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Pollinations.aiGoogle AI Studio
Freemium

Free Pollen credits are available for prototyping; heavier use is paid from user wallets.

 Freemium

Free tier for prototyping, with paid API usage described on the pricing page.

Web, Command line Web
  • One API for text, image, audio and video
  • OpenAI-compatible endpoints
  • Access to Gemini text, image, video, music and speech models in one place
  • API key management and usage monitoring alongside the playground
  • Aimed at developers rather than casual image makers
  • Generation runs on Pollinations servers, not locally
  • Requires a Google account
  • Aimed mainly at developers rather than casual chat users
Downloadable app, Web application, Hosted service Web application
Open source Closed source
License not stated License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed Account needed
Needs internet Needs internet

Checked September 26, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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