Image and Pattern Analysis

Drag an image, a chart, a diagram, or a sketch into the conversation: Charlie will analyze it and answer your questions about it.

Emerit Science Team

Updated: May 2026

Charlie includes images. Attach an image to your message, ask your question, and Charlie will answer it just like any other question—based on what it sees in the image.

Your images are stored securely and isolated by user (S3 with short-lived signed URLs), and do not leave the Charlie environment.

1. Three ways to send an image

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Trombone

Click the paperclip icon in the input bar and select your files.

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Drag and drop

Drag the image from your desktop or file explorer into the conversation.

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Copy and paste

Take a screenshot and paste it directly (Ctrl/Cmd + V) into the text box.

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Mobile camera

On iPhone and Android, the paperclip icon also lets you take a photo on the spot—perfect for capturing a poster, a lab bench, or a gel.

Accepted formats: PNG, JPG. Maximum size: 5 MB per image. You can attach multiple images in a single message—Charlie will process them all together.

2. Scientific use cases

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Reading a graph
“Which groups are the most different in this volcano plot?”, “Read me the values on this dose-response curve.”
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Interpreting a blot or gel
"Compare the intensity of the bands between the wild-type and mutant," "Identify the wells where the protein is expressed."
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Describe an article illustration
Take a screenshot of a figure from a PDF, then ask Charlie to explain what it shows in the context of your project.
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Extract an array
Photo of a printed table or screenshot of a non-editable PDF: Charlie converts the content to Markdown.
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Understanding a diagram
Charlie reads the diagram of a signaling system, an experimental setup, or a workflow—and explains it step by step.
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Lab bench photo
“What is this reagent used for, according to the label?” “Does this colony look as expected?” — visual descriptions to save time in the lab.

3. Compatibility with modes

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When you attach an image, Charlie automatically switches to Config A — Snapshot mode (the multi-mode path). Reflection mode and the web search are temporarily disabled for this message — a red banner indicates this above the input bar. If you remove the image, the options become available again.

4. Persistence, Sharing, Deletion

Your images remain in the session and reload when you return: the thumbnails appear in the history. Click on them to view them in full screen.

When you share a session via a magic link, the recipient can also view your images. If they select "Continue conversation" and duplicate the session, the images are copied to their own space.

You can delete an image from the history at any time—it will also be removed from storage. Deleting a session deletes all associated images.

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Frame your shot to focus on the area that interests you. An image that’s too wide dilutes the focus of Charlie; a well-cropped image provides precise results.

Submit your first figure

Go to Charlie, drag and drop an image into the chat, and ask your question.

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