Pollinations

A Python wrapper for Pollinations AI - Free text and image generation APIs.

Pollinations provides free, unlimited access to various AI models for text and image generation without requiring API keys.

Features

• 🎨 Image Generation: Create images from text descriptions
• 💬 Text Generation: Generate text using various language models
• 🌊 Streaming Support: Stream text responses in real-time (NEW!)
• 🔄 No API Key Required: Completely free to use (API key optional for advanced features)
• 🚀 Simple API: Easy-to-use interface with both native and OpenAI-compatible APIs
• 🎯 Multiple Models: Access to various AI models
• ⚡ Fast: Direct API access with minimal overhead
• 🔌 OpenAI Compatible: Drop-in replacement for OpenAI API (client.chat.completions.create(), client.images.generate())

Installation

Install from PyPI:

pip install pollinations-client

Or install from source:

git clone https://github.com/gpt4free/pollinations.git
cd pollinations
pip install -e .

Quick Start

OpenAI-Compatible API (Recommended)

from pollinations import Pollinations

# Create a client (no API key required for free tier)
client = Pollinations()

# Or with API key for gen.pollinations.ai
# client = Pollinations(api_key="your-api-key")

# Chat completion (OpenAI-compatible)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
    messages=[
        {"role": "system", "content": "You are a helpful assistant."},
        {"role": "user", "content": "Explain quantum computing in simple terms"}
    ],
    model="openai",
    temperature=0.7
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

# Streaming chat completion (NEW!)
stream = client.chat.completions.create(
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Write a short story"}],
    stream=True
)
for chunk in stream:
    if chunk.choices[0].delta.content:
        print(chunk.choices[0].delta.content, end="", flush=True)

# Image generation (OpenAI-compatible)
response = client.images.generate(
    prompt="A serene mountain landscape at sunset",
    size="1024x768",
    model="flux"
)
print(response.data[0]["url"])

Native API

Text Generation

from pollinations import Pollinations

# Create a client
client = Pollinations()

# Generate text
response = client.generate_text("What is the meaning of life?")
print(response)

# Streaming text generation (NEW!)
stream = client.generate_text_stream("Tell me a story")
for chunk in stream:
    if chunk.choices[0].delta.content:
        print(chunk.choices[0].delta.content, end="", flush=True)

# Use a specific model
response = client.generate_text(
    "Explain quantum computing",
    model="openai"
)
print(response)

# With system message and temperature
response = client.generate_text(
    "Write a haiku about coding",
    system="You are a helpful poetry assistant",
    temperature=0.8
)
print(response)

Image Generation

from pollinations import Pollinations

# Create a client
client = Pollinations()

# Generate image (returns URL)
image_url = client.generate_image("A beautiful sunset over mountains")
print(f"Image URL: {image_url}")

# Generate with specific model and dimensions
image_url = client.generate_image(
    "A futuristic city at night",
    model="flux",
    width=1024,
    height=768
)

# Download image to file
client.download_image(
    "A cute cat wearing sunglasses",
    "cat.png",
    width=512,
    height=512
)

API Reference

Pollinations Client

__init__(timeout=30, api_key=None)

Create a new Pollinations client.

Parameters:

• timeout (int): Request timeout in seconds (default: 30)
• api_key (str, optional): API key for gen.pollinations.ai (enables authenticated endpoints)

OpenAI-Compatible API

The client provides OpenAI-compatible interfaces that can be used as drop-in replacements for OpenAI's API.

client.chat.completions.create(messages, model=None, temperature=None, max_tokens=None, stream=False, **kwargs)

Create a chat completion (OpenAI-compatible).

Parameters:

• messages (list): List of message dicts with 'role' and 'content'
• model (str, optional): Model name to use
• temperature (float, optional): Sampling temperature 0-1
• max_tokens (int, optional): Maximum tokens to generate
• stream (bool): Enable streaming mode (default: False)

Returns:

• ChatCompletion object with choices[0].message.content (if stream=False)
• Iterator of ChatCompletionChunk objects (if stream=True)

client.images.generate(prompt, model=None, size=None, n=1, **kwargs)

Generate images (OpenAI-compatible).

Parameters:

• prompt (str): Text description of the image
• model (str, optional): Model name to use
• size (str, optional): Image size in format "WIDTHxHEIGHT" (e.g., "1024x768")
• n (int): Number of images (must be 1)
• response_format (str): Must be "url"

Returns: ImageResponse object with data[0]["url"]

Native API

generate_text(prompt, model=None, system=None, temperature=None, max_tokens=None, seed=None, jsonMode=False)

Generate text using a language model.

Parameters:

• prompt (str): Input text prompt
• model (str, optional): Model name to use
• system (str, optional): System message to set context
• temperature (float, optional): Sampling temperature 0-1 (higher = more creative)
• max_tokens (int, optional): Maximum tokens to generate
• seed (int, optional): Random seed for reproducibility
• jsonMode (bool): If True, output will be formatted as JSON

Returns: Generated text (str)

generate_text_stream(prompt, model=None, system=None, temperature=None, max_tokens=None, seed=None, jsonMode=False)

Generate text using a language model with streaming support.

Parameters:

• prompt (str): Input text prompt
• model (str, optional): Model name to use
• system (str, optional): System message to set context
• temperature (float, optional): Sampling temperature 0-1 (higher = more creative)
• max_tokens (int, optional): Maximum tokens to generate
• seed (int, optional): Random seed for reproducibility
• jsonMode (bool): If True, output will be formatted as JSON

Returns: Iterator of ChatCompletionChunk objects with delta content

Example:

stream = client.generate_text_stream("Tell me a story")
for chunk in stream:
    if chunk.choices[0].delta.content:
        print(chunk.choices[0].delta.content, end="", flush=True)

generate_image(prompt, model=None, width=None, height=None, seed=None, nologo=False, private=False, enhance=False, negative_prompt=None, quality=None, transparent=False, guidance_scale=None, nofeed=False, safe=False, image=None, duration=None, aspectRatio=None, audio=False)

Generate an image or video from a text prompt.

Parameters:

• prompt (str): Text description of the image to generate
• model (str, optional): Model name to use
• width (int, optional): Image width in pixels
• height (int, optional): Image height in pixels
• seed (int, optional): Random seed for reproducibility
• nologo (bool): If True, removes Pollinations logo from image
• private (bool): If True, image won't be published to feed
• enhance (bool): If True, automatically enhances the prompt
• negative_prompt (str, optional): What to avoid in the generated image
• quality (str, optional): Image quality level - "low", "medium", "high", or "hd"
• transparent (bool): If True, generates with transparent background
• guidance_scale (float, optional): How closely to follow the prompt (1-20)
• nofeed (bool): If True, don't add to public feed
• safe (bool): If True, enable safety content filters
• image (str, optional): Reference image URL(s) for image-to-image. Comma/pipe separated for multiple
• duration (int, optional): Video duration in seconds (for video models)
• aspectRatio (str, optional): Video aspect ratio - "16:9" or "9:16" (for video models)
• audio (bool): If True, enable audio generation for video (veo only)

Returns: URL of the generated image (str)

download_image(prompt, output_path, **kwargs)

Generate and download an image to a local file.

Note: Video-specific parameters (duration, aspectRatio, audio) are not supported for downloads as they generate video files which should be accessed via URLs.

Parameters:

• prompt (str): Text description of the image to generate
• output_path (str): Local path where the image will be saved
• **kwargs: Same image parameters as generate_image() (excluding video-specific parameters)

Returns: Path to the saved image file (str)

get_image_models(force_refresh=False)

Get list of available image generation models.

Returns: List of model names

get_text_models(force_refresh=False)

Get list of available text generation models.

Returns: List of model information dictionaries

Examples

See the examples directory for more usage examples:

• OpenAI-Compatible API - OpenAI-compatible interface examples
• Streaming Examples - NEW! Real-time streaming text generation
• Text Generation Examples
• Image Generation Examples
• List Models

API Key Support

The client supports optional API keys for gen.pollinations.ai:

# Without API key (free tier, uses image.pollinations.ai and text.pollinations.ai)
client = Pollinations()

# With API key (uses gen.pollinations.ai endpoints)
client = Pollinations(api_key="your-api-key-here")

When an API key is provided:

• Requests use authenticated endpoints (gen.pollinations.ai)
• API key is sent in the Authorization header as a Bearer token
• May provide access to additional features or higher rate limits

Error Handling

from pollinations import Pollinations, APIError, ModelNotFoundError

client = Pollinations()

try:
    response = client.generate_text("Hello!")
except APIError as e:
    print(f"API Error: {e}")
    if e.status_code:
        print(f"Status Code: {e.status_code}")
except Exception as e:
    print(f"Unexpected error: {e}")

Requirements

• Python 3.7+
• requests >= 2.31.0

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Disclaimer

This is an unofficial wrapper for Pollinations AI. For official information about the service, visit pollinations.ai.

Related Projects

• gpt4free - Collection of free AI APIs
• g4f.dev - Free AI endpoints

Support

If you encounter any issues or have questions, please open an issue on GitHub.