Pollinations

Pollinations offers a comprehensive set of features for AI app development:

• Unified API: Access text, image, video, audio, vision, search, embeddings, streaming, tools, and structured output through OpenAI-compatible endpoints.
• Wallets & earnings: Users bring their own credits, and developers can optionally take a share of spending.
• CLI for humans & agents: The polli CLI supports text, image, audio, and video generation, with JSON output, stdin context, and clear exit codes for agent integration.
• Pollen Quests: Earn free Pollen by completing quests, which can be used for prototyping and testing.
• Media inputs: Upload any media and get a URL back, usable in model calls.
• Open source: The stack is open and transparent, with a GitHub repository for forking.

Pollinations is suitable for a variety of AI applications, including:

• Building AI-powered apps: Developers can create apps that generate text, images, audio, or video, with users paying for their own usage.
• Prototyping and testing: With free Pollen from Quests, developers can experiment without upfront costs.
• Agent integration: The CLI is designed for AI agents like Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex, enabling automated content generation.
• Media processing: Upload images, audio, or documents and use them in model calls for tasks like transcription or image generation.
• Monetization: Developers can earn revenue by taking a share of user spending in their apps.

Pollinations operates on a user-pays model. Users bring their own credits (Pollen), and developers can optionally take a share of spending. There is no upfront cost for developers to start building; free Pollen is available through Quests for prototyping and testing. The platform also offers optional ad slots through an Ads SDK, with earnings going to the developer's wallet. Specific pricing details for API usage are not provided on the page.