Chatbot App vs Poe (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Poe grades higher than Chatbot App: 3.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Poe grades higher on value for money, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan and features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Chatbot App
One subscription for chat and image models from several labs
Poe
One app for chatting with AI models from many different labs
Which one is for you
Pick Chatbot App if
- Fits if you want many models and image tools under one membership
- Works for people willing to pay monthly to get past the free plan
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you pay monthly: Pro is $29.99, and only the monthly price could be read
- Tight if you stay free: limited messages on one model, no files, images or voice
- Not for you if you might want your money back, as refunds need under 20 messages sent and a request within 3 days
- Watch out: the trial is $1.99 for a week, then $29.99 a month
- Watch out: the maker, HubX, says it is not affiliated with the model providers
Pick Poe if
- Fits if you want to compare models from many labs without paying each one
- Works for developers who want one API key for models from many labs
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you dislike meters, as everything is counted in compute points and extra points are sold on top
- Skip it if you want to know the free limits first, because Poe doesn't publish them
- Tight if you chat in bursts, as the entry plan's 10 thousand points come by the day, not as a monthly pool
- Pricey if you need a monthly pool: 660 thousand points are $19.99 a month, and the top plan is $249.99, before regional taxes
- Too light for voice or agents, as the listing shows no voice mode and no tool use
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAChatbot AppFair | 3.4GPAPoeVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DPro is $29.99 a month, the only price we could read, which is past the $20 where the dearest tenth of this category starts. | AThe entry plan is $4.99 a month, or $49.99 for the year, on the US App Store — about a third of this category's middle price, and it opens models from many labs. The catch is that a real monthly pool, 660 thousand points, is $19.99. |
| Free plan and trial | CThe free plan has limited messages with one model and basic web search, and no file upload, image generation, Deep Research or voice. A 1-week trial costs $1.99. | CA free account can chat on a smaller points allowance, but Poe's plans page never says how many points that is. An allowance you can't see the size of is one you'll walk into. |
| Features | BMany models, image generation, chat with files, Deep Research, agent mode, memory and projects. No gap shows in the job, though the free plan holds most of it back. | BModels from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and other labs on one sign-in, several bots answering in one thread, image and video from FLUX, Ideogram, Veo and Runway, web search, and your own bots with knowledge bases. No voice mode on the listing and no agent or tool use, and every bit of it is metered in points. |
| Ease of use | BA browser chat with nothing to set up. No store rating is on record. | A4.7 from about 53,800 App Store ratings. Pick a bot and type. The only thing to get your head round is points, since every chat draws on the same pool. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only. No apps, extensions or integrations are listed. | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, plus an OpenAI-compatible API that reaches hundreds of models on one key and plugs into coding tools like Cursor, Cline and Continue. That's the full set. |
| Best for | several chat models and image tools in one membership | comparing many AI models on one account |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Chatbot App and Poe. How we grade
Price against what you get
Chatbot App starts at $29.99 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Poe starts at $4.17 a month and scores 3.7.
Poe scores higher and starts $25.82 a month lower. Of the other AI assistants on the chart, 21 score higher than Chatbot App for less, and none scores higher than Poe for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Chatbot App also covers research and image generation.
At a glance
| Chatbot App | Poe | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $29.99 per month | $4.17 per month, billed yearly ($49.99 a year); $4.99 billed monthly |
| Free plan | Limited messages with limited access to GPT-5.6 Luna and basic web search; no file upload, image generation, Deep Research or voice mode. | Free accounts can chat with a smaller allowance of compute points than subscribers. Poe's plans page does not state the size of the free allowance. |
| Free trial | 1-week trial for $1.99, then $29.99 billed monthly | None listed |
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| Made by | HubX Yazılım Hizmetleri A.Ş. | Quora, Inc. |
| Price read from | chatbotapp.ai | poe.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 10, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Chatbot App
- The free plan has limited messages and no file upload, image generation or voice mode.
- Its refund policy allows a refund only if fewer than 20 messages were sent and the request comes within 3 days of first purchase.
- The pricing page shows monthly, quarterly and 6-month selectors, but only the monthly price could be read from the page text.
- Chatbot App says it is not affiliated with OpenAI, Google or the other model providers and uses their official APIs.
Poe
- Usage is metered in compute points, from 10 thousand a day on the lowest plan to 8.25 million a month on the highest; add-on points are sold separately.
- The plans page shows US dollars and says the final price may vary with regional taxes and currency conversion; read from India it prices the same plans in rupees.
- The plans page does not say how many points a free account receives.
Key features
Chatbot App
- Many chat models in one place
- The site lists 35+ chat models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI and DeepSeek. The free plan covers only GPT-5.6 Luna.
- Image generation
- Pro includes 10+ image models and a limit of 3,600 images a month.
- Chat with files
- Ask questions about images, PDFs and Excel files. File upload is not available on the free plan.
- Deep Research and agent mode
- Pro adds Deep Research, agent mode and advanced web search.
- Memory, projects and canvas
- Pro adds memory and context, projects, a canvas and custom AI tools.
Poe
- Many models, one account
- Reaches models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and other labs, plus image and video generators, with one sign-in and one points balance.
- Multi-bot chat
- Compare answers from several models and combine bots for a task inside a single chat thread. Chats can be private or shared as a group chat.
- Image and video generation
- Creates images and video with generators such as FLUX, Ideogram, Veo and Runway from inside the same app.
- Custom bots
- Build and share your own bots, with custom knowledge bases if needed. Poe's App Store listing cites more than 1 million custom bots.
- Web search
- A search mode returns answers drawn from the web, and bots can search for current news.
- Poe API
- An OpenAI-compatible endpoint reaches hundreds of models and bots with one key. Subscribers spend their existing points on it at no additional cost.
Plans
Chatbot App
Free$0
Limited messages, limited access to OpenAI GPT-5.6 Luna and basic web search.
Pro$29.99
per month, billed monthly
All premium models, higher message and upload limits, image generation (3,600 a month), Deep Research, agent mode, memory and projects. A 1-week trial costs $1.99.
Poe
Free$0
A smaller points allowance than subscribers get, across free and subscription bots.
10 thousand points/day$4.99
per month, or $49.99 per year ($4.17 a month)
The entry plan, listed as Basic on the App Store: more messages, more models and each bot's maximum input size and chat history.
660 thousand points/month$19.99
per month, or $199.99 per year ($16.67 a month)
A monthly pool of 660 thousand points to spend across any model or bot.
1.65 million points/month$49.99
per month, or $499.99 per year ($41.67 a month)
A monthly pool of 1.65 million points to spend across any model or bot.
3.3 million points/month$99.99
per month, or $999.99 per year ($83.33 a month)
A monthly pool of 3.3 million points to spend across any model or bot.
8.25 million points/month$249.99
per month, or $2,499.99 per year ($208.33 a month)
The largest pool: 8.25 million points a month across any model or bot.
Ways to pay less
Chatbot App
No public discounts listed.
Poe
- Annual discount
Save 17% with yearly billing
Poe's plans page marks yearly billing as saving 17% against monthly billing: the lowest plan is $49.99 a year, which the page gives as $4.17 a month, against $4.99 billed monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Chatbot App or Poe?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Poe is cheaper to start with: $4.17 a month, against $29.99 a month for Chatbot App. Chatbot App starts at $29.99 per month, and Poe starts at $4.17 per month, billed yearly ($49.99 a year); $4.99 billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Chatbot App or Poe?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Chatbot App and Poe have a free plan.
Which platforms do Chatbot App and Poe run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Poe lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.