Poe

Poe is an AI chatbot platform created by Quora that gives you access to multiple AI models in one app, including GPT-5.6, Claude (Fable 5 and Sonnet 5), Gemini 3.5 Flash, Grok 4.5, Kimi K3, DeepSeek R1, 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 that provides about 300 compute points per day, enough for light use of budget models. Frontier models like GPT-5.6 and Claude Fable 5 cost hundreds to thousands of points per message, so on the free tier they are effectively out of reach. Paid plans are all point-metered, running from $4.99 to $249.99 per month; the $19.99 Premium plan includes 660,000 points per month. No plan is unlimited.

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 about 300 compute points per day. Paid plans are all point-metered: $4.99, $19.99, $49.99, $99.99, and $249.99 per month, with roughly 17% off on annual billing. The $19.99 Premium plan ($199.99/year) includes 660,000 points per month and covers current models like GPT-5.6, Claude Fable 5, Grok 4.5, and Gemini 3.5 Flash, plus image and video generation (GPT-Image-2, Nano Banana, Veo 3.1, Sora 2). Higher tiers add larger point allowances; nothing is unlimited.

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, xAI, 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-5.6 and its variants). Poe gives you access to models from multiple providers, OpenAI (GPT-5.6), Anthropic (Claude Fable 5, Sonnet 5), Google (Gemini 3.5 Flash), xAI (Grok 4.5), DeepSeek, and more, all in one app. ChatGPT has deeper integration with OpenAI features (image generation, browsing, code interpreter). Poe is better if you want to compare models or access Claude and Gemini without separate subscriptions.