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ChatGPT: ChatGPT offers a single-provider chat experience versus Poe's multi-model marketplace.
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Overview
Poe is a platform built by Quora that provides a single interface for chatting with many different AI models from providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta, alongside image, video and audio generation bots. Users can create custom bots with system prompts, and Poe uses a points-based system that meters usage of each underlying model. It is available on web, iOS, Android and desktop.
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ChatGPT: ChatGPT offers a single-provider chat experience versus Poe's multi-model marketplace.
Perplexity: Perplexity focuses on search-grounded answers rather than access to many chat models.
Pricing
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Free
Free
Starter
$4.99 /mo
Premium
$19.99 /mo
Premium Plus
$49.99 /mo
Capabilities
Multi-model chat
Chat with models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, xAI and more in one app.
Custom bots
Create bots with custom prompts and knowledge bases without code.
Image and video generation
Generate images and video using integrated generative models.
Points-based usage
Monthly point allowance is consumed by messages depending on which model is used.
API access for bot creators
Developers can connect their own model endpoints as bots on Poe.
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Poe uses a monthly points system: each subscription tier grants a pool of compute points that are spent per message, with the amount depending on which underlying AI model is used.
SourceYes, Poe offers a free tier with limited daily messages across a selection of models before users need a paid subscription for more access.
SourcePoe offers Starter at $4.99/month, Premium at $19.99/month, and Premium Plus at $49.99/month, each granting a larger monthly pool of compute points.
SourceOnce a subscription's monthly point allowance is exhausted, further use of premium models is limited until the points refresh or the user upgrades or purchases more.
SourceYes, Poe lets creators build and publish custom bots, and developers can connect their own model endpoints as bots via Poe's API.
SourceBehind it
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