Poe

Poe is an AI chatbot platform created by Quora that gives you access to multiple AI models in one app — including GPT-4, Claude, Gemini, Llama, and dozens of others. Instead of paying for separate subscriptions to each AI service, Poe lets you chat with all of them from a single interface. You can also create custom AI bots with specific instructions and share them with the Poe community.

Yes, Poe has a free tier with limited daily messages. Free users can chat with most models but have a daily message cap that resets every 24 hours. Premium models like GPT-4 and Claude have stricter free limits (a few messages per day). The paid subscription ($19.99/month or $199.99/year) removes message limits and gives unlimited access to all models including the latest premium ones.

Poe is operated by Quora, a publicly traded company with established privacy practices. Your conversations are stored on Poe's servers and are subject to Quora's privacy policy. Poe does not sell user data to third parties. However, your prompts are processed by the underlying model providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, etc.), so each provider's data policies also apply. For sensitive work, review the privacy terms of the specific model you are using.

Poe's free tier includes limited daily messages across all models. The subscription costs $19.99/month or $199.99/year and provides unlimited messaging with all available models, including GPT-4, Claude 3.5, Gemini Pro, and new models as they are added. The subscription also unlocks higher-quality image generation and longer context windows.

Poe is owned and operated by Quora, Inc., the company behind the Quora Q&A platform. Quora's CEO Adam D'Angelo co-founded Poe and also serves on OpenAI's board of directors. Quora launched Poe in early 2023 as a way to make multiple AI models accessible through a single consumer-friendly interface.

Poe acts as an aggregator — it connects to APIs from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, and other AI providers. When you send a message, Poe routes it to whichever model you have selected, receives the response, and displays it in the chat. You can switch models mid-conversation to compare outputs. Poe also lets users create custom bots by combining a base model with specific system prompts and instructions.

Poe stores your conversation history on its servers so you can access it across devices. Quora employees may access conversations for safety monitoring, abuse prevention, and product improvement, as outlined in their privacy policy. Your prompts are also sent to the underlying model providers. If privacy is a concern, avoid sharing sensitive personal or business information in Poe chats.

ChatGPT gives you access to OpenAI's models only (GPT-4, GPT-4o). Poe gives you access to models from multiple providers — OpenAI, Anthropic (Claude), Google (Gemini), Meta (Llama), and more — all in one app. ChatGPT has deeper integration with OpenAI features (DALL-E, browsing, code interpreter). Poe is better if you want to compare models or access Claude and Gemini without separate subscriptions.