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🆕 Recent Apps

Name	Description	Author
📖 Storytale	Storytale is a multiplayer storytelling game where friends take turns adding sentences to a shared story. Pollinations powers three surfaces:	@jmeijer19-glitch
🛠️ Pollenforge-CLI	Convert Markdown content to a formatted output using Pollenforge-CLI.	@ganya002
👻 The room	Triggers a ghost jumpscare in The room.	@tuidienanhvan
⛪ The Stream Church Webapp	Stream services and manage live events with The Stream Church Webapp, using Pollinations.ais API for asset generation and rapid web project deployment.	@titosoriano
🎨 AI Art Gallery	AI Art Gallery uses Galera Pollinations to generate images from text prompts, create image variations, and download generated artwork.	@Juanrivera126
🏗️ anyproject (beta)	anyproject is a platform where people can play and share ai generated sites with each other! it uses pollinations in the backend with node.js's native fetch() to gen.pollinations.ai where the ai retur	@alkonsafe
🤖 AI Chat	AI Chat is an Android conversational app that provides free access to 16+ AI models via the Pollinations.ai API.	@JoJoGamer2020
💬 Compliment Generator	Upload an image to Compliment Generator to receive free compliments in various styles.	@craygen9
🦖 Oráculo de la Era Salvaje · IA Bestias y Monstruos	Chat con IA épico del juego Bestias y Monstruos en Roblox. Los jugadores pueden preguntar sobre bestias, jefes, estrategias y lore del mundo salvaje. Usa la API de texto de Pollinations con el modelo	@dragonprimordial12-netizen
🗓️ Primbon Jawa & Kalender Pasaran Jawa	Menyediakan Kalender Jawa modern, perhitungan Weton, ramalan Primbon, serta konversi Aksara Jawa.	@arekgresikid

View all apps →

🚀 New Unified API — Now Live

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

What's New

• Unified endpoint — single API at gen.pollinations.ai for all generation
• Pollen credits — simple pay-as-you-go system ($1 ≈ 1 Pollen)
• All models, one place — Flux, GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Seedream, and more
• API keys — publishable keys for frontend, secret keys for backend
• CLI — npx @pollinations_ai/cli for humans and AI agents (source)

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

🆕 Latest News

• 2026-05-12 – 🛠️ Pollenforge-CLI A community-built CLI tool for wrangling Markdown into formatted output just dropped in the showcase. View repo
• 2026-05-12 – 🎲 Storytale Take turns building a shared narrative with friends in this new multiplayer storytelling game powered by our text models. Try it
• 2026-05-11 – 📈 Developer Earnings Dashboard Track the Pollen your apps are generating. Visualize daily earnings, active users, and top-performing apps directly in the Dashboard.
• 2026-05-08 – 🤖 Gemma 4 26B The new 26B parameter Gemma model is now live on the text API. It brings multimodal support, tool use, and a 262k context window for when you really need to paste that entire codebase. View models
• 2026-05-08 – 🚀 Command Line Canvas Because leaving the terminal is overrated. Generate AI images directly from your command line with the new PollImage CLI tool. Try it
• 2026-05-08 – 🌟 Madlisten The hive is cooking. A new community-built recipe browsing application joins the showcase. Try it
• 2026-05-08 – 📱 QR Codes for Tiny Humans Generate and print custom QR-enabled learning cards for screen-free toddler interaction. Try it
• 2026-05-07 – 🧠 Text Embeddings API You can now generate vector embeddings directly through the /v1/embeddings endpoint. Wire it up for semantic search or RAG without leaving the Unified API.
• 2026-05-07 – 🎬 Seedance 2.0 Video Model We wired up Replicate to bring you Seedance 2.0. Text-to-video, image-to-video, and frame interpolation are now live for your 720p generation needs.
• 2026-05-07 – 🍯 Creator Rewards App builders can now earn Pollen when users generate content through their apps. Opt-in via your API keys in the Dashboard and watch the balance go up.

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🌱 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 everyone—thanks to our amazing supporters.

🚀 Key Features

• 🔓 100% Open Source — code, decisions, roadmap all public
• 🤝 Community-Built — 500+ projects already using our APIs
• 🌱 Pollen Tiers — earn credits by contributing (tiers in beta)
• 🖼️ Image Generation — Flux, GPT Image, Seedream, Kontext
• 🎬 Video Generation — Seedance, Veo (alpha)
• 🎵 Audio — Text-to-speech and speech-to-text
• 🎣 Easy-to-use Packages (Packages)

Quick Start (3 Steps)

1️⃣ Get your API key
Sign up at enter.pollinations.ai to generate your key.

2️⃣ Choose what you want to generate
Pollinations supports:

• 🖼 Images
• 📝 Text
• 🔊 Audio
• 🎬 Video

3️⃣ Make your first request
Use one of the examples below to generate your first AI output in seconds.

🚀 Getting Started

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_ai/mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Run with npx (no installation required)

npx @pollinations_ai/mcp

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.

🔐 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	⚠️ Beta
Secret	sk_	Server-side only	No rate limits	Stable

⚠️ Publishable keys: Turnstile protection coming soon. Not recommended for production yet.

⚠️ Never expose sk_ keys in client-side code, git repos, or public URLs

💡 Building an app? Use Bring Your Own Pollen — 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 — key works with any available model
• Restrict to specific models — 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.

🖥️ 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/a_cozy_pixel_art_robot_and_bee_in_a_digital_garden_8-bit_warm_stardew_valley_vibes

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

Here's an example of a generated image:

🎨 Examples

Image Generation

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("a_cozy_pixel_art_robot_and_bee_in_a_digital_garden_8-bit_warm_stardew_valley_vibes")

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

🛠️ Integration

SDK

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

Architecture

%%{init: {'theme': 'dark', 'themeVariables': { 'background': '#1a1a1a', 'primaryColor': '#2a2a2a', 'primaryBorderColor': '#555555', 'primaryTextColor': '#eeeeee', 'lineColor': '#00e5ff', 'clusterBkg': 'transparent', 'clusterBorder': '#888888', 'fontSize': '13px', 'fontFamily': 'Inter, system-ui, sans-serif'}}}%%

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

    AI --> MCP
    Q --> GEN
    N --> GEN
    A --> GEN
    R --> GEN
    MCP --> GEN

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

    ENTER --> IMG["Image Service"]:::ec2
    ENTER --> AUD["Audio Service"]:::ec2

    IMG --> CF["Cloudflare Worker with R2 Cache"]:::cfWorkerLight
    CF --> B["image-origin.pollinations.ai"]:::ec2
    B --> D["FLUX / GPT Image / Seedream - GPU VMs"]:::gpuNode

    AUD --> EL["ElevenLabs TTS API"]:::provider

    GEN --> SC["Scaleway API"]:::provider
    GEN --> DS["Deepseek API"]:::provider
    GEN --> G["Azure-hosted LLMs"]:::provider
    GEN --> CFM["Cloudflare AI"]:::provider

    style CLIENTS fill:none,stroke:#888,stroke-width:2px,stroke-dasharray: 5 5

    linkStyle default stroke-width:3px,stroke:#00E5FF

    classDef cfWorker fill:#E65100,color:#fff,stroke:#FFB300,stroke-width:2px,font-weight:bold
    classDef cfWorkerLight fill:#BF360C,color:#fff,stroke:#FFB300,stroke-width:1px
    classDef ec2 fill:#1F2937,color:#fff,stroke:#F59E0B,stroke-width:2px
    classDef gpuNode fill:#064E3B,stroke:#34D399,color:#ECFDF5,stroke-width:2px
    classDef provider fill:#1E3A8A,stroke:#60A5FA,color:#EFF6FF,stroke-width:1px

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🔮 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

🌍 Our Vision

pollinations.ai envisions a future where AI technology is:

• Open & Accessible: We believe AI should be available to everyone — earn 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.

🤝 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 you'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.

🗂️ 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.

• gen.pollinations.ai/: Cloudflare Worker for API routing, auth handoff, text generation, and caching.

• packages/polli-cli/: The Pollinations CLI — for humans, AI agents, and everything in between.

• packages/sdk/: SDK NPM library with pollinations ready functions for Pollinations.ai.

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

• opencode-pollinations-plugin: This is open-code-pollinations-plugin, a plugin for OpenCode that integrates Pollinations.ai's inference capabilities directly into the OpenCode environment, built by our community member @fkom13.

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.

🏢 Supported By

pollinations.ai is proud to be supported by:

• Perplexity AI: AI-powered search and conversational answer engine
• AWS Activate: GPU Cloud Credits
• io.net: Decentralized GPU network for AI compute
• BytePlus: Official ByteDance cloud services and AI solutions
• Google Cloud for Startups: GPU Cloud Credits
• NVIDIA Inception: AI startup support
• Azure (MS for Startups): OpenAI credits
• Cloudflare: Put the connectivity cloud to work for you.
• Scaleway: Europe's empowering cloud provider
• Modal: High-performance AI infrastructure
• Nebius: AI-optimized cloud infrastructure with NVIDIA GPU clusters

💚 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.

📣 Stay Connected

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📜 License

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

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