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+# Pollinations AI
+
+Free open-source service for AI-generated text and images. Available as an API, without needing authorization.
+
+It runs on their free Google cloud credits. Their docs say they use rate limiting such as 20 requests per minute for the text API, excluding cached responses.
+
+## About
+
+- Homepage https://pollinations.ai/ - includes generate generator and samples (including Python with `pollinations` or `requests` or React frontend).
+- Repo https://github.com/pollinations/pollinations
+- API docs https://github.com/pollinations/pollinations/blob/master/APIDOCS.md
+- React Hooks interactive tool https://react-hooks.pollinations.ai/
+
+## API
+
+See the API docs linked above.
+
+They have an API for text and one for images. The text one includes a path for an API that follows the OpenAI specification, so it can be used easily with the `openai` package or LangChain's OpenAI connector.
+
+- https://text.pollinations.ai/openai
+
+## Browser-based
+
+Easy access in the browser without an APi client
+
+See this page for parameters/options available:
+
+- https://github.com/pollinations/pollinations/blob/master/pollinations-react/README.md
+
+### Models
+
+- Text https://text.pollinations.ai/models
+- Image https://image.pollinations.ai/models
+
+### Text
+
+e.g.
+
+https://text.pollinations.ai/A%20beautiful%20bedtime%20story
+
+
+### Images
+
+Use the form on the Pollinations homepage.
+
+A generate image can be viewed and the link copied.
+
+e.g.
+
+https://image.pollinations.ai/prompt/calm%20serene%20forest%20meditation%20session%20in%20an%20eastern%20template%20at%20dawn&nologo=true&model=flux