diff --git a/simplemind/__init__.py b/simplemind/__init__.py
index 29da250..b3bc4e2 100644
--- a/simplemind/__init__.py
+++ b/simplemind/__init__.py
@@ -1,10 +1,59 @@
-from typing import List, Optional
+from typing import List, Optional, Type
 
-from .models import Conversation, BasePlugin
+from .models import Conversation, BasePlugin, BaseModel
 from .utils import find_provider
 from .settings import settings
 
 
+class Session:
+    """A session object that maintains configuration across multiple API calls.
+
+    Similar to `requests.Session`, this allows you to specify default settings
+    that will be used for all operations within the session.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        *,
+        llm_provider: str = settings.DEFAULT_LLM_PROVIDER,
+        llm_model: str = settings.DEFAULT_LLM_MODEL,
+        **kwargs,
+    ):
+        self.llm_provider = llm_provider
+        self.llm_model = llm_model
+        self.default_kwargs = kwargs
+
+    def generate_text(self, prompt: str, **kwargs) -> str:
+        """Generate text using the session's default provider and model."""
+        merged_kwargs = {**self.default_kwargs, **kwargs}
+        return generate_text(
+            prompt=prompt,
+            llm_provider=self.llm_provider,
+            llm_model=self.llm_model,
+            **merged_kwargs,
+        )
+
+    def generate_data(
+        self, prompt: str, response_model: Type[BaseModel], **kwargs
+    ) -> BaseModel:
+        """Generate structured data using the session's default provider and model."""
+        merged_kwargs = {**self.default_kwargs, **kwargs}
+        return generate_data(
+            prompt=prompt,
+            response_model=response_model,
+            llm_provider=self.llm_provider,
+            llm_model=self.llm_model,
+            **merged_kwargs,
+        )
+
+    def create_conversation(self, **kwargs) -> "Conversation":
+        """Create a conversation using the session's default provider and model."""
+        merged_kwargs = {**self.default_kwargs, **kwargs}
+        return create_conversation(
+            llm_provider=self.llm_provider, llm_model=self.llm_model, **merged_kwargs
+        )
+
+
 def create_conversation(
     llm_model=None, llm_provider=None, *, plugins: Optional[List[BasePlugin]] = None
 ):
@@ -53,4 +102,5 @@ __all__ = [
     "generate_text",
     "settings",
     "BasePlugin",
+    "Session",
 ]
diff --git a/simplemind/settings.py b/simplemind/settings.py
index b5e2e28..4068ebd 100644
--- a/simplemind/settings.py
+++ b/simplemind/settings.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     )
     XAI_API_KEY: Optional[SecretStr] = Field(None, description="API key for xAI")
     DEFAULT_LLM_PROVIDER: str = Field("openai", description="The default LLM provider")
+    DEFAULT_LLM_MODEL: str = Field("gpt-4o-mini", description="The default LLM model")
 
     model_config = SettingsConfigDict(
         env_file=".env", env_file_encoding="utf-8", case_sensitive=True, extra="ignore"