diff --git a/autoemulate/compare.py b/autoemulate/compare.py
index c01245a8..a44a0980 100644
--- a/autoemulate/compare.py
+++ b/autoemulate/compare.py
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@
 
 
 class AutoEmulate:
+    """
+    The AutoEmulate class is the main class of the AutoEmulate package. It is used to set up and compare
+    different emulator models on a given dataset. It can also be used to save and load models, and to
+    print and plot the results of the comparison.
+    """
+
     def __init__(self):
         """Initializes an AutoEmulate object."""
         self.X = None