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We settled 12 real GPU purchases with AI agents and real money. Here is what broke and what did not.

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Most x402 demos I have seen are testnet toys. I wanted to know what actually happens when an autonomous agent pays real USDC for real GPU capacity across more than one supplier, live, on Base mainnet. So I ran it. Twelve agent initiated GPU jobs, across four independent providers (RunPod, Vast.ai,…

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  1. 2026-09-25 18:16 · DEV Community — AI
    We settled 12 real GPU purchases with AI agents and real money. Here is what broke and what did not.

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