Poe vs Sider

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

Sider

• People who want an AI side panel on every browser tab
• Comparing answers from several models in a single chat
• Summarizing and translating pages, PDFs and YouTube videos

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.

Sider

• Sider's website answers automated readers with a security check, so the prices here are US App Store in-app prices and web prices may differ.
• The store listings do not say how much usage the free tier includes or what each paid plan adds.
• Sider told an App Store reviewer that the Pocket Plan is for mobile use and that its credits cannot be spent in the desktop browser.
• The App Store also lists legacy Basic subscriptions and a $40.00 Plus plan without describing them, and Google Play shows items from $9.99 to $999.99.

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.

Sider

Sidebar with many models

The extension opens a side panel on any tab for chatting with GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek and other models. A Fusion model picks a model for each request automatically.

AI group chat

Put the same question to several models in one chat by @-mentioning them, then compare their answers as they arrive.

Chat with files and pages

Ask questions about PDFs, images, audio files, a web page or several open tabs. The mobile app accepts more than 30 file formats as well as images and URLs.

Reading and video summaries

Summarizes articles, web pages and PDFs, and condenses YouTube videos into highlights, with bilingual subtitles available while watching.

Writing and translation

Offers writing help in any input box, rewording and tone changes, a grammar checker, and translation of selected text, full pages, PDFs and images into 50+ languages.

Wisebase and Sider Claw

Wisebase is a knowledge base for uploaded files and saved websites. Claw, in the mobile app, takes a request and researches, compares, extracts and compiles the results.

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.

Sider

• Free$0

  The apps and the browser extension are free to install. The store listings do not state how much usage is included without a plan.

• Pocket Plan$49.99

  per year (US App Store in-app purchase)

  A plan for mobile use. Sider's reply to an App Store review says Pocket credits cannot be used in the desktop browser.

• Basic$9.99

  per month (US App Store in-app purchase)

  Listed as Sider Basic Plan Monthly. The App Store listing does not describe what the plan includes.

• Pro$19.99

  per month (US App Store in-app purchase)

  Listed as Sider Pro Plan Monthly. The App Store listing does not describe what the plan includes.

• Unlimited$39.99

  per month, or $299.99 per year (US App Store)

  Listed as Sider Unlimited Plan, monthly or yearly. The App Store listing does not describe what the plan includes.

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.

Sider

• Annual discount

  Unlimited costs less when paid yearly

  The US App Store lists the Unlimited plan at $39.99 a month or $299.99 a year. Twelve monthly payments come to $479.88, so the yearly price is about 37% lower.