefault
Enable SearchLet your Lemonade search the internetOff
Enable File UploadUsers can upload files during chatOn
Enable Image UploadUsers can share images for analysisOn
Remember All ConversationsLemonade remembers chat historyOff
Developer ModeConnect via API or ZapierOff

Deploy Tab

Put your Lemonade to work:
  1. Email Assistant – Email your Lemonade directly from your inbox
    • Get a custom @ai.launchlemonade.app email address
    • Save to Gmail or Outlook with one click
  2. Website Chatbot – Embed on your website (contact us)
    • Click “CREATE EMBED MIX” to get started
  3. Monetise – Sell your Lemonade on your domain (contact us)
    • Click “CREATE SUBSCRIPTION MIX”

Step 4: Test Your Lemonade

You did it! Click “Run Lemonade” in the top right to start chatting with your brand new AI. Try asking it a question and watch it respond using your instructions. Lemonade Editor with Run Lemonade button highlighted in the top right

Step 5: Share & Deploy

Once you’re happy with your Lemonade:
  • Use the Deploy tab to set up email, embed, or subscription options
  • Create a Mix to package and brand your Lemonade for deployment

Next Steps

Recommended next: Set up your Brain to give your Lemonade persistent memory. Then explore the other options when you’re ready.