Poke vs Zo Computer

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

Zo Computer

• Non-developers who want a website or small app built and hosted
• Scheduled background work such as reports, reminders and follow-ups
• People who want to reach an agent by text message or email

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.

Zo Computer

• There is no lasting free plan: after the 14-day trial, ordinary computer access ends and only recovery sessions remain.
• Included AI credits are capped by plan at $10, $40 or $100 a month; more usage needs bought credits or your own API keys.
• Custom domains are not included in the Free Trial; Basic allows 3, Pro 5 and Ultra 10.
• The desktop guide lists Mac, Windows and Linux (.deb) apps but no iOS or Android app.

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.

Zo Computer

Always-on cloud computer

Each workspace is a cloud computer with 100 GB of storage, a remote browser and a terminal. On paid plans it stays on around the clock and keeps memory across sessions.

Websites and hosted services

The agent builds websites, storefronts and full-stack apps from a description and hosts them on the same computer, including on your own custom domains.

Automations

Recurring jobs are described in a sentence. Zo sets the schedule, runs them while your laptop is closed and delivers the results by text, email or Slack.

Messaging channels

You can talk to the agent over iMessage and SMS, email, Telegram, Discord and Slack, or call it through an API, and every channel lands in one inbox.

Integrations and skills

One-click connections to apps such as Gmail, Google Calendar, Notion and GitHub, more than 1,000 integrations in all, plus a skills library and an MCP server.

Choice of models

Built-in models include Claude, GPT and Gemini, billed against the plan's credits. You can also bring your own API keys or connect a Codex or Gemini subscription.

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.

Zo Computer

• Free Trial$0

  14 days of limited AI usage on a computer that sleeps when idle, with 1 hosted service and 100 GB of disk. Recovery access only after that.

• Basic$18

  per month

  Always-on computer with 4 cores and 32 GB RAM, memory across sessions, $10 of AI credits a month, 5 services and 3 custom domains.

• Pro$64

  per month

  16 cores and 128 GB RAM, $40 of AI credits a month, 10 services, 5 custom domains and priority support.

• Ultra$200

  per month

  64 cores and 512 GB RAM, $100 of AI credits a month, 50 services, 10 custom domains and priority support.