Instead of Poe, try one of these 5.
Every alternative is lined up against Poe on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. Poe sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.
Alternative
Price
Open source
Self-host
Offline
Platforms
Likes
PoeWhat you have now
One subscription to many different AI models.
PriceFreemium
from $20/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
ChatGPT#1
The AI assistant that started the current wave.
PriceFreemium
plus $20/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android · Mac · Win
LikesVisit ↗
Claude#2
Anthropic’s AI, praised for coding and long context.
PriceFreemium
pro $20/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android · Mac · Win
LikesVisit ↗
DeepSeek#3
Open-source AI assistant for chat and coding.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
LikesVisit ↗
Lumo by Proton#4
Privacy-first encrypted AI chat assistant from Proton.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
LikesVisit ↗
Mistral Vibe#5
French chat assistant with adjustable moderation and model access
PriceFreemium
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
LikesVisit ↗
How to read this. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. How we compare.
Poe alternatives at a glance
Poe is a freemium ai assistants app (from $20/mo). We compared 5 alternatives: 2 are open source, 0 are completely free, 0 can be self-hosted and 0 work fully offline. The most popular is ChatGPT, with 4.6k likes.
Best open-source optionDeepSeek
Open-source AI assistant for chat and coding.
Freemium · Open source