Is Poe worth it in 2026?
How points renew, what one message spends, which models a subscription opens, and which dollar prices Poe actually publishes.
The quick answer
Poe is worth a paid plan when you want GPT, Claude, and Gemini on one balance and you will check the rate before a long chat. Plans start at $4.99 a month. On the US App Store, Basic is that monthly price or $49.99 for the year, and Plus is $19.99 a month or $199.99 for the year. Add-on points are $30 per 1 million. A message has no flat price, plan points do not roll over unless the card says so, and one shared member can spend the whole pool.
Pay for Poe when the job is switching among model companies without a second subscription. The starting monthly price is in the line above, from Poe's purchases FAQ. A single message still has no sticker price. Extra points use the per-million rate in the next section.
This is a reading of the plans page, the points FAQ, the terms of sale, and the privacy center, plus the US App Store product list, all read on 30 October 2026. It is not a hands-on test of answer quality.
Academy library: one prompt pack can work across assistants. Counted on 30 October 2026, the photo editing prompts pack contains 30 prompts for ChatGPT and Gemini.
Poe point plans
Point grants, renewal, and rollover from poe.com/subscription_plans on 30 October 2026. The page marks yearly billing as saving 17%. The US App Store product list uses tier names but does not print point grants; confirm the benefits in the purchasing flow. Add-on points are a separate purchase, described under the points section.
| Feature | Basic | Plus | Pro | Advanced | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 10,000 a day | 660,000 a month | 1.65 million a month | 3.3 million a month | 8.25 million a month |
| When points return | Daily grant on the card | Every month, from the purchase date | Every month, from the purchase date | Every month, from the purchase date | Every month, from the purchase date |
| Rollover | Not listed | Up to 1.5 million | Up to 3.5 million | Up to 8.5 million | Up to 25 million |
| What the card is for | Everyday questions | Essays, basic code, content | Large files, apps, more media | Data, complex apps, rich media | The largest point pool |
What you get
- ✓One balance reaches GPT-5.5, Claude Opus 4.7, Gemini 3.5 Flash, and the media bots named on the plan card.
- ✓Poe publishes a starting monthly price and a per-million add-on rate, so the entry plan and the top-up are not quotes.
- ✓Plus and above state a rollover cap, so a lighter month can keep points up to that ceiling.
- ✓Official bots on OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Meta models are not used to train those models.
- ✓The US App Store Basic year costs less than twelve monthly Basic charges, by $9.89.
The trade-offs
- ✕There is no flat message price, and a budget you set does not apply to official bots.
- ✕Basic does not list rollover. Unused points disappear on any plan that does not promise to keep them.
- ✕A shared member can spend the entire pool, and Poe does not offer a per-member cap.
- ✕The plans page footer says prices are shown in US dollars, while the terms tie the charge currency to the billing country. Pro, Advanced, and Max have no dollar price in the purchases FAQ.
- ✕GPT-5.5's own page lists a smaller input window than the plan card's 2 million token ceiling.
- ✕Deleting a Poe account that is linked to Quora also deletes the Quora account.
- ✕Developer and half-shield bots can train on chats. Depending on the bot and its shield, the chat can be shared with a model provider or developer.
Worth it if…
- →You switch among GPT, Claude, and Gemini in the same week and you will open Rates before a long thread.
- →You want image or video bots on the same balance as the chat models, and you can live inside a point grant.
- →You are one payer willing to invite members to a shared subscription where any member can empty the pool.
Skip it if…
- →You live in one assistant. ChatGPT Plus, Claude Pro, or Google AI Pro is a simpler meter than a shared point pool.
- →You need a firm local-currency total before paying. Confirm the exact plan and charge at checkout.
- →You wanted a per-person allowance for a team. Poe shares one pool and the FAQ does not describe a per-member cap.
A message spends points, and the rate is on the bot
Poe does not sell a count of messages. The points FAQ says each bot spends points to answer, a fixed price for an image or a variable amount based on the text it reads and writes. The top of a chat shows an approximate first-message cost and a Rates control.
The same FAQ prices pre-purchased points at about $30 per 1 million. The plans page uses that figure for add-on points. They last one year, and the purchases FAQ says they are not refundable, transferable, or redeemable for cash. The rate prices a top-up. It is not the subscription sticker.
Auto-manage context, on unless you turn it off, sends less old thread and spends fewer points. Turning it off sends history up to the bot's maximum, which often costs more. Memory is off by default and adds a short profile for a small extra cost. Cache discounts, where offered, are commonly 50% on some OpenAI models and 90% on applicable Anthropic models if the next message is soon and earlier messages are unchanged. A budget in Settings does not apply to official bots.
Points come back on a clock, and most of them expire
Free accounts get a daily grant. The points FAQ says it resets at the end of each 24 hours and does not roll over. Poe does not publish how large that grant is. When it is gone, you wait until the next day or you pay.
The five paid cards are in the table. Basic is a daily grant with no rollover line. The other four state a monthly grant and a rollover cap. The purchases FAQ says unused points do not roll over unless the plan says so, and only those four cards say so. The clock starts at purchase, not on the first of the month.
A yearly subscription still receives the daily or monthly points. Plan points end with the subscription and have no cash value.
What you can actually put in dollars
The terms of sale, updated 19 March 2026, say the charge follows the billing country of the payment method, in US dollars or another currency Quora names. The plans page footer says "Prices shown in US dollars," while the card still shows that country's symbol. Yearly billing is marked as saving 17%. Read the symbol on the card and the Stripe line.
The annual Basic product on the US App Store is $49.99 for the year. Twelve months at the monthly Basic price come to $59.88, so the year is $9.89 less. Plus on that store is $19.99 a month or $199.99 for the year, against $239.88 over twelve monthly charges, a gap of $39.89. The store page does not print a point allowance beside those names. Pro, Advanced, and Max are missing from the list, and the purchases FAQ does not price them.
A year-long website period is charged at the start, then again when it renews. There is no per-seat price. On a shared plan each member can use the whole pool, you cannot set a lower cap, and the subscription owner controls the subscription. Five people on one Plus subscription share one grant.
Which models the subscription opens
Every paid card lists GPT-5.5, Claude Opus 4.7, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Nano Banana Pro, and Veo 3.1, plus each bot's maximum input. The purchases FAQ adds image, video, and audio bots from Runway, Google DeepMind, Luma, Pika, Hailuo, Ideogram, Black Forest Labs, ElevenLabs, and Cartesia, and full context up to 2 million tokens (1,400,000 words). Some bots are subscriber-only. The list can change.
That ceiling is not every model's window. The GPT-5.5 bot page says the model supports 400,000 tokens of input. A creator can set a per-message price, which you pay in points on top of Poe's costs. For a single company's assistant, compare the ChatGPT Plus review and the Claude Pro review.
Who sees the chat, and how renewal works
The privacy center, updated 30 April 2026, says a normal chat is visible to you and the model provider. Sharing, a group, Memory, or a half-shield bot widens that. Official bots and prompt bots on OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Meta models are not used to train those models. Developer bots can train on the chat, and the developer can see it. The shield icon is the label.
Your account name and email are not attached to a normal chat. The text you type is. The privacy center cites OpenAI and Anthropic retaining chats for 30 days. Memory, off by default, is shared with other model providers on Poe and stays off for groups, half-shield bots, user-created bots, and image or video bots. Poe says temporary chat messages are deleted within 24 hours and uploaded files retained up to 15 days for safety review, with limited longer retention for legal and safety obligations. Those chats still use points.
The subscription renews for the same period at the then-current price, plus tax. Cancel on the day before the next billing date, on the website or in Apple or Google if you bought it there. Access runs to the end of the paid period. Fees are non-refundable except under the refund policy or Quora's own decision. Automatic top-up charges at the threshold you set. Deleting a Poe account linked to Quora also deletes the Quora account, unless you log in during the following 14 days.
When one vendor is the better bill
Prices for staying with one company are in the alternatives list. The Perplexity review fits sourced research. The Gemini prompts are 25 prompts for one assistant, and that pack never mentions a Poe point rate. Stay on Poe when the week jumps between companies, or when image and video bots should share the balance. Five people with their own Claude allowances are a different product from five people drawing down one Poe pool.
The verdict
For one person who actually switches models, start on Basic. The daily grant does not roll over, so a heavy afternoon can end the day early. Move to Plus when you want a monthly pool and a stated rollover cap. The US App Store prices for those two names are above; confirm their benefits at purchase. Treat a website total as dollars only when the card's symbol and the Stripe line say dollars.
Skip the higher website tiers until checkout shows a currency you meant to pay. Skip Poe when one vendor covers the work: ChatGPT Plus has no annual plan, and Claude's year paid up front is the cleaner commitment if Claude is the only model you open. Cancel the day before the renewal date. Refunds depend on Poe’s policy, applicable rights and the platform of purchase.
Better alternatives?
If it is not the right fit, these are worth a look.
ChatGPT Plus
OpenAI lists Plus at $20 a month, billed monthly, with no annual plan. A single-vendor allowance instead of a point pool.
Claude Pro
Anthropic lists Pro at $20 a month in the United States and offers annual billing. Check the current annual total at checkout.
Google AI Pro
Google lists AI Pro at $19.99 a month in the United States, with family sharing for up to five other people. A Gemini plan, not a multi-company point balance.
Perplexity Pro
Perplexity Pro has a model picker inside a research product. Check its current pricing at checkout.
Frequently asked questions
Is Poe worth paying for?▾
Yes, at the starting plan, if you use more than one model company and you will check the point rate. The purchases FAQ and the US App Store Basic product both start at $4.99 a month, and the annual Basic product is $49.99 for the year. One assistant, used every day, is a simpler buy from that company.
Do Poe points roll over, and when do they renew?▾
Free points reset at the end of every 24 hours and do not roll over. Poe does not publish how many free points that is. Basic is a daily grant and the card does not list rollover. Plus and the three larger plans grant points every month from the purchase date and name a rollover cap. Plan points end when the subscription ends. Add-on points last one year from the purchase.
How many points does one Poe message cost?▾
Poe does not publish one number. Each bot shows an approximate first-message cost and a Rates breakdown, fixed for some images and variable with the text read and written. Buying points is priced at $30 per 1 million. A per-message budget does not apply to official bots. Auto-manage context, left on, sends less history and spends less.
Which models does a Poe subscription include?▾
The plan cards list GPT-5.5, Claude Opus 4.7, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Nano Banana Pro, and Veo 3.1, plus image, video, and audio bots from other companies. The plan benefit says full context up to 2 million tokens. GPT-5.5's own page lists 400,000 tokens of input. The bot list can change.
Can I cancel Poe and get the rest of the year back?▾
Poe’s terms say fees are generally non-refundable, with exceptions under its refund policy or at its discretion; app-store refunds follow the store’s policy and statutory rights may apply. Cancel by the day before the next billing date, on the platform where you subscribed. Access normally lasts until the paid period ends. Add-on points are generally non-refundable. Turn off automatic top-up before you hit the threshold you set. Unused plan points stop with the subscription.