# Le Chat vs Poe: UI comparison

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

How Le Chat (Mistral AI) 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

- Le Chat shows 10 menu items; Poe shows 13.
- Poe's message box covers more of the screen than Le Chat's (6.2% vs 4.2%).
- Le Chat's sidebar is wider than Poe's (20% vs 5% of the screen width).

## Similarities

- Both use 3 text sizes.
- 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

### Le Chat

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

- The icon of a top bar button changed (bubble-clock icon → dashed bubble icon).

### 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

- Le Chat: https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/mistral
- Poe: https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/poe

## Screenshots

- Le Chat, desktop: https://ai-portal-library.dev/img/shots/2026-10-19/mistral.local.png?v=1792783876770
- Poe, desktop: https://ai-portal-library.dev/img/shots/2026-10-19/poe.local.png?v=1792783971026