Is Poe Free? What the Free Plan Covers and What Subscriptions Cost

Poe is Quora's AI chat app. It puts models from several companies in one place, so you can compare answers from different AIs in the same chat. That's why people ask whether it's free: it looks like getting several paid AI tools for nothing. Here's what Poe's own pages say, checked as of October 2026.

What Poe gives you for free

Poe's App Store description says it includes both free and subscription bots. It also describes access to an ecosystem of over 1 million custom bots, the ability to chat with uploaded files like PDFs and images, and a feature to chat with multiple bots at once and compare their answers in a single thread.

On the free side, you can chat with the free bots, try the multi-bot comparison and build your own custom bot. What changes when you pay is how much you can use the more demanding models and generators.

Poe subscription prices on the App Store

Poe's US App Store listing shows these in-app purchases as of October 2026:

Plan	Monthly	Annual
Basic	$4.99	$49.99
Plus	$19.99	$199.99

The listing also shows a standard Poe Monthly Subscription at $19.99 and a Yearly Subscription at $199.99, which match the Plus prices. Payment goes through your Apple ID, renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends, and can be managed in your Apple subscription settings.

Why Poe talks about points, not messages

Here's the detail most people don't expect. Poe's subscribe page is titled Get more points, which tells you how usage works: it's measured in points rather than unlimited messages. A subscription gives you a bigger allowance of points, but it isn't unlimited chat.

In practice, that means the same plan can feel generous to a light user and tight to a heavy one. If you're deciding between Basic and Plus, use the free bots for a week first and see how much you chat, then pick the plan that matches.

What you can do on Poe, free or paid

• Chat with leading AI models from different companies in one app.
• Put several bots in one conversation and compare their answers.
• Create images and videos with generators listed in the app, such as Runway, Hailuo and Dream Machine.
• Upload a PDF or image and ask a bot about it.
• Build your own bot with custom instructions and share it.

Bot creators can also earn through Poe. Its creator documentation describes a creator monetization program that pays bot creators, with a way to set earnings per message from within a bot's code.

Building your own bot on Poe

One of Poe's more useful free features is making your own bot. Its App Store description says you can create a custom chatbot in less than a minute to do things like generate study plans, curate playlists or run Python code, add a custom knowledge base so it answers from your own material, and share it with other Poe users.

For a small business, that could be a bot that answers questions in your brand voice from your FAQs, or one that drafts social captions to a set format. Keep anything private out of the knowledge base, because a shared bot is visible to the people you share it with.

The subscription small print

• Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase.
• The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends.
• Renewal is charged within the 24 hours before the period ends.
• If a free trial is offered and you buy a subscription during it, the unused part of the trial is forfeited.

How to start on Poe without paying

1. Download Poe from the App Store or open it in your browser.
2. Sign in and start with the free bots on the home screen.
3. Keep an eye on your points so you know how quickly you use them.
4. Try the multi-bot chat to compare answers on the same question.
5. Only subscribe once you know which bots you use, then pick Basic or Plus to match.

Poe compared with going direct

If you mostly use one AI, going direct can be simpler. I've covered whether ChatGPT is free and whether Claude is free, and both have free tiers of their own. Poe's advantage is variety: one login, many models and a quick way to compare them. For a wider view of the options, my guide to the best AI chatbots compares the main ones.

From a marketing point of view, the comparison feature is the bit I'd use most. Asking two or three models the same question about a headline or an email subject line is a fast way to see which wording holds up.

Students after revision cards rather than chat can read the Knowt breakdown.

My verdict: is Poe free?

Yes, you can use Poe free, with free bots, multi-bot chats and your own custom bots. Heavier use is paid: as of October 2026 the App Store lists Basic at $4.99 a month and Plus at $19.99 a month, with annual options at $49.99 and $199.99. Because Poe runs on points, start free, watch how quickly you use points, and only pay when you know which plan fits.

For worked answers on maths and science, a different kind of tool is covered in the Wolfram Alpha guide.

Frequently asked questions

Is Poe AI free?

Yes. Poe is free to download and includes free bots, alongside subscription bots that need a paid plan.

How much does Poe cost?

As of October 2026 the US App Store listed Poe Basic at $4.99 a month or $49.99 a year, and Plus at $19.99 a month or $199.99 a year.

Is Poe unlimited if I subscribe?

No. Poe measures usage in points, and its subscribe page is titled Get more points.

Who owns Poe?

Poe is made by Quora, Inc., according to its App Store listing.

Can I make my own bot on Poe?

Yes. Poe lets you build and share custom bots, and its creator program can pay bot creators.

How do I cancel Poe on iPhone?

Go to your Apple ID subscription settings and turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the current period ends.