Poe

Poe is an AI conversation platform operated by Quora, Inc. It gives users one interface for chatting with models and bots from multiple providers.

The service launched as a closed iOS beta in December 2022 and opened to the public in February 2023. It now supports web, mobile, and desktop applications.

Poe also supports custom bot creation, public bot sharing, multimodal interactions, creator monetization, and API-based bot deployment.

Poe provides access to third-party language, image, audio, and video models. Available models and limits can change as providers and Poe plans change.

• Multi-model chat through a unified interface
• Custom bots with prompts, knowledge, and configurable behavior
• Text, image, audio, and video generation through supported bots
• Long-context conversations on eligible plans and models
• Public bot publishing and creator discovery
• Per-message creator monetization
• API keys for querying Poe bots
• API Bots for connecting compatible external model endpoints
• Tool use and function calling through supported API configurations
• Custom controls such as toggles, dropdowns, and sliders for API Bots

Poe uses a points-based system. Non-paying users receive points daily, while subscribers receive larger allocations and access to additional models.

Poe’s current help documentation states that subscriptions start at $4.99 per month. Exact plans, regional prices, and platform prices appear during account signup or checkout.

Subscribers can also purchase add-on points. Poe documents add-on pricing starting at $30 per one million points. Points can be consumed by chat, image, audio, and video bots according to each bot’s rate.

Pros

• Consolidates many AI models inside one application.
• Supports web, mobile, and desktop access.
• Offers custom bot creation without requiring a complete model-training workflow.
• Provides API access for developers and API-compatible model endpoints.
• Supports several generative media formats through available bots.

Cons

• Model availability, limits, and pricing can change over time.
• Free usage is constrained by daily points and bot-specific limits.
• Output quality depends on the selected third-party model or bot.
• Some interactions may involve third-party providers processing submitted content.
• Exact subscription prices can vary by country and purchase platform.

ChatGPT is a direct alternative for users who primarily want OpenAI models and integrated tools. Claude suits users focused on Anthropic’s models and long-form reasoning. Google Gemini provides Google’s model ecosystem and related productivity integrations.

Microsoft Copilot is another option for users working within Microsoft products. Perplexity is a comparable choice for web-oriented research and answer generation, although its core workflow differs from Poe’s multi-model marketplace approach.

Does Poe have a free plan?
Yes. Non-paying users receive daily points and access to a selection of bots, subject to usage limits.

What platforms support Poe?
Poe supports the web, iOS, Android, macOS, and Windows.

Does Poe provide an API?
Yes. Poe offers API keys for querying bots and a developer platform for creating API Bots.

Can users create custom bots?
Yes. Users can create and publish bots with custom instructions and supported configuration options.

Does Poe offer a free trial?
Poe’s terms allow free trials or promotions when offered, but a trial isn’t guaranteed for every user or plan. Availability is shown during signup.

Does Poe integrate with other software?
Poe supports integrations through its APIs and API-compatible endpoints. The reviewed first-party materials do not document a broad catalog of native business-software integrations.