Dume.ai vs Poke

Dume.ai

• People who want inbox triage and a daily briefing without building workflows
• Reaching an assistant by WhatsApp or phone call as well as in the browser
• Desktop file, spreadsheet and report tasks handed to an agent

Poke

• People who would rather text an assistant than open another app
• Handling email, calendar and reminders from a message thread
• Developers who want to add their own tools through MCP

Dume.ai

• The Free plan is limited to 100 credits a month, 20 messages a day and a single integration.
• Credits reset each billing cycle and do not roll over; extra credit packs are sold only to subscribers.
• Two-way messaging, webhook triggers and custom instructions start at PRO, and frontier AI models are limited to MAX.
• No iOS or Android app is listed: phone use is through WhatsApp or a voice call, and the desktop app covers Mac and Windows only.

Poke

• Poke has no app of its own: it works through Apple Messages, WhatsApp, Telegram or RCS, with settings managed on the website.
• Email support covers Gmail and Outlook only; Poke says it has no immediate plans for iCloud or Yahoo Mail.
• The Free plan has a small usage allowance, and background automations and frontier models start at Pro.
• Poke Human is included only with Ultra at $199 a month, and expenses paid on your behalf are deducted from your credit balance.

Dume.ai

Email triage and morning briefing

Sorts and labels the inbox, drafts replies from your thread history and sends a daily briefing of meetings, messages and reminders. Free keeps 7 days of history for these.

Routines

Describe repeated work in a sentence, such as a Friday recap email, and Dume runs it on a schedule. Webhook triggers and private workflow limits depend on the plan.

WhatsApp and phone calls

The same assistant answers on WhatsApp and on a phone number you can call, and it can call you when something needs attention. Two-way messaging starts at PRO.

Dume Cowork

A desktop app for Mac and Windows whose agent organizes files, builds spreadsheets and reports and drives a real browser. It includes Docs, Sheets, Slides and PDF editors on every plan.

Dume for Chrome

A Chrome extension that summarizes pages, groups open tabs, researches across several sources and fills in forms from a typed command, using your Dume account.

Integrations, MCP and model choice

Connects to 50+ tools including Google Workspace, Notion, Jira, Slack and Zapier, plus custom MCP servers, and lets you pick the model, with higher model tiers on higher plans.

Poke

Works inside messaging apps

You use Poke by texting it in Apple Messages, WhatsApp, Telegram or RCS, including by voice message, and you can choose which channel it texts you on.

Email and calendar

Reads, searches and drafts email and schedules meetings, with full support for Gmail and Outlook inboxes, calendars and contact sync.

Recipes

Recipes set up integrations and automations in one step and can be shared with others. The directory covers apps such as Notion, GitHub, Linear and Oura.

Reminders and proactive updates

Creates reminders and gets a head start on tasks from a text, then draws on connected services and its memory to message you when something needs attention.

Custom integrations and API

Developers can add custom integrations through MCP servers, and the Poke API lets scripts, webhooks and other tools send messages to your assistant.

Poke Human

On Ultra, real-world tasks such as restaurant reservations, phone calls and orders are dispatched to a person, who sees only the details needed for that task.

Dume.ai

• Free$0

  100 credits a month, 20 messages a day, 1 integration, 1 MCP connection, 5 agents and basic AI models.

• GO$8

  per month, billed yearly ($96); $9 billed monthly

  2,500 credits a month, all integrations, 2 accounts, 5 MCP connections, 10 agents, unlimited messages and standard AI models.

• PRO$15

  per month, billed yearly ($180); $18 billed monthly

  5,000 credits a month, unlimited agents, 10 MCP connections, premium AI models, webhook triggers, two-way messaging and custom instructions.

• MAX$33

  per month, billed yearly ($396); $40 billed monthly

  12,000 credits a month, unlimited MCP connections, all frontier AI models, unlimited AI workflow creation and on-call support.

• ENTERPRISECustom

  Custom agent solutions, dedicated development, tailored workflows and priority feature requests, arranged with the vendor.

Poke

• Free$0

  Connect apps, email and calendar with a small usage allowance; when it runs out, Poke answers in a lighter mode until it refills.

• Pro$19

  per month, billed monthly

  Frontier models for complex tasks, automations that run in the background, higher rate limits and priority support.

• Ultra$199

  per month, billed monthly

  Frontier models on every action, a monthly credit pool with pay-as-you-go top-ups, Poke Human and highest-priority support.

Dume.ai

• Annual discount

  Lower monthly rate with yearly billing

  Billed yearly, GO is $96 ($8 a month instead of $9), PRO is $180 ($15 instead of $18) and MAX is $396 ($33 instead of $40), according to the pricing page.

Poke

No public discounts listed.