Poe API

Product Introduction

1. The Poe API is a unified interface providing programmatic access to multiple AI models across text, image, video, and audio generation through a single OpenAI-compatible endpoint. It enables developers to interact with models like Claude, Imagen 4, Veo 3, and community-created bots without managing separate API integrations.
2. Its core value lies in simplifying multi-model workflows by offering standardized access to cutting-edge AI technologies, unified billing, and seamless switching between hundreds of official models and millions of user-created bots.

Main Features

1. The API supports cross-modal AI interactions, allowing developers to chain text generation (Claude, Gemini), image synthesis (Imagen 4, GPT Image 1), video creation (Veo 3, Runway Gen 4 Turbo), and audio processing (ElevenLabs, Lyria) in a single workflow.
2. It provides full OpenAI API compatibility, enabling immediate integration with existing tools like Cursor, Continue, and llm CLI through standardized chat.completions.create methods while supporting streaming responses and parameter tuning.
3. Users can purchase add-on points to extend usage beyond subscription limits, with pricing aligned to underlying model providers’ costs, applicable across all Poe platforms (web, mobile, desktop) and API endpoints.

Problems Solved

1. Developers no longer need to manage multiple API keys, billing systems, or codebases when using different AI models from competing providers.
2. It serves businesses requiring multi-model orchestration for complex tasks like automated content pipelines that combine text-to-image-to-video generation.
3. Startups and enterprises can prototype with frontier models (Claude-Sonnet-4, Grok-4) and switch to cost-efficient alternatives without code changes, reducing vendor lock-in risks.

Unique Advantages

1. Unlike single-provider APIs, Poe aggregates models from Anthropic, Google, Stability AI, ElevenLabs, and community creators into one endpoint with standardized error handling and rate limits.
2. Purchased points work identically across Poe’s native apps and API, allowing hybrid applications that combine user-facing chat interfaces with backend automation.
3. The platform supports instant access to newly integrated models (e.g., Kling 2.1 for video) without requiring developers to update integration code or negotiate separate contracts.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

1. Can I use my existing OpenAI-based tools with the Poe API? Yes, the API uses OpenAI’s openai library syntax—replace the base URL with https://api.poe.com/v1 and input your Poe API key to connect tools like Cursor or Continue within minutes.
2. How do add-on points work with subscription limits? Subscriptions include monthly point allocations for API and app usage; additional points can be purchased as needed, with consumption rates matching the underlying model’s pricing (e.g., 1 point = 1,000 Claude tokens).
3. Does the API support non-text modalities like video generation? Yes, developers can access Imagen 4 for images, Veo 3 for videos, and ElevenLabs for audio via the same API using model-specific parameters documented at creator.poe.com/docs/api.
4. Can I access community-created bots through the API? Yes, any bot published on Poe—including custom fine-tuned models—can be invoked using its unique bot name in the model parameter of the API request.
5. Is billing consolidated across API and Poe app usage? Yes, all points from subscriptions and add-ons are shared across API calls and direct Poe platform interactions, with usage metrics available at poe.com/api_usage.