Poke

#5 General & Browser

by Interaction · Best proactive assistant inside your messaging apps

Poke, from Palo Alto-based Interaction, is a proactive personal AI assistant that lives in your messaging apps — iMessage, WhatsApp and Telegram — connecting to Gmail, calendar, Notion and wearables to draft replies, set reminders and surface updates unprompted. In June 2026 it became the first AI agent approved for Apple's Messages for Business. Pricing is negotiated with the assistant itself, typically landing around $10–$30/month.

Visit Poke ↗Last verified June 15, 2026

Pricing

Negotiated (~$10–$30/mo typical)

Monthly subscription whose price you negotiate with the assistant at signup

Free tier: No · Open source: No

Strengths

+ Meets you where you already are — no new app to open
+ Proactive: surfaces updates and nudges without being prompted
+ Deep integrations across email, calendar, Notion and wearables

Limitations

− Opaque, negotiated pricing makes costs hard to predict
− Consumer assistant scope, not a team or enterprise platform

Best for

Individuals wanting a hands-off personal assistantPeople who live in iMessage, WhatsApp or TelegramAutomating reminders, email triage and daily updates

How Poke works

Poke is built around a simple premise: the best interface for a personal assistant is the messaging app you already use all day. Rather than asking you to learn a new dashboard, it operates inside iMessage, WhatsApp and Telegram, so giving it a task is as natural as texting a friend. It reads and sends on your behalf once connected, turning a chat thread into a control surface for your digital life.

What sets it apart from a reactive chatbot is initiative. Poke watches the services you connect — Gmail, calendar, Notion, and wearables like the Oura ring — and reaches out proactively: flagging an email that needs a reply, reminding you of a commitment, or summarizing your day before you ask. Developers can extend it through 'Poke Recipes' and the 'Poke Kitchen', wiring up custom integrations and automations.

Its pricing is as unconventional as its interface. Instead of fixed tiers, Poke sets your monthly price through a negotiation with the assistant itself at signup — users have reported talking the fee down from triple-digit opening offers to roughly $10–$30/month. In June 2026 Poke became the first AI agent Apple approved for its Messages for Business platform, a notable distribution milestone for a consumer agent.

What people use Poke for

Inbox and message triage

Poke watches Gmail and your chats, drafts replies in your voice, and flags what actually needs your attention so you act from a single thread.

Proactive daily assistant

It surfaces calendar conflicts, reminders, and wearable insights unprompted, behaving more like a chief of staff than a tool you have to query.

Hands-off automation via recipes

Using Poke Recipes and the Poke Kitchen, you connect apps like Notion and set up automations that run from a simple text instruction.

Poke pricing in context

At Negotiated (~$10–$30/mo typical), Poke starts 20% above the $24.99/month median entry price for general & browser agents in this index. See the full AI agent pricing data for category medians and the verified pricing-change log.

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Poke FAQ

What is Poke?

Poke is a proactive personal AI assistant from Interaction, a Palo Alto company. It lives inside messaging apps like iMessage, WhatsApp and Telegram, connecting to services such as Gmail, calendar, Notion and wearables to draft messages, set reminders, and surface updates without being asked.

How much does Poke cost?

Poke uses a negotiated pricing model: instead of fixed tiers, you settle a monthly price by chatting with the assistant at signup. In practice users report landing between roughly $10 and $30 per month, with some talking the fee down from much higher opening offers.

What makes Poke different from ChatGPT or other assistants?

Poke is proactive and lives in the messaging apps you already use rather than a separate app, reaching out on its own when something needs attention. In June 2026 it also became the first AI agent approved for Apple's Messages for Business platform.