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pollinations.ai is an open-source generative AI platform based in Berlin, empowering community projects with accessible text, image, video, and audio generation APIs. It offers a unified API endpoint for various AI generation needs, including text, images, audio, and video. The platform provides features like image generation using models such as Flux, GPT Image, Seedream, and Kontext, video generation with Seedance and Veo, and audio generation with text-to-speech and speech-to-text capabilities. Users can access the platform through a web interface or API, and authentication is managed through API keys. The platform is community-driven, transparent, and ethical, aiming to make AI technology open, accessible, and interconnected while fostering innovation and responsible development.

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pollinations.ai

Open-source AI for people who make things.

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Website ยท Dashboard ยท API Docs ยท Discord

๐Ÿ†• Recent Apps

Name Description Author
Moltbot With Pollinations.ai provider Multi-channel AI assistant for Telegram and WhatsApp using Pollinations AI. @its3li
Pollinations Provider for Vercel AI SDK Vercel AI SDK provider for Pollinations: text, image, and speech generation. @artsiombarouski
Fable Friend Interactive AI story adventure with selectable role, genre, and image style. @Shreemahor
PolliDev Developer-focused tool for managing generative image assets and prompts. @FabioArieiraBaia
Lapse Game 2075 AI-powered game where decisions shape a country's future over four pillars @makeypocket
PixArt AI iOS app that turns text prompts into AI-generated artwork via Pollinations. @bhyahmed86-maker
Polly IDE IDE to generate Angular and React sites using Pollinations AI models @nulls-brawl-site
SteamKit AI toolkit for Steam developers to generate marketing and store page assets. @zouspants123321
CHATTY AI Enhance and update CHATTY AI web app to work seamlessly on Free Tier. @tefa2007h-dev
Presintation web site AI-powered web app that creates professional presentations in seconds. @cyberuz001

View all apps โ†’

๐Ÿš€ New Unified API โ€” Now Live

We've launched https://gen.pollinations.ai โ€” a single endpoint for all your AI generation needs: text, images, audio, video โ€” all in one place.

What's New

  • Unified endpoint โ€” single API at gen.pollinations.ai for all generation
  • Pollen credits โ€” simple pay-as-you-go system ($1 โ‰ˆ 1 Pollen)
  • All models, one place โ€” Flux, GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Seedream, and more
  • API keys โ€” publishable keys for frontend, secret keys for backend

Get started at enter.pollinations.ai and check out the API docs

๐Ÿ†• Latest News

  • 2026-02-09 โ€“ ๐Ÿš€ Massive Model Drop Added imagen-4, flux-2-dev, grok-video, and LTX-2 for next-level image and video generation.
  • 2026-02-09 โ€“ ๐ŸŽต Audio Studio Generate music with elevenmusic, transcribe with whisper, and use emotive TTS with eleven_v3.
  • 2026-02-09 โ€“ ๐Ÿง  Smarter Claude Upgraded claude-large to the latest Claude 3 Opus 4.6 for enhanced reasoning.
  • 2026-02-06 โ€“ ๐Ÿš€ New Provider: api.airforce Added imagen (Google Imagen 3) and grok-video (xAI Grok Imagine Video) models via api.airforce.
  • 2026-02-05 โ€“ ๐Ÿ’Ž Paid Models Update claude, grok, kontext, seedream, and seedance-pro are moving to paid-only.
  • 2026-02-02 โ€“ ๐Ÿš€ Kimi K2.5 Upgraded model with vision support and improved reasoning capabilities.
  • 2026-02-02 โ€“ ๐Ÿง  Web Research Claude can now use perplexity and gemini-search tools for real-time answers.
  • 2026-02-02 โ€“ ๐Ÿ’Ž Premium Access High-end models veo, claude-large, and seedream-pro are now available for credit holders.
  • 2026-02-02 โ€“ ๐Ÿ“ฑ Moltbot Integration Use Pollinations on Telegram & WhatsApp via the new Moltbot provider.
  • 2026-01-30 โ€“ ๐Ÿ’Ž Paid-Only Models claude-large, gemini-large, veo, seedream-pro, and nanobanana-pro will require purchased pollen. Free credits work for all other models.

๐ŸŒŸ Google Summer of Code 2026 (GSOC)

Hello folks! This year, pollinations.ai is participating in Google Summer of Code 2026! We're looking for talented developers to contribute to our open-source AI platform.

Website: Pollinations GSOC 2026

Mentors: Thomas Haferlach, Ayushman Bhattacharya, Nihal Gazi.

Projects: Check out our Project Ideas.

Timeline: Applications open March 16th 2026 Coding starts May 25th 2026

Please reach out to us about any queries on Discord or via email at [email protected]

๐ŸŒฑ Introduction

pollinations.ai is an open-source generative AI platform based in Berlin, powering 500+ community projects with accessible text, image, video, and audio generation APIs. We build in the open and keep AI accessible to everyoneโ€”thanks to our amazing supporters.

๐Ÿš€ Key Features

  • ๐Ÿ”“ 100% Open Source โ€” code, decisions, roadmap all public
  • ๐Ÿค Community-Built โ€” 500+ projects already using our APIs
  • ๐ŸŒฑ Pollen Tiers โ€” earn daily credits by contributing (tiers in beta)
  • ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Image Generation โ€” Flux, GPT Image, Seedream, Kontext
  • ๐ŸŽฌ Video Generation โ€” Seedance, Veo (alpha)
  • ๐ŸŽต Audio โ€” Text-to-speech and speech-to-text
  • ๐ŸŽฃ Easy-to-use Packages (Packages)
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๐Ÿš€ Getting Started

Ask DeepWiki

Image Generation

curl 'https://gen.pollinations.ai/image/a%20beautiful%20sunset' -o image.jpg

Or visit pollinations.ai for an interactive experience.

Text Generation

curl 'https://gen.pollinations.ai/text/Hello%20world'

Audio Generation

Simple GET endpoint:

curl 'https://gen.pollinations.ai/audio/Hello%20from%20Pollinations?voice=nova&key=YOUR_API_KEY' -o speech.mp3

OpenAI TTS compatible:

curl 'https://gen.pollinations.ai/v1/audio/speech' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' \
  -d '{"model": "tts-1", "input": "Hello from Pollinations!", "voice": "nova"}' \
  -o speech.mp3

Available voices: alloy, echo, fable, onyx, nova, shimmer, plus 30+ ElevenLabs voices.

MCP Server for AI Assistants

Our MCP (Model Context Protocol) server enables AI assistants like Claude to generate images and audio directly. Learn more

Configuration

Add this to your MCP client configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pollinations": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@pollinations/model-context-protocol"]
    }
  }
}

Run with npx (no installation required)

npx @pollinations/model-context-protocol

Community alternatives like MCPollinations and Sequa MCP Server are also available.

AI assistants can:

  • Generate images from text descriptions
  • Create text-to-speech audio with various voice options
  • Play audio responses through the system speakers
  • Access all pollinations.ai models and services
  • List available models, voices, and capabilities

For more advanced usage, check out our API documentation.

๐Ÿ” Authentication

Get your API key at enter.pollinations.ai

Key Types

Key Prefix Use Case Rate Limits Status
Publishable pk_ Client-side, demos, prototypes 1 pollen per IP per hour โš ๏ธ Beta
Secret sk_ Server-side only No rate limits Stable

โš ๏ธ Publishable keys: Turnstile protection coming soon. Not recommended for production yet.

โš ๏ธ Never expose sk_ keys in client-side code, git repos, or public URLs

๐Ÿ’ก Building an app? Use Bring Your Own Pollen โ€” users pay for their own usage, you pay $0

Model Restrictions

Each API key can be scoped to specific models. When creating a key at enter.pollinations.ai, you can:

  • Allow all models โ€” key works with any available model
  • Restrict to specific models โ€” select exactly which models the key can access (e.g., only flux and openai, or just gptimage-large)

Usage

curl 'https://gen.pollinations.ai/image/a%20cat?key=YOUR_KEY'

Environment variable (best practice):

export POLLINATIONS_API_KEY=sk_...

See full API docs for detailed authentication information.

๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ How to Use

Web Interface

Our web interface is user-friendly and doesn't require any technical knowledge. Simply visit https://pollinations.ai and start creating!

API

Use our API directly in your browser or applications:

https://pollinations.ai/p/conceptual_isometric_world_of_pollinations_ai_surreal_hyperrealistic_digital_garden

Replace the description with your own, and you'll get a unique image based on your words!

๐ŸŽจ Examples

Image Generation

Here's an example of a generated image:

pollinations.ai Logo

Python code to download the generated image:

import requests

def download_image(prompt):
    url = f"https://pollinations.ai/p/{prompt}"
    response = requests.get(url)
    with open('generated_image.jpg', 'wb') as file:
        file.write(response.content)
    print('Image downloaded!')

download_image("conceptual_isometric_world_of_pollinations_ai_surreal_hyperrealistic_digital_garden")

Text Generation

To generate text:

https://gen.pollinations.ai/text/What%20is%20artificial%20intelligence?

Audio Generation

Generate speech from text:

https://gen.pollinations.ai/audio/Hello%20from%20Pollinations?voice=alloy&key=YOUR_API_KEY

Or use the OpenAI TTS-compatible endpoint:

curl 'https://gen.pollinations.ai/v1/audio/speech' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' \
  -d '{"model": "tts-1", "input": "Hello from Pollinations!", "voice": "alloy"}' \
  -o speech.mp3

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Integration

SDK

Check out our Pollinations SDK for Node.js, browser, and React integration.

Architecture

graph LR
    Q[Bots - Discord, Telegram, WhatsApp] --> GEN
    N[30+ Mobile and Web Apps] --> GEN
    A[pollinations.ai Web Frontend] --> GEN
    R[AI Agents - Qwen, Sillytavern, ...] --> GEN
    AI[AI Assistants - Claude] --> MCP[MCP Server]
    MCP --> GEN

    GEN[gen.pollinations.ai] --> ENTER[enter.pollinations.ai Gateway]

    ENTER --> IMG[Image Service]
    ENTER --> TXT[Text Service]
    ENTER --> AUD[Audio Service]

    IMG --> CF[Cloudflare Worker with R2 Cache]
    CF --> B[image-origin.pollinations.ai]
    B --> D[FLUX / GPT Image / Seedream - GPU VMs]

    AUD --> EL[ElevenLabs TTS API]

    TXT --> C[text.pollinations.ai]
    C --> SC[Scaleway API]
    C --> DS[Deepseek API]
    C --> G[Azure-hosted LLMs]
    C --> CFM[Cloudflare AI]

๐Ÿ”ฎ Future Developments

We're constantly exploring new ways to push the boundaries of AI-driven content creation. Some areas we're excited about include:

  • Digital Twins: Creating interactive AI-driven avatars
  • Music Video Generation: Combining AI-generated visuals with music for unique video experiences
  • Real-time AI-driven Visual Experiences: Projects like our Dreamachine, which create immersive, personalized visual journeys

๐ŸŒ Our Vision

pollinations.ai envisions a future where AI technology is:

  • Open & Accessible: We believe AI should be available to everyone โ€” earn daily Pollen by contributing, no credit card required

  • Transparent & Ethical: Our open-source approach ensures transparency in how our models work and behave

  • Community-Driven: We're building a platform where developers, creators, and AI enthusiasts can collaborate and innovate

  • Interconnected: We're creating an ecosystem where AI services can seamlessly work together, fostering innovation through composability

  • Evolving: We embrace the rapid evolution of AI technology while maintaining our commitment to openness and accessibility

We're committed to developing AI technology that serves humanity while respecting ethical boundaries and promoting responsible innovation. Join us in shaping the future of AI.

๐Ÿค Community and Development

We believe in community-driven development. You can contribute to pollinations.ai in several ways:

  1. Coding Assistant: The easiest way to contribute! Just create a GitHub issue describing the feature youโ€™d like to see implemented. The MentatBot AI assistant will analyze and implement it directly! No coding required - just describe what you want.

  2. Project Submissions: Have you built something with pollinations.ai? Use our project submission template (labeled as APPS) to share it with the community and get it featured in our README.

  3. Feature Requests & Bug Reports: Have an idea or found a bug? Open an issue and let us know. Our team and the MentatBot assistant will review it.

  4. Community Engagement: Join our vibrant Discord community to:

    • Share your creations
    • Get support and help others
    • Collaborate with fellow AI enthusiasts
    • Discuss feature ideas before creating issues

For any questions or support, please visit our Discord channel or create an issue on our GitHub repository.

๐Ÿ—‚๏ธ Project Structure

Our codebase is organized into several key folders, each serving a specific purpose in the pollinations.ai ecosystem:

  • pollinations.ai/: The main React application for the Pollinations.ai website.

  • image.pollinations.ai/: Backend service for image generation and caching with Cloudflare Workers and R2 storage.

  • packages/sdk/: SDK and React component library for Pollinations.ai.

  • text.pollinations.ai/: Backend service for text generation.

  • packages/mcp/: Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for AI assistants like Claude to generate images directly.

This structure encompasses the frontend website, backend services for image and text generation, and integrations like the Discord bot and MCP server, providing a comprehensive framework for the pollinations.ai platform.

For development setup and environment management, see DEVELOP.md.

๐Ÿข Supported By

pollinations.ai is proud to be supported by:

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๐Ÿ’š Support Us

The best way to support pollinations.ai is by using our product! Get your API key and start building at enter.pollinations.ai.

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๐Ÿ“œ License

pollinations.ai is open-source software licensed under the MIT license.


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