Poe
One subscription, every major AI chatbot in one app
- Category
- Chatbots & Assistants
- Pricing
- Free tier with daily limits; paid plans from $4.99/mo up to $249.99/mo based on monthly compute points
- Best for
- Poe is a strong fit for individuals and small teams who want to compare or switch between multiple frontier AI models without paying for separate subscriptions to each provider, and for builders who want to package a prompt into a shareable bot without writing code.
- Official site
- poe.com
- Last updated
- August 2026
Poe (short for "Platform for Open Exploration") is a multi-model AI chat platform built by Quora, launched in February 2023. Rather than building its own foundation model, Poe acts as a unified front-end that gives subscribers access to over 100 AI models and bots from providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, xAI, Mistral, and DeepSeek, alongside millions of user-created bots. Users can start a conversation with one model and switch to another mid-thread, compare responses side by side, and access multimodal generation (text, images, video, and audio) depending on the underlying model. The platform is available as native apps for web, iOS, Android, macOS, and Windows, with chat history synced across devices.
Poe's key differentiator is its no-code bot creation system: anyone can combine a supported model with a custom prompt, knowledge base, or fine-tuned behavior and publish it as a shareable, potentially monetizable bot, without writing code. For developers, Poe also offers an OpenAI-compatible chat completion API, letting applications route requests through a Poe subscription to any supported model. Usage is metered through a "compute points" system shared across all models — a design that lets Poe support wildly different model costs under one subscription, but one that has drawn criticism as pricing has shifted from flat message limits to variable, context-length-sensitive point consumption over time.
Poe is a strong fit for individuals and small teams who want to compare or switch between multiple frontier AI models without paying for separate subscriptions to each provider, and for builders who want to package a prompt into a shareable bot without writing code. It's a weaker fit for heavy, sustained power users of a single model (who may get better value paying that provider directly) or for teams that need predictable, flat-rate costs rather than a variable compute-points system.
Key features
Multi-Model Access
Chat with GPT-5.x, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Llama and more without maintaining separate subscriptions to each provider.
Custom Bot Creation
Build and publish your own bot backed by any supported model plus a custom prompt or knowledge base, entirely no-code.
Compute Points Billing
A usage-based currency shared across all models is spent per message, with cost varying by model and by the length of conversation context.
Multimodal Generation
Generate text, images, video, or audio depending on which underlying model or bot is selected.
Developer API
An OpenAI-compatible chat completion endpoint lets developers route calls through Poe to any supported model using their subscription's points.
Cross-Platform Apps
Native apps for web, iOS, Android, macOS, and Windows keep chat history synced across every device.
Bot Creator Payouts
Creators can charge for access to bots they publish and earn a share of the revenue those bots generate.
Multilingual Support
The interface and many models support French, German, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Spanish, and more.
Pricing breakdown
Free
- Limited daily messages across a rotating set of models
- Access to community-built bots
- Basic chat history
Starter
- Entry-level monthly compute points
- Access to standard and some premium models
- Good for light, occasional use
Premium
- ~660,000 monthly compute points
- Access to GPT, Claude, Gemini and more premium models
- Custom bot creation
Premium Plus
- Higher monthly compute point allowance
- Suited to daily heavy chat and multimodal use
Pro
- Large compute point pool for power users and small teams
- Priority access during high-demand periods
Pro Max
- ~8.25 million monthly compute points
- Built for high-volume, professional usage
- Developer API access
Pros and cons
Pros
- Eliminates the need to juggle separate ChatGPT Plus, Claude Pro and Gemini Advanced subscriptions — G2 reviewers repeatedly cite this consolidation as the platform's single biggest value driver.
- The custom bot builder lets non-developers package a specialized prompt (for example, a legal-clause explainer or a sales-copy assistant) into a reusable, shareable bot within minutes.
- Poe's OpenAI-compatible API lets developers feed their subscription's compute points directly into coding tools like Cursor, extending value beyond the chat interface itself.
- The interface is consistently rated fast and clean by reviewers, and switching between models mid-thread is close to instant.
- Available natively across web, iOS, Android, macOS and Windows with synced chat history, so users aren't tied to a browser tab.
- Supports a genuinely broad model roster — text, image, video and audio generation — under a single account and billing relationship.
Cons
- Poe shifted from a flat message-based rate to a variable compute-points system tied to context length, so costs scale up unpredictably in long conversations — one G2 reviewer specifically noted that "the backend charges you extra for reading your own past chat history."
- Unused points typically do not roll over between billing cycles, so a lighter usage month effectively forfeits paid capacity that was already paid for.
- The Premium tier's monthly point allowance was cut (from roughly 1 million to 660,000 points as of July 2026) at the same $19.99 price, illustrating that plan value can shrink over time without a price change.
- Free-tier and lower-tier users report hitting daily message limits quickly, especially for premium models like GPT-5.x and Claude Opus.
- Reviewers on Trustpilot report more negative experiences around billing and refunds than on G2, suggesting support quality can be inconsistent depending on the issue.
What reviewers say
Poe holds a strong 4.5 out of 5 on G2 across 18 reviews, with reviewers consistently praising its multi-model convenience while flagging its usage-based compute-points system and shrinking free-tier limits as recurring pain points.
Frequently praised
- Ability to switch between GPT, Claude, Gemini and other models in one place
- Custom bot builder for tailored AI assistants
- Fast, clean, responsive interface across platforms
Frequently criticized
- Compute-points system feels expensive and unpredictable, especially in long threads
- Free tier and lower-tier plans hit usage limits quickly
- Points don't roll over between billing cycles
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What models does Poe give me access to?
Poe provides access to 100+ models and bots, including OpenAI's GPT line, Anthropic's Claude, Google's Gemini, xAI's Grok, Meta's Llama, DeepSeek, Mistral and Perplexity, plus millions of user-created bots.
How does Poe's pricing work?
Paid plans (Starter through Pro Max, $4.99–$249.99/mo) grant a monthly allowance of "compute points" that are spent per message; point cost varies by model and by the length of context sent, and annual billing saves roughly 17%.
Is there a free plan?
Yes, Poe's free tier gives limited daily messages across a rotating selection of models plus access to community-built bots.
Can I build my own AI bot on Poe?
Yes, Poe's no-code bot creator lets you combine any supported model with a custom prompt and knowledge base, and publish it for others to use, with optional monetization.
Does Poe have a developer API?
Yes, Poe offers an OpenAI-compatible chat completion API that developers can use to route requests through their subscription's compute points to any supported model.
Do unused compute points carry over?
No — subscription points generally do not roll over to the next billing period, so unused capacity is forfeited when the cycle resets.
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