Poe

One subscription front end bundling many chat, image and video models

AI Chat AssistantsFree planOverseas★★★★☆ 4.0

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What is Poe?

Poe is a platform from Quora that gathers models from several vendors behind a single account. You can talk to frontier chat models, image generators and video tools without opening separate subscriptions, switch between them inside one thread, and compare answers side by side. Users also build custom bots by combining a model with a prompt, and developers can reach the same models programmatically through an API. The differentiator is aggregation with a compute allowance: a subscription buys a monthly pool of usage that any supported model can draw on, so experimenting across vendors does not mean paying each of them.

Last updated: 2026-09-20. This site only provides an index; for exact features, pricing, and licensing, see the official website.

Key features

Access to chat, image and video models from multiple vendors
Custom bot creation by pairing a model with your own prompt
Side-by-side comparison of answers from different models
Monthly compute allowance shared across supported models
Developer API for calling Poe models from your own code
Web, desktop and mobile apps under a single account

Pros & cons

Strengths

One subscription covers many vendors instead of several bills
Useful for comparing how models behave on the same prompt
Custom bots make repeatable prompts easy to share

Watch out for

Compute points make heavy use of top models expensive
Not every feature of a native vendor app is exposed
Model availability shifts as vendors change their terms

Best for & use cases

model comparison, multi-vendor access, custom bots, prompt experiments

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FAQ

How does Poe pricing work?

Subscriptions grant a monthly pool of compute points, and each model consumes points at a different rate. Cheaper models stretch the allowance further, while frontier models and video generation burn through it quickly.

Can I use my own prompts as bots?

Yes. A custom bot is a chosen model plus your instructions, and optionally a knowledge file. You can keep bots private, share them by link, or publish them so other users can try them.

Do I need separate accounts with each model vendor?

No. Poe handles access centrally, so one account reaches the supported models. That is convenient for trying vendors, though it means you do not get each vendor's own interface or full feature set.