Personal Agent Atlas

Head to headchecked 19 Oct 2026

Poke vs Siri AI

  • United StatesBoth available
  • United KingdomBoth available
  • European UnionOnly Poke fully
Poke: 3 of 10 capabilities have a sourced yes. The rest are partly, no or not yet clear. A count, not a score.Works in your accounts: YesUses a browser or computer: UnclearWorks while you're away: YesLives in chat apps: YesMakes phone calls: UnclearCan pay for things: UnclearAsks before sending or paying: UnclearWorks in German: UnclearData can stay in the EU: UnclearRuns on your own hardware: No3PokeThe Interaction Company (Cognition)
Siri AI: 1 of 10 capabilities have a sourced yes. The rest are partly, no or not yet clear. A count, not a score.Works in your accounts: YesUses a browser or computer: UnclearWorks while you're away: UnclearLives in chat apps: NoMakes phone calls: UnclearCan pay for things: UnclearAsks before sending or paying: UnclearWorks in German: NoData can stay in the EU: UnclearRuns on your own hardware: No1Siri AIApple
Availability
Where you can use it
USYesUKYesEUYes

Poke says it is available in all regions worldwide.

USYesUKYesEUPartly

Arrived for the US and the UK with iOS 27. Not on iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch in the EU; available on the Mac. English only at launch, five more languages in October.

Cheapest way in
Free

Most features are free. Pro $19 a month. Ultra $199 a month includes Poke Human, a real person for real-world tasks, plus pay-as-you-go usage.

Included

Comes with iOS 27 on eligible devices. Apple says expanded access will be sold later, with daily caps on server features.

What it can do
Works in your accounts
YesEmail and calendarPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
YesActs inside apps on your devicePer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
Uses a browser or computer
UnclearNo source yet
UnclearNo source yet
Works while you're away
YesAutomationsPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
UnclearNo source yet
Lives in chat apps
YesMessages, Telegram, WhatsApp, RCSPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
NoBuilt into the devicePer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
Makes phone calls
UnclearNo source yet
UnclearNo source yet
Can pay for things
UnclearNo source yet
UnclearNo source yet
Asks before sending or paying
UnclearNo source yet
UnclearNo source yet
Works in German
UnclearNo source yet
NoNot among the languages added in OctoberPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
Data can stay in the EU
UnclearNo source yet
UnclearNo source yet
Runs on your own hardware
NoHosted servicePer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
NoApple devices and serversPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
Details
What it can touch
  • Email
  • Calendar
  • Apps you connect
  • Apps
  • Screen
  • Messages
  • Calendar
How it asks before acting
Before it acts

Not stated in its docs. With Poke Human, operators only see the details needed for the task.

Before it acts

System assistant that acts inside apps.

Watch out for

Lives inside Apple Messages, Telegram, WhatsApp or RCS, so your chats with it run through those services too.

Daily caps on features that run on Apple’s servers, thresholds not published.

Launched
undefined 2025
14 Sep 2026
People to follow
Unclear
Sources
  1. Poke docs
  2. Poke FAQ and pricing
  3. Cognition welcomes The Interaction Company, 23 Jul 2026
  1. Pasquale Pillitteri, Sep 2026
  2. Gagadget, iOS 27 is out now, Sep 2026
  3. Pasquale Pillitteri, Siri reads your screen, 2026
  4. 9to5Mac, 9 Sep 2026

Facts only, no scores. We have not tested these agents hands-on unless an entry says so.

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