Start Rivya with one real task: browse public pages, sign in when needed, understand credits, and choose chat, image, video, or audio.

Use this getting started guide when you want to run a real Rivya task without learning every product area first.

Before the first run, know four things: what you can inspect publicly, when login matters, where credits are used, and which Studio fits the job.

This page is the practical first-session guide for chat, image, video, audio, and tool-backed work. For a more opinionated walkthrough, read How to Run Your First Real Task in Rivya.

What You Can Check Before Signing Up

You can understand a lot of Rivya before creating an account:

browse model inventory in AI Models
inspect live tools in Tools
compare public workflow pages at /chat, /image, /video, and /audio
read Pricing before deciding whether a plan or credit pack makes sense
open docs and blog guides when you are still choosing a workflow

Use the public layer for discovery. Move into Studio when the task needs account context, uploads, credits, saved history, or a result you may continue later.

Create An Account

Rivya’s authentication options can include:

email and password
Google
GitHub
Discord
Magic Link when enabled on the deployment

Provider buttons only appear when that provider is configured for the current deployment. Magic Link only appears when magic-link auth is enabled.

If you use email login, recovery paths are available through:

For login behavior and protected pages, read Authentication and Access in Rivya.

Understand Your First Credits

New accounts currently receive 6 signup credits, and those credits expire after 30 days.

Use them for a real first task, not only for browsing. Good first-credit uses include:

one focused image direction
one short video direction check
one voice or audio test
one tool or chat session that you expect to save

Before a billable generation starts, Rivya checks whether the account has enough credits. If the balance is too low, the run should not continue upstream.

For the full billing model, read Credits & Billing in Rivya.

After login, Rivya sends you to /dashboard.

Use the dashboard as your first signed-in hub because it brings together:

credit balance
recent generations
recent chats
recent notifications
quick links into Studio surfaces
paths back to account and billing pages

If you do not know where to go next, start from the dashboard instead of guessing a deep path.

Pick The First Studio By Output Type

Choose the first Studio by the output you need, not by which model looks most impressive.

Use Chat Studio when the task is still fuzzy

Open /studio/chat/[modelSlug] when you need:

prompt shaping
planning
reasoning
rewriting
image-assisted analysis
tool-connected help from AI Calculator or AI Solver

Chat is the right first stop when the output shape is not clear yet.

Use Image Studio when the deliverable is a still visual

Open /studio/image/[modelSlug] when you need:

product photos
ecommerce stills
ad images
landing-page visuals
reference-led image work
first visual directions for a later video

If you want to compare image options first, start at /image or AI Models.

Use Video Studio when motion is the deliverable

Open /studio/video/[modelSlug] when you need:

short clips
product demo motion
launch teasers
text-to-video runs
image-guided motion
reference-led video tests

Video is usually more fragile than still images. If the concept is visual, prove the still direction first when possible.

Use Audio Studio when the job is heard

Open /studio/audio/[modelSlug] when you need:

text-to-speech
narration
voice-over
dubbing
sound effects
audio cleanup or isolation

If audio belongs to a video, confirm the visual direction before finalizing voice or sound.

Run A Sensible First Task

A good first Rivya task is narrow enough to review.

Instead of asking for “a complete campaign,” try one of these:

Create one clean product photo for a matte black water bottle on a light gray studio background.
Draft a short product demo video prompt showing a skincare bottle opening and ending with the label visible.
Help me rewrite this feature idea into a clear image prompt for a landing-page hero.
Create a calm 20-second voice-over script for a product launch teaser.

A first task should answer one question: is this direction worth continuing?

Follow The Result

After submitting a generation task, use the Rivya areas that preserve state:

Studio for the active workflow
History in Rivya for previous outputs
Rivya Notifications Center for important async events
Failed Tasks and Credit Refunds when a run does not complete

Do not treat results as disposable. If the output is useful, keep it connected to history so you can continue from it later.

Avoid Common First-Session Mistakes

The most common first-session mistakes are:

choosing a model before defining the job
starting with video when a still image should prove the direction first
uploading references without saying what they should control
spending credits on a broad prompt that cannot be reviewed clearly
leaving the page and assuming the result is gone instead of checking history
treating signup credits as unlimited experimentation

A careful first task saves more time than a flashy first task.

Rivya Getting Started Guide