diff --git a/src/csharp/ChatClient.cs b/src/csharp/ChatClient.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..000cd7fd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/csharp/ChatClient.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,247 @@
+using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntimeGenAI;
+
+/// <summary>Provides an <see cref="IChatClient"/> implementation for interacting with a <see cref="Model"/>.</summary>
+public sealed partial class ChatClient : IChatClient
+{
+    /// <summary>The options used to configure the instance.</summary>
+    private readonly ChatClientConfiguration _config;
+    /// <summary>The wrapped <see cref="Model"/>.</summary>
+    private readonly Model _model;
+    /// <summary>The wrapped <see cref="Tokenizer"/>.</summary>
+    private readonly Tokenizer _tokenizer;
+    /// <summary>Whether to dispose of <see cref="_model"/> when this instance is disposed.</summary>
+    private readonly bool _ownsModel;
+
+    /// <summary>Initializes an instance of the <see cref="ChatClient"/> class.</summary>
+    /// <param name="configuration">Options used to configure the client instance.</param>
+    /// <param name="modelPath">The file path to the model to load.</param>
+    /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="modelPath"/> is null.</exception>
+    public ChatClient(ChatClientConfiguration configuration, string modelPath)
+    {
+        if (configuration is null)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(configuration));
+        }
+
+        if (modelPath is null)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(modelPath));
+        }
+
+        _config = configuration;
+
+        _ownsModel = true;
+        _model = new Model(modelPath);
+        _tokenizer = new Tokenizer(_model);
+
+        Metadata = new("onnxruntime-genai", new Uri($"file://{modelPath}"), modelPath);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Initializes an instance of the <see cref="ChatClient"/> class.</summary>
+    /// <param name="configuration">Options used to configure the client instance.</param>
+    /// <param name="model">The model to employ.</param>
+    /// <param name="ownsModel">
+    /// <see langword="true"/> if this <see cref="IChatClient"/> owns the <paramref name="model"/> and should
+    /// dispose of it when this <see cref="IChatClient"/> is disposed; otherwise, <see langword="false"/>.
+    /// The default is <see langword="true"/>.
+    /// </param>
+    /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="model"/> is null.</exception>
+    public ChatClient(ChatClientConfiguration configuration, Model model, bool ownsModel = true)
+    {
+        if (configuration is null)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(configuration));
+        }
+
+        if (model is null)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(model));
+        }
+
+        _config = configuration;
+
+        _ownsModel = ownsModel;
+        _model = model;
+        _tokenizer = new Tokenizer(_model);
+
+        Metadata = new("onnxruntime-genai");
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public ChatClientMetadata Metadata { get; }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        _tokenizer.Dispose();
+
+        if (_ownsModel)
+        {
+            _model.Dispose();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public async Task<ChatCompletion> CompleteAsync(IList<ChatMessage> chatMessages, ChatOptions options = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        if (chatMessages is null)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(chatMessages));
+        }
+
+        StringBuilder text = new();
+        await Task.Run(() =>
+        {
+            using Sequences tokens = _tokenizer.Encode(_config.PromptFormatter(chatMessages));
+            using GeneratorParams generatorParams = new(_model);
+            UpdateGeneratorParamsFromOptions(tokens[0].Length, generatorParams, options);
+
+            using Generator generator = new(_model, generatorParams);
+            generator.AppendTokenSequences(tokens);
+
+            using var tokenizerStream = _tokenizer.CreateStream();
+
+            var completionId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
+            while (!generator.IsDone())
+            {
+                cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+                generator.GenerateNextToken();
+
+                ReadOnlySpan<int> outputSequence = generator.GetSequence(0);
+                string next = tokenizerStream.Decode(outputSequence[outputSequence.Length - 1]);
+
+                if (IsStop(next, options))
+                {
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                text.Append(next);
+            }
+        }, cancellationToken);
+
+        return new ChatCompletion(new ChatMessage(ChatRole.Assistant, text.ToString()))
+        {
+            CompletionId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString(),
+            CreatedAt = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow,
+            ModelId = Metadata.ModelId,
+        };
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public async IAsyncEnumerable<StreamingChatCompletionUpdate> CompleteStreamingAsync(
+        IList<ChatMessage> chatMessages, ChatOptions options = null, [EnumeratorCancellation] CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        if (chatMessages is null)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(chatMessages));
+        }
+
+        using Sequences tokens = _tokenizer.Encode(_config.PromptFormatter(chatMessages));
+        using GeneratorParams generatorParams = new(_model);
+        UpdateGeneratorParamsFromOptions(tokens[0].Length, generatorParams, options);
+
+        using Generator generator = new(_model, generatorParams);
+        generator.AppendTokenSequences(tokens);
+
+        using var tokenizerStream = _tokenizer.CreateStream();
+
+        var completionId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
+        while (!generator.IsDone())
+        {
+            string next = await Task.Run(() =>
+            {
+                generator.GenerateNextToken();
+
+                ReadOnlySpan<int> outputSequence = generator.GetSequence(0);
+                return tokenizerStream.Decode(outputSequence[outputSequence.Length - 1]);
+            }, cancellationToken);
+
+            if (IsStop(next, options))
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            yield return new StreamingChatCompletionUpdate
+            {
+                CompletionId = completionId,
+                CreatedAt = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow,
+                Role = ChatRole.Assistant,
+                Text = next,
+            };
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public object GetService(Type serviceType, object key = null) =>
+        key is not null ? null :
+        serviceType == typeof(Model) ? _model :
+        serviceType == typeof(Tokenizer) ? _tokenizer :
+        serviceType?.IsInstanceOfType(this) is true ? this :
+        null;
+
+    /// <summary>Gets whether the specified token is a stop sequence.</summary>
+    private bool IsStop(string token, ChatOptions options) =>
+        options?.StopSequences?.Contains(token) is true ||
+        Array.IndexOf(_config.StopSequences, token) >= 0;
+
+    /// <summary>Updates the <paramref name="generatorParams"/> based on the supplied <paramref name="options"/>.</summary>
+    private static void UpdateGeneratorParamsFromOptions(int numInputTokens, GeneratorParams generatorParams, ChatOptions options)
+    {
+        if (options is null)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (options.MaxOutputTokens.HasValue)
+        {
+            generatorParams.SetSearchOption("max_length", numInputTokens + options.MaxOutputTokens.Value);
+        }
+
+        if (options.Temperature.HasValue)
+        {
+            generatorParams.SetSearchOption("temperature", options.Temperature.Value);
+        }
+
+        if (options.TopP.HasValue || options.TopK.HasValue)
+        {
+            if (options.TopP.HasValue)
+            {
+                generatorParams.SetSearchOption("top_p", options.TopP.Value);
+            }
+
+            if (options.TopK.HasValue)
+            {
+                generatorParams.SetSearchOption("top_k", options.TopK.Value);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (options.Seed.HasValue)
+        {
+            generatorParams.SetSearchOption("random_seed", options.Seed.Value);
+        }
+
+        if (options.AdditionalProperties is { } props)
+        {
+            foreach (var entry in props)
+            {
+                switch (entry.Value)
+                {
+                    case int i: generatorParams.SetSearchOption(entry.Key, i); break;
+                    case long l: generatorParams.SetSearchOption(entry.Key, l); break;
+                    case float f: generatorParams.SetSearchOption(entry.Key, f); break;
+                    case double d: generatorParams.SetSearchOption(entry.Key, d); break;
+                    case bool b: generatorParams.SetSearchOption(entry.Key, b); break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/csharp/ChatClientConfiguration.cs b/src/csharp/ChatClientConfiguration.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..282ae9362
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/csharp/ChatClientConfiguration.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntimeGenAI;
+
+/// <summary>Provides configuration options used when constructing a <see cref="ChatClient"/>.</summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// Every model has different requirements for stop sequences and prompt formatting. For best results,
+/// the configuration should be tailored to the exact nature of the model being used. For example,
+/// when using a Phi3 model, a configuration like the following may be used:
+/// <code>
+/// static ChatClientConfiguration CreateForPhi3() =&gt;
+///     new(["&lt;|system|&gt;", "&lt;|user|&gt;", "&lt;|assistant|&gt;", "&lt;|end|&gt;"],
+///         (IEnumerable&lt;ChatMessage&gt; messages) =&gt;
+///         {
+///             StringBuilder prompt = new();
+///             
+///             foreach (var message in messages)
+///                 foreach (var content in message.Contents.OfType&lt;TextContent&gt;())
+///                     prompt.Append("&lt;|").Append(message.Role.Value).Append("|&gt;\n").Append(tc.Text).Append("&lt;|end|&gt;\n");
+///             
+///             return prompt.Append("&lt;|assistant|&gt;\n").ToString();
+///         });
+/// </code>
+/// </remarks>
+public sealed class ChatClientConfiguration
+{
+    private string[] _stopSequences;
+    private Func<IEnumerable<ChatMessage>, string> _promptFormatter;
+
+    /// <summary>Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ChatClientConfiguration"/> class.</summary>
+    /// <param name="stopSequences">The stop sequences used by the model.</param>
+    /// <param name="promptFormatter">The function to use to format a list of messages for input into the model.</param>
+    /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="stopSequences"/> is null.</exception>
+    /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="promptFormatter"/> is null.</exception>
+    public ChatClientConfiguration(
+        string[] stopSequences,
+        Func<IEnumerable<ChatMessage>, string> promptFormatter)
+    {
+        if (stopSequences is null)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(stopSequences));
+        }
+
+        if (promptFormatter is null)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(promptFormatter));
+        }
+
+        StopSequences = stopSequences;
+        PromptFormatter = promptFormatter;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets stop sequences to use during generation.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// These will apply in addition to any stop sequences that are a part of the <see cref="ChatOptions.StopSequences"/>.
+    /// </remarks>
+    public string[] StopSequences
+    {
+        get => _stopSequences;
+        set => _stopSequences = value ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(value));
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Gets the function that creates a prompt string from the chat history.</summary>
+    public Func<IEnumerable<ChatMessage>, string> PromptFormatter
+    {
+        get => _promptFormatter;
+        set => _promptFormatter = value ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(value));
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/csharp/Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntimeGenAI.csproj b/src/csharp/Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntimeGenAI.csproj
index ee53c83fb..83f729a7e 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntimeGenAI.csproj
+++ b/src/csharp/Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntimeGenAI.csproj
@@ -121,4 +121,8 @@
     <PackageReference Include="System.Memory" Version="4.5.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Abstractions" Version="9.0.1-preview.1.24570.5" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/test/csharp/TestOnnxRuntimeGenAIAPI.cs b/test/csharp/TestOnnxRuntimeGenAIAPI.cs
index ddced9e42..6058863a3 100644
--- a/test/csharp/TestOnnxRuntimeGenAIAPI.cs
+++ b/test/csharp/TestOnnxRuntimeGenAIAPI.cs
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT License.
 
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Xunit;
 using Xunit.Abstractions;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
 
 namespace Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntimeGenAI.Tests
 {
@@ -349,6 +352,33 @@ public void TestTopKTopPSearch()
             }
         }
 
+        [IgnoreOnModelAbsenceFact(DisplayName = "TestChatClient")]
+        public async Task TestChatClient()
+        {
+            ChatClientConfiguration config = new(
+                ["<|system|>", "<|user|>", "<|assistant|>", "<|end|>"],
+                (IEnumerable<ChatMessage> messages) =>
+                {
+                    StringBuilder prompt = new();
+
+                    foreach (var message in messages)
+                        foreach (var content in message.Contents.OfType<TextContent>())
+                            prompt.Append("<|").Append(message.Role.Value).Append("|>\n").Append(content.Text).Append("<|end|>\n");
+
+                    return prompt.Append("<|assistant|>\n").ToString();
+                });
+
+            using var client = new ChatClient(config, _phi2Path);
+
+            var completion = await client.CompleteAsync("What is 2 + 3?", new()
+            {
+                MaxOutputTokens = 20,
+                Temperature = 0f,
+            });
+
+            Assert.Contains("5", completion.ToString());
+        }
+
         [IgnoreOnModelAbsenceFact(DisplayName = "TestTokenizerBatchEncodeDecode")]
         public void TestTokenizerBatchEncodeDecode()
         {