Buzz Chat and the AI Enabled Workspace both bring AI into Hive — they are complementary parts of the same Buzz AI experience, not two competing products you have to choose between.
The short version
| Buzz Chat | AI Enabled Workspace (Apps) |
What it is | The conversational place you talk to Buzz | The Apps-page home for Buzz AI features across Hive |
Primary purpose | Ask, draft, summarize, plan, and take action in chat | See what’s Included, toggle Mail/Proofing, open Sidekick |
How you get it | Purple Buzz button throughout Hive | Apps → AI Enabled Workspace |
Usage | Draws from your workspace monthly AI allowance | Same shared allowance across AI surfaces |
Buzz AI is included for light everyday use
Every workspace can use Buzz AI lightly with a monthly allowance included in your Hive plan. You do not need to pick “chat only” vs “full AI” as separate paid tiers just to get started.
Open Apps, find AI Enabled Workspace at the top, and you should see “Buzz AI is active across your workspace.”
What is Buzz Chat?
Buzz Chat is Hive’s AI assistant experience — the place to ask questions, draft content, summarize information, create actions, and get help thinking through work.
Common uses:
Draft emails, updates, briefs, and project copy
Summarize notes or long-form content
Brainstorm ideas, outlines, and next steps
Structure tasks, plans, or meeting agendas
Create and update work in Hive from natural language
What is the AI Enabled Workspace?
The AI Enabled Workspace is the section at the top of your Apps page. It shows the Buzz AI experiences available to your team and how they are controlled.
Optional toggles
AI Mail — personal toggle for suggested email next steps
AI Proofing — workspace toggle for proof analysis (needs Proofing & Approvals)
If you are not an admin and a workspace toggle is locked, ask your workspace admin.
How they work together
Buzz Chat is how you talk to Buzz. The Apps page is how you see and manage the broader AI surface area in Hive.
For example:
In Buzz Chat, you might ask for a project status summary.
With AI Dashboards / workspace context, Buzz can use Hive activity, identify blockers, draft follow-ups, and help create or update related actions.
With AI Mail on, the same Buzz can suggest next steps from an email thread.
With Sidekick, Buzz helps before, during, and after meetings — then you can continue in chat or actions.
All of these share your workspace’s monthly AI allowance.
Which should my team use?
Use both:
Start in Apps → AI Enabled Workspace to confirm Buzz AI is active and turn on Mail or Proofing if you need them.
Use Buzz Chat day to day for questions, drafting, and taking action.
Open Sidekick from Apps (or the desktop app) when you’re on calls.