What is Poe?
Poe is an AI chatbot aggregator from Quora that lets you chat with many text, image, video and audio models from different providers in one app. It adds custom bots built from prompts or servers, a developer API, and a points-based subscription, and runs on the web, iOS, Android, macOS and Windows.
Trying several AI models usually means separate accounts and subscriptions with each provider. It puts them behind one login and one points balance, so you can compare answers side by side or switch models mid-task. Anyone can build a bot on top of a model with a prompt, and eligible creators can earn money from their bots, which has produced a large library of community bots for study, writing and coding.
Main Features
- Chat with hundreds of official models covering text, image, video and audio generation.
- Build custom bots from a prompt, or connect your own server as a server bot.
- Create interactive Canvas apps that run inside Poe.
- Use an OpenAI-compatible API to call Poe models from your own tools.
- Spend a shared points balance, where each bot has its own cost per message.
- Apps are available on the web, iOS, Android, macOS and Windows.
- Eligible bot creators can monetize their bots.
How to Get Started with Poe
- Sign up at poe.com or install the mobile or desktop app.
- Pick a model or community bot and start chatting with your daily free points.
- Upgrade to a paid plan for more points, or create your own bot.
Poe Pricing
A free plan gives limited daily points; paid plans start at $4.99 per month (10,000 points per day) and go up to $249.99 per month, with roughly 17% off annual billing.
Who Should Use It?
- Students comparing answers from several AI models
- Writers and researchers who want many models under one subscription
- Developers testing models through one OpenAI-compatible API
- Creators building and sharing custom bots
- Teachers exploring AI tools for class use
Poe Alternatives
- Elicit: focused on research papers and literature reviews
- Llama Tutor: a free open-source tutor built on Llama models
- SchoolHack AI: a student-focused suite for essays and documents
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Poe free?
There is a free tier with limited daily points. Paid plans start at $4.99 per month and scale to $249.99 per month for heavy use of expensive image and video models.
Which AI models can I use on Poe?
It offers hundreds of models from providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and others, including image models like Imagen 4 and video models like Veo 3 and Kling. Availability changes as providers release models.
Does Poe have an API?
Yes. There is an OpenAI-compatible API that works with tools like Cursor and Cline, billed from your points, so you can reach many models through a single integration.