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HaloMate vs Poe

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Free plan
Both have one
Public API
Poe has one; not confirmed by us for HaloMate
Higher Trust score
Poe — 90 vs 80 for HaloMate
Best fit
HaloMate: Users who want to try GPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek and Grok from one app with memory carried across chats · Poe: People who want several vendors' models under one login and one bill
Platforms
HaloMate: Web, iOS · Poe: Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

HaloMatePrivate multi-model AI chat (GPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Grok) with memory and daily creditsPoeOne subscription across many third-party models

Side by side

FactHaloMatePoe
CategoryMulti-model Chat AggregatorsMulti-model Chat Aggregators
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$9.90/mo—
Public APINot confirmedYes
Trust score80 / 10090 / 100
PlatformsWeb, iOSWeb, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, API
CompanyBlue Tensor Pty LtdQuora
Last verifiedSep 1, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

HaloMate

HaloMate covers the same multi-model-under-one-login ground as several competitors, but the credit system is unusually explicit about what different models cost to use, down to a stated chat-equivalent. That transparency also means heavy users of the pricier models will burn through credits noticeably faster than the daily count alone suggests.

Pros

  • Access to five major model families from one account
  • Persistent memory across conversations
  • Credit costs are explained with a concrete chat-count example, not just an abstract number
  • iOS app available today, not just a web app

Cons

  • Every tier is credit-limited per day rather than unlimited
  • Android app not yet available
  • No API for developers

Poe

Poe makes sense if you want to compare frontier models side by side without paying each vendor, and the custom-bot layer is a cheap way to publish a prompt as a product. The catch is the points meter: one subscription buys wildly different quantities of use depending on which bot you pick, and per-bot costs are Poe's to change, so the plan you buy is not necessarily the plan you keep.

Pros

  • One subscription spans models from several vendors plus image and video generators
  • Custom bots can be built from a prompt and shared or monetised
  • Apps on web, iOS, Android, Mac and Windows
  • A creator API exists for developers

Cons

  • Points pricing makes real capacity hard to predict across models
  • Per-bot point costs and allowances are set by Poe and change over time
  • The home page blocks automated access and the subscription page shows regional prices, so USD figures could not be confirmed from the vendor
  • No team or enterprise tier is visible

Which one fits

Choose HaloMate if you need

  • Users who want to try GPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek and Grok from one app with memory carried across chats
  • iOS users specifically, since that is the only mobile app live today

Choose Poe if you need

  • People who want several vendors' models under one login and one bill
  • Creators publishing custom bots without hosting anything
  • Comparing model answers side by side before committing to one vendor

HaloMate vs Poe: the questions people ask

Is HaloMate cheaper than Poe?

HaloMate starts at $9.90/mo. Poe has a free tier; what its paid plans cost is not confirmed by us yet.

Does HaloMate or Poe have a free tier?

Both: HaloMate has a free tier, and Poe has a free tier.

Which has a public API, HaloMate or Poe?

Poe ships a public API, as of our last verification. A public API for HaloMate is not confirmed by us — check its developer docs before you plan an integration.

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