Features
- *Access to 100+ AI models including GPT-4o, Claude 3.7 Sonnet, Gemini 2.0 Pro, and Llama 3 from a single subscription
- *Custom bot creation — define a system prompt, pick a model, publish a bot with a URL others can use
- *Bot monetization — charge other Poe users message credits to use your custom bots
- *Multi-bot conversations — reference multiple bots in one thread and compare their responses side by side
- *Server-side bots — connect your own API endpoint as a bot using the Poe Bot API
- *Prompt suggestions and conversation starters surfaced from popular bots
Pricing
Free: Limited messages per day on premium models — free access to Claude Haiku, GPT-3.5, and Llama 3 without limits
Monthly$17/month
Annual$14/month
Strengths
- +Paying $17/month to access Claude 3.7 Sonnet, GPT-4o, and Gemini 2.0 Pro in one place is better value than subscribing to ChatGPT Plus and Claude Pro separately
- +The bot creation and monetization system is the most interesting part of Poe — it's the only platform where you can build an AI product and immediately get paid by the platform's existing user base
- +Switching models mid-conversation to compare answers is fast and natural — useful for evaluating which model handles your specific task best
Limitations
- -Message credits on premium models deplete quickly on the free tier — you'll hit the daily cap mid-afternoon if you use it seriously
- -Poe is dependent on other companies' model APIs, meaning it's affected by any latency, outage, or pricing change upstream — and it can't offer the latest model versions as fast as the native apps
- -The bot ecosystem has quality variance — it's easy to accidentally use a poorly configured bot that gives worse results than just using the underlying model directly
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