COMPARISON / RTA.POKER
rta.poker alternative: a browser-based RTA with a player model
rta.poker is a desktop real-time assistant: a program on your machine captures the table and shows GTO frequencies. This page compares that design with GTO MAX AI's for players deciding between the two. We make GTO MAX AI; test both. Updated October 2026.
1. Desktop capture versus browser
A desktop RTA installs a capture program. That gives it direct access to the screen and sometimes to the client, and it is also the design poker clients were built to detect: every major client scans running processes for known tools. A browser RTA installs nothing. You share the table window with a web page, the way you would on a video call, and the reading happens on the tool's server. Your machine carries no trace, and the same login works from any computer. Neither design hides how you play from a site's statistical detection, so the only safe use of either is where RTA is allowed.
2. Frequencies versus frequencies plus the player
Both tools show the equilibrium frequencies for the live spot. GTO MAX AI adds a second line built from a Bayesian profile of the opponent, with the reason written out, and solves the turn and river live with the real ranges rather than from a library. The profile is what turns a 50/50 spot into a decision; the live solve is what makes the turn and river answers specific to the hand in front of you. Both are explained in player profiling and how a live solve works.
3. Side by side
| GTO MAX AI | rta.poker | |
|---|---|---|
| Runs | In Chrome or Edge, nothing installed | Installed desktop program |
| Advice | GTO line plus exploit line with reasons | GTO frequencies |
| Opponent model | Bayesian profile per player, notes, memory across sessions | None |
| Turn and river | Solved live with the real ranges | Precomputed library |
| Sites | GGPoker and skins, ClubGG, PokerNow, PokerStars (beta) | See its site |
| Tables | Up to four at once | See its site |
| Price | $79/week solver, $179/week with the player model, 30-minute trial | Subscription, see its site |
The rta.poker column reflects its public pages at the time of writing; check its site for current details. Corrections to @GTOMAXAI.
4. Who should pick which
If your site is not one GTO MAX AI reads yet and you want frequencies there today, a desktop tool with a configurable capture may be the only option. If you play on the GG network, ClubGG, PokerNow or PokerStars and you want the opponent in the advice, with nothing on your machine, GTO MAX AI is built for that. The software checklist tells you what to test in either trial.
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 a browser RTA safer than a desktop RTA?
A browser tool installs nothing, so a client's process scan finds nothing. Neither design hides how you play from statistical detection. Use either only where RTA is allowed.
Does GTO MAX AI need an install?
No. Open app.gtomax.ai in Chrome or Edge, sign in and share the table window.
Which sites does GTO MAX AI read?
GGPoker and its skins, ClubGG, PokerNow and PokerStars (beta), each with a dedicated reader; a self-setup mode for other sites is in development.
Is there a trial?
Yes, 30 minutes of the full product, arranged on Telegram at @GTOMAXAI.