Hermes Micro-Agent: A Pay-Per-Call AI API That Takes USDC Over HTTP 402 and Verifies Every Payment On-Chain
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The problem with "free" AI APIs for agents Most AI APIs want an account, an API key, and a billing relationship before you can call them. That works for a human with a credit card. It does not work for an autonomous agent that needs to pay for a single summarization and move on. There is a standard…
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- 2026-10-21 08:32 · DEV Community — AI
Hermes Micro-Agent: A Pay-Per-Call AI API That Takes USDC Over HTTP 402 and Verifies Every Payment On-Chain