COMPARISON / GTO HERO
GTO Hero alternative: what GTO MAX AI does differently
GTO Hero is one of the better-known real-time assistants: you share your table, mark where things are once, and it shows the GTO frequencies for your spot from a large precomputed library. If that is exactly what you want, it does the job. This page is for the player who has used it, or something like it, and wants to know what the next step looks like. We make GTO MAX AI, so treat this as our side of the comparison and test both. Updated October 2026.
1. What the two have in common
Both read the table from a screen share and show solver-based advice while the hand is live. Both run without a desktop install. Both show frequencies rather than a single command, so a mixed spot is shown as mixed. On that baseline the experience is similar and the choice comes down to the four differences below.
2. Four differences
1. Who the advice is about
A library tool shows the equilibrium strategy for the spot, which is the same against every opponent. GTO MAX AI shows that line and a second one: the exploit line, built from a Bayesian profile of the player you are facing, with the reason in words. In a 50/50 spot the library leaves the choice to you; the profile picks the side and says why. Players who already adjust by feel get the numbers behind the feel, for every player at the table rather than the few they remember. How the profile is built.
2. How turns and rivers are solved
A library answers a turn or river from a precomputed tree with approximate ranges. GTO MAX AI solves the turn and river live, with the ranges and stacks of the actual hand, in seconds, and falls back to a library only on the flop where live solving is impossible for anyone. What that means in practice.
3. How the table is read
GTO Hero asks you to mark the table once at setup. GTO MAX AI finds the table geometrically on every frame with a reader built per site, so a moved or resized window keeps reading; a self-setup mode for sites without a dedicated reader is in development. The right answer here depends on your site: a dedicated reader is more robust where it exists, a marked layout covers more sites.
4. Memory
GTO MAX AI keeps a hand history, a player log, notes and aliases under your login. The player you met last month is known when they sit down again, and your own notes shape the advice. A frequency tool has no reason to remember anyone.
3. Side by side
| GTO MAX AI | GTO Hero | |
|---|---|---|
| Advice | GTO line plus exploit line with reasons | GTO frequencies |
| Opponent model | Bayesian profile per player, archetypes, notes | None |
| Turn and river | Solved live, real ranges and stacks | Precomputed library |
| Table reading | Dedicated reader per site, found on every frame | Marked once by the user |
| Sites | GGPoker and skins, ClubGG, PokerNow, PokerStars (beta) | Several major sites |
| Install | None, Chrome or Edge | None, browser |
| Tables at once | Up to four | Per its plans |
| Price | $79/week solver, $179/week with the player model | Subscription, see its site |
| Trial | 30 minutes, on Telegram | See its site |
The GTO Hero column reflects its public pages at the time of writing and our users' descriptions; check its site for current details. Corrections to @GTOMAXAI.
4. Who should pick which
Pick a library tool if you want frequencies on as many sites as possible, you already adjust to opponents yourself and you do not want to be told why. Pick GTO MAX AI if you play GGPoker, Natural8, ClubGG, PokerNow or PokerStars, you want the deviation computed from the actual player rather than from feel, and you want the line explained. Either way, test the reader on your own table for ten hands before paying anyone: the RTA software checklist says how.
GTO MAX AI: the RTA that knows the player.
GTO line, exploit line and the reason, live, on up to four tables, in Chrome. GGPoker, Natural8, ClubGG, PokerNow, and PokerStars in beta. Try it for 30 minutes on Telegram.
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5. FAQ
Is GTO MAX AI better than GTO Hero?
It does more: live turn and river solving, a per-opponent model and an exploit line with reasons, on top of the GTO frequencies both show. Whether that is better for you depends on whether you want the deviation computed or prefer to make it yourself. Test both on your table.
Can I switch from GTO Hero without reinstalling anything?
Neither tool installs anything. Open app.gtomax.ai in Chrome, sign in with the trial login from Telegram, share the table.
Which sites does GTO MAX AI read?
GGPoker and its skins such as Natural8, ClubGG, PokerNow and PokerStars (beta), each with a dedicated reader.
Is there a trial?
Yes, 30 minutes of the full product, arranged on Telegram at @GTOMAXAI.