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# Research: Image Generation APIs
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**Date:** 2026-04-19
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**Purpose:** Find affordable/free image generation for hackathon project
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## Pollinations AI (Recommended ✅)
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**Why:** Free tier, OpenAI-compatible, multiple models, simple API
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### Quick Start
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```bash
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# No auth needed for basic
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curl "https://gen.pollinations.ai/image/a%20cat%20in%20space"
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# With auth
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curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" ...
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```
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### Models Available
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| Model | Type | Notes |
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|-------|------|-------|
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| `flux` | Default | Good quality |
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| `zimage` | Default | Alternative |
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| `wan-image` | Quality | Higher quality option |
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| `qwen-image` | Quality | Alibaba model |
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| `gptimage` | Quality | GPT-based |
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| `seedream5` | Style | Special styles |
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| `kontext` | Edit | Image editing |
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### Pricing
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- **Free tier:** Weekly pollen credits (tier-based)
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- **Paid:** $1 ≈ 1 Pollen
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- **Free API:** Limited but usable
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- **Rate limits:** Anonymous = limited, Seed/Flower = more
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### API Details
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- **Base URL:** `https://gen.pollinations.ai`
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- **Image endpoint:** `GET /image/{prompt}`
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- **OpenAI-compatible:** `POST /v1/images/generations`
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- **No setup:** Just curl it
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### Strengths
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- ✅ 100% Open Source
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- ✅ Free tier available
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- ✅ Multiple model options
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- ✅ Simple API (no complex setup)
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- ✅ OpenAI-compatible SDK
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### Weaknesses
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- ⚠️ Quality may not match DALL-E/Midjourney
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- ⚠️ Free tier has rate limits
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- ⚠️ Infrastructure may vary in reliability
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## Other Options Considered
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| Provider | Free Tier | Quality | Notes |
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|----------|-----------|---------|-------|
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| **Midjourney** | ❌ No | High | Expensive |
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| **Stable Diffusion** | Local only | High | Needs GPU |
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| **DALL-E 3** | ❌ No | High | OpenAI pricing |
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| **Ideogram** | Limited | Good | API in beta |
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| **Flux (Local)** | ✅ Free | High | Self-hosted, needs GPU |
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## Recommendation
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**Primary:** Pollinations AI (free tier + simplicity)
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**Fallback:** Flux if we have GPU resources
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## Sources
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- https://gen.pollinations.ai
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- https://docs.pollinations.ai/
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- https://github.com/pollinations/pollinations
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