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lazysusan vs poe · updated october 2026

LazySusan vs Poe: two ways to use many AI models

A workspace with a token balance, or an app of bots with a points allowance

Poe, from Quora, and LazySusan both put models from several AI companies behind one subscription. They're built around different ideas. Poe is an app of bots: official bots for each model plus a large catalogue of bots made by users, with usage measured in compute points. LazySusan is a workspace: you pick a tool (Claude, Veo, ElevenLabs and so on), your work goes into one history and Library, and usage comes out of one token balance.

at a glance

LazySusan and Poe side by side
AttributeLazySusanPoe
What it isA workspace of chat, image, video and voice toolsAn app of official and user-made bots
UsageMonthly tokens, rolled over while subscribedCompute points by plan (see Poe's pricing page)
Entry planStarter, $8/monthFree tier and paid plans (see Poe)
Cost shown before sendingYes, in tokensPoints vary by bot (see Poe)
Media toolsFull studios per tool, with a shared LibraryMedia bots in chat
Community botsNo; prompt library insteadYes, a large catalogue
Side-by-side answersMulti-Chat (desktop)Bring bots into a thread
Native appsNo, mobile webYes
Developer APIYes, separate prepaid balance, own SDKSee Poe's developer docs

edge by area

Summary of where each option has the edge
AreaEdge
How usage is measuredTie
Bots and customisationPoe
Image, video and voice toolsLazySusan
Comparing answersLazySusan
AppsPoe
Teams and developersLazySusan

How usage is measured

Poe gives each plan an allowance of compute points, and each model spends them at its own rate; check Poe's pricing page for the current allowances. LazySusan plans come with monthly tokens (Starter $8 with 1,000, Pro $19 with 5,700), every model spends from that balance at a rate shown before you send, and unused tokens roll over while you're subscribed.

edge: Tie

Bots and customisation

Poe's catalogue of user-made bots is its signature: prompt-based bots for specific jobs, made and shared by its community. LazySusan doesn't have a public bot marketplace; it has a prompt library and Lazy AI, which picks a model for you.

edge: Poe

Image, video and voice tools

LazySusan treats each creative tool as a full studio: Veo 3.1 with first and last frames, Runway restyling, Luma extensions, Nano Banana and FLUX editing, Recraft vectors, ElevenLabs voices, music and sound effects, with every result saved to a Library you can search and reuse. On Poe, media models are bots in a chat thread.

edge: LazySusan

Comparing answers

LazySusan's Multi-Chat sends one prompt to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek and Perplexity and shows the answers side by side, on desktop. On Poe you can bring other bots into a conversation.

edge: LazySusan

Apps

Poe has its own mobile and desktop apps. LazySusan works in any browser and is designed for phones, but doesn't have native apps yet.

edge: Poe

Teams and developers

LazySusan's Teams plan ($39 a month) gives 5 people their own logins and private history on one shared balance, with shared spaces for working together. Developers get a separate API with one key, an SDK for JavaScript and Python, and team keys with budgets.

edge: LazySusan

which to pick

Pick LazySusan or Poe

Pick LazySusan if…

  • you make images, video or voice regularly and want proper tools for each
  • you want one history and a Library of everything you've made
  • you want unused allowance to carry over
  • you share a plan with a small team

Pick Poe if…

  • you rely on community-made bots
  • you want a free tier to try things
  • native mobile and desktop apps matter to you
  • you mostly chat and rarely make media

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