Do I need a credit card for the free Pollinations offer?

No. Pollinations Free API does not ask for a credit card.

Free AI from Pollinations

1 free offer from Pollinations in the aifree.dev catalog, 1 verified: what is free, the catch, card rules and limits.

Pollinations has one free offer in the aifree.dev catalog (fully free). It is verified by aifree.dev. It does not ask for a credit card. Aimed at developers.

Offers

Verified first

Tool	What's free	Key limits	Card required?	Status
Pollinations Free API	Fully freeongoing	Key types: sk_ secret keys with configurable budgets; legacy raw pk_ keys are…	No card required	Verified · Oct 12, 2026

What's free from Pollinations

Pollinations Free API · Fully free

Pollinations serves text, image, audio and video generation over plain HTTP. All generation requests require an API key; only model listing works without authentication.

The catch: Every generation request now requires an API key — there is no documented anonymous tier — and free-tier images may include watermarks.

Key types: sk_ secret keys with configurable budgets; legacy raw pk_ keys are rate-limited to 1 pollen per IP per hour
No anonymous tier is documented; generation requires an API key, only model listing works without auth
Free-tier images may include watermarks; registering removes them
Pollen pay-as-you-go credits; earn Pollen via Quests, no credit card required

Models and rate limits

Free-tier limits as the provider publishes them; a dash means none is published.

Model	Context	RPM	RPD	TPM
openai-fast	400k	—	—	—

Eligibility

No credit card needed.
No sign-up needed.

Recent changes

All changes

Oct 21, 2026 · Terms updated: Pollinations Free API (Content updated from https://github.com/pollinations/pollinations/blob/main/APIDOCS.md (checked 2026-10-21).)
Oct 12, 2026 · Verified: Pollinations Free API
Sep 12, 2026 · Listed: Pollinations Free API

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Pollinations FAQ

Do I need a credit card for the free Pollinations offer?: No. Pollinations Free API does not ask for a credit card.

Every section above is built from the offer data; the sitewide changelog lists all changes.

Frequently asked questions

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