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AI Horde
AI Horde runs a free, community-powered generation network where volunteers lend spare GPU and CPU cycles so anyone can create images and text without renting centralized cloud GPUs. You can start through frontends like ArtBot or call the open REST API documented at stablehorde.net/api.
Commercial APIs bill per token or per minute and lock you to one vendor. AI Horde routes jobs to distributed image and text workers, tracks queue depth in real time, and rewards contributors with kudos instead of charging per generation. Developers integrate through async generate endpoints while hobbyists generate from GUIs with no local setup.
Creators who want free access, open-source advocates, and developers building tools without API bills use AI Horde daily. Power users can run their own workers to earn kudos, prioritize friends, or even host a private horde while still using the same API surface.
Free image and text generation routed to volunteer GPU and CPU workers
Open REST API with async generate, status, and submit endpoints for developers
Live worker stats page shows throughput, models, and queue depth in real time
Kudos economy lets contributors earn priority by sharing compute on workers
Supports multiple GUIs including ArtBot with no coding required
GitHub repository Haidra-Org/AI-Horde hosts the open-source worker stack
No per-generation billing on the public community network.
Open API and worker code let developers avoid vendor lock-in.
Distributed workers can pool many GPUs beyond a single local machine.
Kudos rewards incentivize contributors to keep capacity online.
Queue wait times rise when worker supply drops unless you spend kudos.
Generation quality and speed depend on whichever volunteer worker picks up the job.
NSFW and safety filters may block or alter outputs per AI Horde moderation rules.
What is AI Horde?
AI Horde is a community-powered service that generates images and text using spare compute donated by volunteers. AI Horde exposes GUIs like ArtBot and a REST API so users can generate without owning a high-end GPU.
Is AI Horde free?
AI Horde does not charge per generation on the public network. AI Horde uses a kudos system where users spend kudos for priority and earn kudos by contributing worker compute or community activity.
What are kudos on AI Horde?
Kudos are AI Horde priority credits, not cryptocurrency. AI Horde users spend kudos for faster queue placement and earn kudos by running workers that share GPU or CPU time with the network.
How do I generate with AI Horde?
AI Horde lists GUIs and tools at stablehorde.net/guis, including ArtBot for no-code generation. Developers call the REST API at stablehorde.net/api with async image or text generation endpoints.
Can I run an AI Horde worker?
AI Horde volunteers install image or text generation workers documented at stablehorde.net/contribute/workers. Running a worker shares idle GPU or CPU power, helps others generate, and earns kudos for the operator.
Does AI Horde offer an API?
AI Horde provides a documented REST API with v2 routes for async image and text generation, interrogation, styles, teams, and worker management. AI Horde publishes swagger docs at stablehorde.net/api for integrators.