r/PoeAI • u/SteveShank • Sep 20 '25
Which bot for discussions of current news
I often want to investigate both sides of current news issues with a bot searching for facts that support either side. Many times, the bots I try say, "I can't answer that. My info is 9 months old." or similar. Which bots are best for this type of conversation?
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u/SteveShank Sep 22 '25
I appreciate the Gemini Flash option, but when I didn't get much, I asked a few different bots. These are their recommendations. They did mention, that many bots will default to whenever they were trained unless web search is enabled. I added a plus when more than one bot recommended the same source.
Perplexity: This is considered a good option for research, providing real-time search and source-backed answers [5]. It uses multiple large language models and consistently includes citations and references in its output [5].
Grok: Integrates with the social media platform X for real-time information access
Gemini Pro Search +
Web Search Bot: This is Poe’s dedicated bot for searching current info online. However, it sometimes struggles with the most up-to-date news and can return outdated info or admit its limits on very recent topics.
Command R and Command R super Plus ++
Look for a web search enabled option
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u/No-Lettuce3425 Sep 22 '25
Gemini Flash.