Kagi Assistant vs Poe

Kagi Assistant

• Kagi Search subscribers who want an assistant on the same plan
• People who want several model developers without separate subscriptions
• Research that should draw on ad-free, personalized search results

Poe

• Comparing many AI models without a subscription to each one
• Text, image and video models under a single points balance
• Developers who want one API key for models from many labs

Kagi Assistant

• Kagi Assistant is not sold on its own: it comes with a Kagi Search subscription, and the plans listed are Kagi's plans.
• Premium models and Research mode are limited to Ultimate at $25 per month. Other plans use standard models and Quick mode.
• Usage is capped by value: the plan price sets the token allowance, and AI interactions stop until the next billing cycle once it is used up.
• The free Trial is a one-time allowance of 100 searches and 100 AI interactions and does not renew.

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.
• Prices vary by region: the plans page says the final price depends on regional taxes and currency conversion.
• The plans page does not say how many points a free account receives.
• US dollar prices here cover the two lowest plans, as listed on the US App Store; the three larger plans were shown only in rupees.

Kagi Assistant

Many models, one subscription

Pick from models by OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral, Meta, DeepSeek and others, and switch model in the middle of a thread. Premium models are limited to the Ultimate plan.

Web access through Kagi Search

A toggle controls whether the Assistant searches the web. Its searches can apply your Kagi Lenses and personalized results, and pasted URLs are fetched as context.

Quick and Research modes

Quick answers within seconds on every plan. Research, on Ultimate, plans multi-step work with up to about 15 tool calls, including a Python interpreter, image generation and Wolfram|Alpha.

Custom assistants

Save assistants that combine a chosen model, custom instructions and web access settings, and open built-in ones such as Code, Study and News with bangs from the search box.

File uploads

Upload text, PDF, DOCX, PPTX, spreadsheets, images and audio as context, up to 30 MB in total. Uploaded content stays in the thread for later messages.

Thread retention and privacy

Threads are deleted after 24 hours of inactivity unless set to permanent. Kagi says data is not used to train models and no account information is shared with model providers.

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.

Kagi Assistant

• Starter$5

  per month, or $54 per year

  Kagi plan with 300 searches and up to 300 AI interactions a month on standard Assistant models, plus Kagi Translate.

• Professional$10

  per month, or $108 per year

  Kagi plan with unlimited searches and Kagi Assistant on standard models in Quick mode, with a larger monthly usage allowance.

• Ultimate$25

  per month, or $270 per year

  Everything in Professional, plus premium models and Research mode in Kagi Assistant and best-quality mode in Kagi Translate.

• Duo$14

  per month for 2 accounts, or $151.20 per year

  Two Professional accounts for a couple. Each member can be upgraded to Ultimate features for $15 a month.

• Family$20

  per month for up to 6 members, or $216 per year

  Professional accounts for up to 6 family members with Kagi for Kids and parental controls. Members can be upgraded to Ultimate for $15 a month each.

• Team$10

  per user / month, monthly billing only

  Team Professional with admin controls and shared lenses. Team Ultimate, with Research mode and flagship models, is $25 per user / month.

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 (US App Store prices)

  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 (US App Store prices)

  A monthly pool of 660 thousand points to spend across any model or bot.

• 1.65 million points/month₹4,999

  per month, or ₹49,900 per year (as shown in India)

  A larger monthly pool. The US dollar price was not shown when the plans page was read from India.

• 3.3 million points/month₹9,999

  per month, or ₹99,900 per year (as shown in India)

  A larger monthly pool. The US dollar price was not shown when the plans page was read from India.

• 8.25 million points/month₹24,999

  per month, or ₹249,900 per year (as shown in India)

  The largest pool. The US dollar price was not shown when the plans page was read from India.

Kagi Assistant

• Annual discount

  10% off with annual billing

  Kagi's pricing page lists 10% off for paying annually: Starter is $54, Professional $108 and Ultimate $270 a year. Team plans are monthly only.

• Other savings

  Unused months are credited back

  Under Kagi's fair pricing policy, a month with no searches or AI interactions is credited in full to the next billing cycle. On yearly plans the same applies to a whole unused year.

Poe

• Annual discount

  Save 17% with yearly billing

  Poe's plans page marks yearly billing as saving 17% against monthly billing. On the US App Store the lowest plan is $49.99 a year or $4.99 a month.