Poe vs ChatPlayground AI vs DeepL Write vs Merlio

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

Your tool
Poe
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Competitor 1
ChatPlayground AI
Competitor 2
DeepL Write
Competitor 3
Merlio
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Poe
poe.com
All the AI chatbots in one place
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Competitor ChatPlayground AI
chatplayground.ai
ChatPlayground AI is a comparison workspace where one prompt goes to several AI models at the same time and each answer appears in its own column.
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Competitor DeepL Write
deepl.com
DeepL Write is an AI writing assistant from the makers of DeepL Translator.
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Competitor Merlio
merlio.app
Merlio is an AI hub that puts more than 40 models for chat, images and video behind one login.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
5.5Mvisits/mo
1.7Mvisits/mo
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43Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 2.7%
▲ 4.9%
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▲ 12.1%
6-month growth
-50.1%
+30.6%
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-75.1%
Global rank web
#9,378
#25,525
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#791,551
Avg. last 3 months
5.6M
1.7M
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36.2K
Bounce rate lower is better
32%
36%
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42%
Pages / visit
5.7
6.3
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1.7
Visit duration
5m 50s
4m 17s
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15s
Traffic sources
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 5%
● Direct 79% · ● Referral 13%
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● Direct 76% · ● Referral 24%
PoeChatPlayground AIDeepL WriteMerlio
03.2M6.3M9.5M12.6MPoe · 12.6MPoe · 12.2MPoe · 11.6MPoe · 10.6MPoe · 11MPoe · 8.6MPoe · 7.3MPoe · 6MPoe · 5.4MPoe · 5.5MChatPlayground AI · 1.4MChatPlayground AI · 1.2MChatPlayground AI · 1.2MChatPlayground AI · 1.3MChatPlayground AI · 1.6MChatPlayground AI · 1.5MChatPlayground AI · 1.6MChatPlayground AI · 1.6MChatPlayground AI · 1.7MMerlio · 353.3KMerlio · 296.3KMerlio · 172.4KMerlio · 126.9KMerlio · 28.2KMerlio · 27.3KMerlio · 38.3KMerlio · 43K10K100K1M10M100MPoe · 12.6MPoe · 12.2MPoe · 11.6MPoe · 10.6MPoe · 11MPoe · 8.6MPoe · 7.3MPoe · 6MPoe · 5.4MPoe · 5.5MChatPlayground AI · 1.4MChatPlayground AI · 1.2MChatPlayground AI · 1.2MChatPlayground AI · 1.3MChatPlayground AI · 1.6MChatPlayground AI · 1.5MChatPlayground AI · 1.6MChatPlayground AI · 1.6MChatPlayground AI · 1.7MMerlio · 353.3KMerlio · 296.3KMerlio · 172.4KMerlio · 126.9KMerlio · 28.2KMerlio · 27.3KMerlio · 38.3KMerlio · 43KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Paid
Starting price
$19.99per month · free tier available
$14per month · free tier available
€6.99per month · free tier available
$9.99per month
Free tier
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Free trial
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API access
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Free version FreeWrite Pro add-on €6.99/moDeepL Pro Individual €7.49/mo
Subscription (as advertised) $9.99/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
DocumentsTextImagesCode
Text
Text
TextImagesDocumentsCodeAudio
Output
TextImagesCode
Text
Text
VideoTextImagesCode
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeImage GenerationVideo Creation+9 more
Chatbots & CompanionsDevelopment & CodeWriting & ContentAI Chatbot+2 more
Writing & ContentAI Grammar CheckerAI RewriterAI Writing Assistants
Chatbots & CompanionsImage GenerationVideo CreationAI Chatbot+2 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
10
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8
5
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Writing
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Image generation
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Model comparison
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Large language models
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Coding
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Video generation
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Grammar checking
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Paraphrasing
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Chatbot brainstorming
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Chatting
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LLM comparison
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Proofreading
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Research
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Text correction
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Writing enhancement
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Character chatbot
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Characters
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Style consistent writing
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Text styles
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Community on aitoolstime
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Upvotes
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Saves
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Reviews
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Prompts
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Traffic figures are third-party estimates for the tool's own domain; tools sharing a domain with a bigger product are not counted. Pricing is captured from each tool's site and may lag.