# Poe

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Poe and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend Poe as an easy way to start using AI, and some use it to chat with Claude for coding help.

## Why people recommend it

- Chat with Claude for coding (1 comments): "i actually code more by chatting with claude via poe.com than using the subscription that i have" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46910531))
- Easy way to start with AI (1 comments): "Get an account at poe.com which is probably the easiest way to start doing this with AI." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46757621))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Open WebUI](https://hackerapproved.com/p/open-webui.md): 71 recommend
- [Onyx](https://hackerapproved.com/p/onyx.md): 32 recommend
- [Mozilla Thunderbolt](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mozilla-thunderbolt.md): 21 recommend
- [LibreChat](https://hackerapproved.com/p/librechat.md): 12 recommend
- [SillyTavern](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sillytavern.md): 8 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://poe.com/login?redirect_url=%2F)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Poe", https://hackerapproved.com/p/poe/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).