Does Poe have a free tier?
No API free tier: free accounts can only call zero-point bots; paid models need a subscription (from $4.99/month with daily/monthly points) or add-on points. The poe.com/api/keys page shows your standing.
Poe: get an API key and write fiction with it on your phone
The subscription-reuse play: existing Poe subscribers spend their plan points as API volume, and one key reaches every official model and community bot on Poe — a different animal from per-token relays, ideal for squeezing value out of a subscription you already pay for. This page is the BYOK quick answer for Poe: key steps, direct console and pricing links, and the app-side notes that matter. Verified 2026-07-18.
Two links up front: get your key at the official console and check rates on the official pricing page. Prices and free quotas move; the official pages are authoritative.
What does it power inside Foreverse?
The factory preset declares 1 modality flag for Poe. The models actually available come from the live catalog fetched in-app — catalogs move fast, and the flag only means the protocol wiring is ready.
| Modality | Used for |
|---|---|
| Text | Continuation · roleplay chat · agent |
How do I get a Poe API key?
- Log in at poe.com and open poe.com/api/keys.
- Copy your user API key. Poe is subscription-based: calling paid models requires an active Poe subscription (from $4.99/month) or add-on points — a free account can only call zero-point bots.
- Need more volume? Buy add-on points on the same page (from $30 per 1M points, valid one year); plan points and add-on points pool together.
Key in hand: three steps to connect
- Open the app's Settings → AI models & services and find Poe in the list (one of 62 presets, with logo and search).
- Paste the key and tap the connectivity test — it fires one real request to verify key and network, and pulls back the model list while it's at it.
- Enable the models you want, then set per-modality defaults (text, image, speech, and video each get their own); continuation, chat, and listening route through them from then on.
The one universal host pitfall: the API host must include its full version prefix (this provider's exact form is in the notes below) — the app never appends /v1 for you.
Poe-specific notes
The preset host is https://api.poe.com/v1 (OpenAI-compatible). Billing runs on Poe points, not tokens: each call deducts the bot's point rate, a zero balance returns 402, and the rate limit is 500 requests/minute. Model names are Poe bot names — list them via /v1/models.
FAQ
Where does the key live once I paste it into the app?
It's stored on your device only, under system-level encryption — never uploaded or synced to any Foreverse server. Requests go straight from your phone to the provider's official endpoint with zero markup. To revoke access, delete the key in the provider's console.