# SimpleChatModel

> **Class** in `langchain_core`

📖 [View in docs](https://reference.langchain.com/python/langchain-core/language_models/chat_models/SimpleChatModel)

Simplified implementation for a chat model to inherit from.

!!! note
    This implementation is primarily here for backwards compatibility. For new
    implementations, please use `BaseChatModel` directly.

## Signature

```python
SimpleChatModel(
    self,
    *args: Any = (),
    **kwargs: Any = {},
)
```

## Extends

- `BaseChatModel`

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[View source on GitHub](https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/blob/b302691ff9ad841804e93e5addbdc53b6974473b/libs/core/langchain_core/language_models/chat_models.py#L1801)