About
What is pollinations?
Pollinations is an open-source generative AI platform based in Berlin, designed for creators and developers. It offers accessible APIs for generating text, images, video, and audio, powering over 500 community projects. The platform features a new unified API at gen.pollinations.ai, consolidating all generation needs into a single endpoint. Users can access models like Flux, GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, and Seedream. Pollinations emphasizes open-source development, community contributions, and a pay-as-you-go system with 'Pollen credits'. It provides various tools including a web interface, API access, and an SDK for Node.js, browser, and React integration, making it suitable for a wide range of AI-driven content creation.
Best used for
Ideal for developers and content creators who need to integrate diverse AI generation capabilities into their projects, build custom AI applications, and experiment with various models. Especially valuable for those seeking an open-source, community-driven platform with a unified API for text, image, video, and audio generation.
Common actions
low-code/no-codecollaborationautomated workflowworkflowsdeepfakeopen-source"AI Agents"face swappinggithub copilot
Capabilities
Key features
- Unified API endpoint
- Text generation API
- Image generation API
- Video generation API
- Audio generation API
- Pollen credits system
- MCP server for AI assistants
Target Audience
developercontent creatorstartup founder
Integrations
Not yet documentedPricing & Plans
Usage-based ยท Open Source
FAQs
What kind of AI models are available through Pollinations?
Pollinations provides access to a wide range of AI models for various generation tasks. This includes models like Flux, GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Seedream for image and text generation, as well as models for video (Seedance, Veo) and audio (Text-to-speech, speech-to-text, ElevenLabs voices).
How does the Pollen credits system work?
Pollen credits are the pay-as-you-go system for using the Pollinations API. Approximately $1 equals 1 Pollen. Users can earn credits by contributing to the platform. This system allows for flexible usage based on the generation needs of individual projects or applications.
Can I use Pollinations for client-side applications?
Yes, Pollinations supports both client-side and server-side applications. Publishable API keys (pk_) are available for client-side use, demos, and prototypes, though they have rate limits. Secret API keys (sk_) are for server-side use and have no rate limits, but must be kept secure.