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Pollinations.ai vs AI Horde: catalog facts
Pollinations.ai	AI Horde
Freemium Free Pollen credits are available for prototyping; heavier use is paid from user wallets.	Free Free to use; contributing compute earns kudos for priority, and kudos cannot be purchased.
Web, Command line	Web, Self-hosted
One API for text, image, audio and video OpenAI-compatible endpoints	Free with no payment option at all Can be used anonymously
Aimed at developers rather than casual image makers Generation runs on Pollinations servers, not locally	Speed depends on available volunteer workers Users without kudos wait behind contributors
Downloadable app, Web application, Hosted service	Web application, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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