# Claude vs Poe: UI comparison

- Week: week of October 19, 2026 (2026-10-19)
- Page: https://ai-portal-library.dev/compare/claude-vs-poe
- Open in Compare: https://ai-portal-library.dev/#compare?view=table&mode=portals&week=2026-10-19&portals=claude,poe&device=desktop

How Claude (Anthropic) and Poe (Quora) compare on a desktop screen in the week of October 19, 2026: 3 differences and 4 similarities, measured from each product's weekly screenshot.

## Differences

- Claude shows 14 menu items; Poe shows 13.
- Claude's sidebar is wider than Poe's (23% vs 5% of the screen width).
- Claude uses 2 text sizes; Poe uses 3.

## Similarities

- Both message boxes cover about 6% of the screen.
- Neither shows a note about the AI's limits.
- Both were captured in dark mode.
- Both message boxes sit in the middle third of the screen.

## Latest menu changes

### Claude

No menu changes have been recorded for Claude yet.

### Poe

Week of October 5, 2026, compared with the week of September 28, 2026:

- An icon button (slider icon) now appears in the input area.

## Portal pages

- Claude: https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/claude
- Poe: https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/poe

## Screenshots

- Claude, desktop: https://ai-portal-library.dev/img/shots/2026-10-19/claude.local.png?v=1792783734060
- Poe, desktop: https://ai-portal-library.dev/img/shots/2026-10-19/poe.local.png?v=1792783971026