# Kimi vs Poe: UI comparison

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

How Kimi (Moonshot AI) and Poe (Quora) compare on a desktop screen in the week of October 19, 2026: 5 differences and 2 similarities, measured from each product's weekly screenshot.

## Differences

- Kimi shows 14 menu items outside the sidebar; Poe shows 3.
- Kimi's message box covers more of the screen than Poe's (8.6% vs 6.2%).
- Poe's sidebar takes 5% of the screen width, Kimi shows no sidebar.
- Kimi uses 2 text sizes; Poe uses 3.
- Kimi shows a note about the AI's limits; Poe does not.

## Similarities

- Both were captured in dark mode.
- Both message boxes sit in the middle third of the screen.

## Latest menu changes

### Kimi

Week of October 19, 2026, compared with the week of October 12, 2026:

- A new 3D Make item appears in the input area.

### 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

- Kimi: https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/kimi
- Poe: https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/poe

## Screenshots

- Kimi, desktop: https://ai-portal-library.dev/img/shots/2026-10-19/kimi.local.png?v=1792784010585
- Poe, desktop: https://ai-portal-library.dev/img/shots/2026-10-19/poe.local.png?v=1792783971026