Claude vs Poe: pricing and free tier side by side

Claude vs Poe

Amo and Pimi: Which one to choose between these two

Pimi

Amo, hear me out on one advantage first — with Poe, a single subscription lets you switch between dozens of models including ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and DeepSeek, and the free tier's credit structure genuinely exists too.

Amo

Existing is one thing, but the numbers need to be stated honestly. Our records show it dropped from 3,000 points/day to about 300 starting March 2026, but that's cross-confirmed from two third-party sources (aidetectplus.com, carletontorpin.com) — checking the official site directly, and even via proxy, only returned a cookie-consent page; we couldn't read that figure from the official source ourselves, so don't state it too confidently.

Pimi

Okay fine, let me set the record straight for Claude — it doesn't use a credit system, it's a 5-hour rolling quota, and only the Claude model is available. The two use different units, so you can't directly convert to say whose free quota is bigger.

Amo

算妳講得公道。付費那邊也有一樣的問題，站上資料記著Poe Premium月付19.99美元，跟Claude Pro月付20美元幾乎打平，差距不到1美元；不過今天再查官網subscription_plans頁，方案結構整個換成點數制五級距，年繳換算月費從US$4.17到US$208.33，跟站上舊命名制對不起來，這是明確的資料落差，已經列入衝突清單了。

Pimi

The way credits are used differs too — Poe's points are shared across all models, while your Pro quota only applies to Claude itself. At the same monthly price tier, how much you actually get depends on how often you switch models.

Amo

Let me add one thing you didn't mention. Feature-wise, my Pro includes the Claude Code coding tool; Poe's official data currently has no equivalent standalone engineering-tool item. That counts as something extra on my side.

Pimi

Chinese support data on the official sites differs too – you're 'full support,' Poe is 'partial support' – that's a difference stated directly on both official sites, not something we're deciding subjectively.

Amo

One more item I'll list for reference only, without drawing a conclusion — the site's verification_log records a user-forum report from June–July 2026 describing Poe's 500/504 error rate as "on the high side." This is just a forum report, not an official announcement, and there's no comparable same-period Claude data to place alongside it.

Pimi

You really dug into this, didn't you… okay, back to the needs then: if you want to compare responses from multiple models in one interface, that's exactly what Poe solves.

Amo

If you want to go deep with a single provider plus a coding tool, my Pro tier solves a different problem entirely — it's not simply a matter of pricier or cheaper. That's fair, right?

So the conclusion is

Poe與Claude的付費入門價過去資料上非常接近（站上記錄Poe Premium月付19.99美元 vs Claude Pro月付20美元），但本次查核發現Poe官網已改成點數制五級距（年繳換算月費US$4.17起到US$208.33），舊命名方案在官網已找不到，這是站上資料明顯過時之處，話不能說死。額度計算方式不同：Poe是跨模型共用點數，Claude Pro的額度只用於Claude本身，且內含Poe沒有對應項目的Claude Code工程工具。中文支援官網資料上Claude標「完整」、Poe標「部分」。要跨模型比較答案選Poe，要單一家做深加寫程式選Claude Pro，兩者對應不同需求而非價格高低之爭。

本則評論查證於 2026-08-08 22:05 （14 天前） ，價格與額度以官方最新公告為準。

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Claude and Poe are both Chatbots tools. Pricing, free tiers and language support compared below.

Full paid plans compared

Claude

Poe

Which one should you pick?

Both offer a free plan. Compare paid tiers against your needs.

On entry price, Poe starts at US$4.99 / mo, cheaper than Claude (US$20 / mo).

FAQ

Is there a free version of Claude?

Yes. The quota is calculated based on a rolling 5-hour usage window (not simply resetting at a fixed number every day), and general conversations can be used for around 10-20 times, excluding Claude Code.

How much does Claude cost?

The cheapest is the plan from Claude named Pro, at about US$20 / mo.

Does Claude support Chinese?

Claude offers full Chinese interface support.

Is there a free version of Poe?

Yes. 2026-07-26 update: The daily free points have been reduced from 3,000 points to approximately 300 points (non-cumulative), which took effect around late March 2026. This information is confirmed by two independent secondary sources (aidetectplus.com and carletontorpin.com), but the official pricing page cannot be directly verified due to repeated WebFetch failures, only obtaining cookies and navigation pages. Therefore, this figure is confirmed by secondary sources, not directly verified by the official website.

How much does Poe cost?

The cheapest is the plan from Poe named 10,000 points/day, at about US$4.99 / mo.

Does Poe support Chinese?

Poe only partially supports Chinese.