Sponsor Pools & Multi-Provider Vision

COM supports multiple AI vision providers and lets sponsors choose which model their beneficiaries use. Platform pools distribute community credits.

The multi-provider system extends AI sponsorships with support for multiple vision backends. Each sponsor credential can specify a preferred model, and the identification cascade respects that preference.

Features

• Multiple providers: Gemini Flash, Anthropic Claude, and OpenAI GPT-4o as vision backends. The cascade picks by cost, license, and availability.
• Platform pools: Institutional credentials shared across all eligible users. Global monthly cap with fair distribution.

How the cascade works

When a user identifies a photo, COM evaluates available credentials in order: (1) user's BYO key, (2) sponsor credential with preferred model, (3) platform pool, (4) free PlantNet, (5) on-device model.