How to Add Pollinations AI Text Models to OpenWebUI

Access top language models for free

What is Pollinations AI?

Pollinations AI offers free, easy-to-use text and image generation APIs. No signups or API keys required, with zero data storage and completely anonymous usage. Access powerful models like GPT-4o, Mistral, Claude, and Gemini instantly.

Note for Image Generation: For image generation with Pollinations AI, install this tool in OpenWebUI.

Quick Setup

1. In OpenWebUI, go to Settings > Admin > Connections

• Click "Add Connection" under OpenAI API connections

2. Configure as follows:

Field	Value
URL	https://text.pollinations.ai/openai
Key	dummy-key (any text works)
Model IDs	Add models from the list below

3. Click "Save" to add the models to OpenWebUI

Available Models

Model ID	Description
openai-large	GPT-4o
openai	GPT-4o-mini
openai-reasoning	o3-mini (Reasoning)
searchgpt	SearchGPT (web search required)
mistral	Mistral 3.1 (Vision)
deepseek-r1	DeepSeek R1-Qwen (Reasoning)
deepseek-r1-llama	DeepSeek R1-Llama 70B (Reasoning)
llama	Llama 3.3 70B
llamalight	Llama 3.1 8B
gemini	Gemini 2.0 Flash
gemini-thinking	Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking
qwen-coder	Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B
claude	Claude 3.5 Haiku
phi	Phi-4 Instruct

📌 For the full model list, visit Pollinations Models. Note: Models like "unity" and "midijourney" are for niche use cases, and some DeepSeek models may return errors.

Connection example

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