Quick Start - No Signup Required

Pick a tool, write a plain prompt, hit generate — everything else on this page is optional depth

1

Choose Your Tool

Visit our web interface and select what you want to create:

Image Generator - Create images with Flux, GPT Image, Seedream
Text Generator - Generate text with GPT-5, Claude, Gemini

2

Enter Your Prompt

Describe what you want to create. Be specific for best results:

Image Example: "A beautiful sunset over mountains, digital art style, vibrant colors"

Text Example: "Write a 500-word blog post about AI image generation"

3

Generate & download

Hit generate, wait out the spinner, then save what worked — if it is close but wrong, change one line of the prompt and try again before you switch models.

API integration

From browser trial to curl — the same endpoint you clicked around in the UI

Step 1: Get your API key (optional)

Grab a key from enter.pollinations.ai when you leave prototype territory — casual tries in the browser often work without one.

Step 2: Use the Unified API

All Pollinations AI services are accessible through the unified endpoint:

https://gen.pollinations.ai

Step 3: Make Your First API Call

# Image Generation
curl 'https://gen.pollinations.ai/image/a%20beautiful%20sunset' -o image.jpg

# Text Generation  
curl 'https://gen.pollinations.ai/text/Hello%20world'

# With API Key
curl 'https://gen.pollinations.ai/image/a%20cat?key=YOUR_KEY'

For detailed API documentation, visit our API documentation page.

Choosing a model

Rules of thumb — swap if quality plateaus after a few prompt tweaks

For Images

Flux: Default for “make me a picture” — good first try
GPT Image Large: When you need crisp detail and fewer mushy edges
Seedream: When you want a more stylized or painterly read

For Text

GPT-5: General writing and reasoning
Claude: Long explanations and careful edits
Gemini: When tooling/search routes are enabled
Qwen3-Coder: Scripts and refactors

Tips

Start plain, then add one constraint per iteration
Name the medium: photo, illustration, 3D render…
If two models disagree, your prompt might be underspecified
See trade-offs on the models page

Additional resources

Deeper docs when the quick path is not enough

API Documentation

curl, keys, and the bits we forget between projects

Available Models

What each name is for, in plain language

FAQ

Limits, keys, “is this official?”

About

How this site relates to pollinations.ai

Getting Started with Pollinations AI