diff --git a/src/components/GenerateGuide/AIGuide.tsx b/src/components/GenerateGuide/AIGuide.tsx
index 5233001d1..fd78f1fbf 100644
--- a/src/components/GenerateGuide/AIGuide.tsx
+++ b/src/components/GenerateGuide/AIGuide.tsx
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
-import { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
-import { AITutorLayout } from '../AITutor/AITutorLayout';
-import { AIGuideContent } from './AIGuideContent';
 import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { ExternalLink } from 'lucide-react';
+import { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import { flushSync } from 'react-dom';
+import { generateGuide } from '../../helper/generate-ai-guide';
+import { shuffle } from '../../helper/shuffle';
+import { useToast } from '../../hooks/use-toast';
+import { isLoggedIn } from '../../lib/jwt';
 import {
   aiGuideSuggestionsOptions,
   getAiGuideOptions,
 } from '../../queries/ai-guide';
 import { queryClient } from '../../stores/query-client';
-import { GenerateAIGuide } from './GenerateAIGuide';
-import { AIGuideChat } from './AIGuideChat';
+import { AITutorLayout } from '../AITutor/AITutorLayout';
 import { UpgradeAccountModal } from '../Billing/UpgradeAccountModal';
-import { isLoggedIn } from '../../lib/jwt';
-import { shuffle } from '../../helper/shuffle';
-import { generateGuide } from '../../helper/generate-ai-guide';
-import { useToast } from '../../hooks/use-toast';
-import { flushSync } from 'react-dom';
+import { AIGuideChat } from './AIGuideChat';
+import { AIGuideContent } from './AIGuideContent';
+import { GenerateAIGuide } from './GenerateAIGuide';
 
 type AIGuideProps = {
   guideSlug?: string;
@@ -157,8 +158,8 @@ export function ListSuggestions(props: ListSuggestionsProps) {
   const { title, suggestions, depth, isLoading, currentGuideTitle } = props;
 
   return (
-    <div className="group relative overflow-hidden rounded-xl border border-gray-300 bg-linear-to-br from-gray-100 to-gray-50 shadow-xs transition-all duration-200 hover:shadow-sm">
-      <div className="border-b border-gray-200/80 bg-white/60 px-5 py-4">
+    <div className="group relative overflow-hidden rounded-xl border border-gray-300 bg-linear-to-br from-gray-100 to-gray-50 shadow-xs transition-all duration-200">
+      <div className="border-b border-gray-200 bg-white px-5 py-4">
         <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900">{title}</h2>
         <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-gray-600">
           {depth === 'essentials'
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@ export function ListSuggestions(props: ListSuggestionsProps) {
             {[1, 2].map((i) => (
               <div
                 key={i}
-                className="h-10 w-full animate-pulse rounded-lg bg-gray-200/70"
+                className="h-10 w-full animate-pulse rounded-lg bg-white"
               ></div>
             ))}
           </div>
@@ -198,19 +199,7 @@ export function ListSuggestions(props: ListSuggestionsProps) {
                   <span className="flex-1 truncate group-hover/item:text-gray-900">
                     {topic}
                   </span>
-                  <svg
-                    className="ml-2 h-4 w-4 text-gray-400 transition-colors group-hover/item:text-gray-600"
-                    fill="none"
-                    viewBox="0 0 24 24"
-                    stroke="currentColor"
-                  >
-                    <path
-                      strokeLinecap="round"
-                      strokeLinejoin="round"
-                      strokeWidth={2}
-                      d="M10 6H6a2 2 0 00-2 2v10a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2v-4M14 4h6m0 0v6m0-6L10 14"
-                    />
-                  </svg>
+                  <ExternalLink className="ml-2 size-4 text-gray-400 group-hover/item:text-gray-600" />
                 </a>
               );
             })}
diff --git a/src/components/GenerateGuide/AIGuideChat.tsx b/src/components/GenerateGuide/AIGuideChat.tsx
index 431832cc2..3a826387a 100644
--- a/src/components/GenerateGuide/AIGuideChat.tsx
+++ b/src/components/GenerateGuide/AIGuideChat.tsx
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ import { useChat, type ChatMessage } from '../../hooks/use-chat';
 import { RoadmapAIChatCard } from '../RoadmapAIChat/RoadmapAIChatCard';
 import {
   ArrowDownIcon,
-  BotIcon, LockIcon,
+  BotIcon,
+  LockIcon,
   PauseCircleIcon,
   SendIcon,
-  Trash2Icon
+  Trash2Icon,
 } from 'lucide-react';
 import { ChatHeaderButton } from '../FrameRenderer/RoadmapFloatingChat';
 import { isLoggedIn } from '../../lib/jwt';
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ export function AIGuideChat(props: AIGuideChatProps) {
       </div>
 
       {isLoading && (
-        <div className="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center">
+        <div className="absolute bg-gray-100 inset-0 flex items-center justify-center">
           <LoadingChip message="Loading..." />
         </div>
       )}
@@ -170,11 +171,11 @@ export function AIGuideChat(props: AIGuideChatProps) {
                     isIntro
                   />
                   {isQuestionsLoading && (
-                    <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
+                    <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
                       {[1, 2, 3, 4].map((i) => (
                         <div
                           key={i}
-                          className="h-[38px] w-full animate-pulse rounded-lg bg-gray-200"
+                          className="h-[48px] w-full animate-pulse rounded-lg bg-gray-200"
                         ></div>
                       ))}
                     </div>
@@ -183,24 +184,26 @@ export function AIGuideChat(props: AIGuideChatProps) {
                     randomQuestions &&
                     randomQuestions.length > 0 &&
                     messages.length === 0 && (
-                      <>
-                        <ul className="flex flex-col gap-1">
+                      <div className="space-y-2">
+                        <p className="mb-2 text-xs font-normal text-gray-500">
+                          Some questions you might have about this lesson.
+                        </p>
+                        <div className="space-y-1">
                           {randomQuestions?.map((question) => {
                             return (
-                              <li key={`chat-${question}`}>
-                                <button
-                                  className="w-fit rounded-lg border border-gray-200 bg-white p-2 text-left text-sm text-balance hover:bg-white/40"
-                                  onClick={() => {
-                                    handleSubmitInput(question);
-                                  }}
-                                >
-                                  <p className="text-gray-500">{question}</p>
-                                </button>
-                              </li>
+                              <button
+                                key={`chat-${question}`}
+                                className="flex h-full self-start rounded-md bg-yellow-500/10 px-3 py-2 text-left text-sm text-black hover:bg-yellow-500/20"
+                                onClick={() => {
+                                  handleSubmitInput(question);
+                                }}
+                              >
+                                {question}
+                              </button>
                             );
                           })}
-                        </ul>
-                      </>
+                        </div>
+                      </div>
                     )}
 
                   {messages.map((chat, index) => {