Poe review

Poe, from Quora, is a general AI app rather than a roleplay app, but it earns a place because of its bot ecosystem. The App Store listing says users can talk to over 1 million custom bots, including natural conversations with recreations of favorite characters, and anyone can build and share a bot in under a minute with a custom knowledge base. Because Poe hosts models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and others, a character bot can run on a frontier model, and you can bring several bots into one chat thread, which works for multi-character scenes. Poe includes both free and subscription bots. The US App Store lists a Basic subscription at $4.99 a month or $49.99 a year and Plus at $19.99 a month or $199.99 a year. What Poe lacks are companion features: there is no relationship memory, selfies or video calls as on Nomi or Kindroid. We compared documented features and published prices rather than testing the app.

Who it is for

users who want character bots on top of leading AI models

Price

Free bots available; Basic $4.99 a month or $49.99 a year, Plus $19.99 a month or $199.99 a year on the US App Store.

Poe Monthly Subscription - Basic $4.99
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 13, 2026.

Key features

• Over 1 million custom bots, including recreations of favorite characters
• Build and share your own bots with custom knowledge bases
• Access to models from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google in one app
• Combine and compare several bots in a single chat
• Image and video generators in the same app

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Basic plan is listed at $4.99 a month, tied for cheapest paid tier here
• Strength: Poe says it includes both free and subscription bots
• Strength: Pick the underlying model for a character bot
• Weakness: General AI app, not designed only for roleplay
• Weakness: No companion features such as long-term relationship memory or video calls
• Weakness: Plus costs $19.99 a month

Key facts

• Developer: Quora, Inc.
• Custom bots: Over 1 million
• Plans: Basic, Plus
• Starting price: $4.99 a month

Where it ranks

Poe is No. 5 in our Best AI Roleplay Chatbots verdict.