Poe
Shares rank 8 of 9 chat interfaces by recommenders
People recommend Poe as an easy way to start using AI, and some use it to chat with Claude for coding help.
People recommend Poe as an easy way to start using AI, and some use it to chat with Claude for coding help.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Chat with Claude for coding
“i actually code more by chatting with claude via poe.com than using the subscription that i have”
Comment from 6 Feb 2026 in “Claude Opus 4.6 extra usage promo” Easy way to start with AI
“Get an account at poe.com which is probably the easiest way to start doing this with AI.”
Comment from 25 Jan 2026 in “Ask HN: I am a surgeon/doctor. What ai literature/courses would you recommend?”
Other chat interfaces people recommend
The four most recommended other chat interfaces, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open WebUI | 71 | 37 | 66% | 12 | 3 mo3 owners | — |
| Onyx | 32 | 17 | 65% | 9 | — | — |
| Mozilla Thunderbolt | 21 | 51 | 29% | 6 | — | — |
| LibreChat | 12 | 2 | 86% | 7 | — | Approved |
| PoeThis page | 5 | 1 | 83% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“remember Poe haha that was a similar kinda thing”
“i actually code more by chatting with claude via poe.com than using the subscription that i have”
“Get an account at poe.com which is probably the easiest way to start doing this with AI.”
“every trail is real and permanent”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.