Masha AI Agent: a research assistant in chat

A regular chatbot answers a question. An agent takes a task and works it out: searches, compares, assembles a result. Masha AI Agent is the AI agent from the Russian service MashaGPT, with a research mode and access to the latest ChatGPT and Claude models, all inside Telegram. 🧠

The bot runs on tokens, and every request costs some. Knowing how they get spent matters, otherwise your balance vanishes faster than you expect.

Agent versus plain chat

• Research. State a task such as compare three ways to heat a country house, and the agent works through several steps and returns a result.
• Fresh models. Recent GPT and Claude versions are available. The model you use affects quality and cost.
• Context memory. The agent remembers the conversation, which helps with long tasks but raises costs.

MashaGPT bundles over 50 models in one place, works without a VPN and accepts Russian cards. The agent lives in its own bot so it does not clutter the main chat.

Commands worth knowing

1. /balance shows remaining tokens.
2. /buy tops up tokens.
3. /clear clears the conversation context.
4. /help opens the guide.
5. /agreements shows the user terms.
6. /support reaches support.

Where tokens go

This is the main trap for beginners. Tokens pay for your question, the answer and the entire chat history, which the model rereads every time. The longer the dialogue, the pricier each new message. 💸

Some users complain that tokens ran out within a day despite a paid plan. That typically happens when one long conversation runs for hours on the most expensive model.

• Hit /clear when you switch topics. The simplest way to save.
• Match the model to the job. A cheaper one handles simple questions, so save the top model for hard ones.
• State the whole task up front. Fewer follow-ups, lower cost.
• Watch /balance. Check it after big jobs.

What it costs

According to the service, the single plan starts at 990 rubles a month, and the main bot has a free daily limit of a few generations. Prices change, so check the bot before buying. The service recently said it removed its own markup on Claude models, matching official prices. 💰

Stay critical

An agent can be confidently wrong, like any AI. Verify facts, numbers and sources yourself, especially for study, work and money decisions. ⚠️

• Never send passwords, passports or card details.
• Do not upload NDA documents without your employer's approval.
• On medicine and law the agent offers background, not a professional opinion.

If payment or tokens go wrong, write to support via /support and mention exactly what you bought.