Poe alternatives
6 writing tools in the same lane as Poe, ranked by editorial score.
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Chatbot UI
Writing · Multi-model (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral, Meta, etc.)
6.9
Open-source unified chat interface for 80+ frontier AI models.
Freemium· Free tier on hosted app; self-host is free (bring your own API keys)multi-model chatprompt management
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Merlin AI
Writing · Multi-model (GPT-4o, Claude 3.7, Gemini 2.5, Llama 3.1, Mistral, Deepseek)
6.9
Browser-based multi-model AI assistant that puts GPT-4, Claude, and Gemini one keystroke away on any webpage.
Freemium· Basic: $10 · Pro: $30 · Enterprise: Contact saleswebpage-summarizationyoutube-summaries
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ChatBar
Writing · Multi-model (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Perplexity, Pi, Poe)
6.8
Menu-bar launcher that puts ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Perplexity, Pi and Poe one keystroke away.
Free· Free and open-source; paid macOS App Store build for auto-updatesmulti-model chatmenu-bar access
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LibreChat
Writing · Multi-model (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, AWS Bedrock, Azure, Ollama, and others)
8.2
Open-source, self-hostable ChatGPT-style frontend that brings every major LLM provider under one roof.
Free· Free and open source; self-hosted (you pay model providers for API usage)multi-model chatself-hosted chatgpt
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TypingMind
Writing · Multi-model (GPT, Claude, Gemini, Mistral, DeepSeek, local)
7.7
BYOK chat frontend that puts GPT, Claude, Gemini, and local models behind one polished UI.
Paid· Standard: $39 · Extended: $79 · Premium: $99multi-model-chatprompt-library
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ChatSonic
Writing · Multi-model (GPT-4o, o1, Claude 3.5, Gemini)
6.7
Marketing-focused AI chat that bundles GPT-4o, Claude, and Gemini with SEO and CMS integrations.
Freemium· Starter: $79 · Basic: $199 · Growth: $399 · Enterprise: Customcontent-marketingseo-research