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Agent commerce pricing that rewards commitment.

Free: 1.00% per settled payment.  Pro: 0.75%.  Enterprise: volume rate.Every basis point is enforced on-chain — not in an SLA.

Prove it to yourself.

Drop in your monthly AI spend. The math does the talking.

Your P402 savings breakdown

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$20,125 / mo
estimated total savings
$50,000
$1k$500k$1M+
repeat queries served at $0
25%
5% new25% typical60% mature

How cache hit rate compounds

P402 embeds and indexes every request. As your app scales, semantically similar queries hit the cache instead of the LLM — at zero cost. New accounts typically see 15–20%. After 90 days, mature accounts exceed 35%.

Every audit trace P402 captures also feeds this model — meaning the longer you stay, the smarter and cheaper your routing becomes.

Semantic cache

25% of calls returned for $0

$12,500 / mo

62% of total savings

Smart routing

~20% savings on non-cached calls

$7,500 / mo

37% of total savings

Pro fee reduction

1.00% → 0.75% per settlement

$125 / mo

1% of total savings

Total savings

vs single-provider, unoptimized

$20,125 / mo
$241,500 / year

Pro subscription: $499 / mo

Net gain $19,626 / mo

Platform fee per settled payment

1.00%
Free
$0 / mo
0.75%
Pro
$499 / mo
Pays for itself at ~$200K / mo
Vol. rate
Enterprise
Custom / mo

Fees deducted atomically at settlement — enforced by contract, not policy

Escrow-protected payments (Bazaar): 2% flat — enforced on-chain at escrow release · toggleable per account

Free

Built for testing paid endpoints and early bazaar listings.

$0 / mo
1.00% Platform Fee
  • Standard x402 routing
  • Basic AP2 Mandate caps
  • 5 Integration Audits / mo
  • 7-day runtime trend summary
  • VS Code extension — embedded MCP, zero config
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Pro

Built for production routing, advanced analytics, auto-retries, and verified publishing.

$499 / mo
0.75% Platform Fee
  • High priority routing cluster
  • Unlimited integration audits
  • 90-day route-level analytics
  • Scheduled daily health audits
  • Verified Publisher Workflow
  • Claude Skill — AI integration assistant
  • Pay via Stripe or EIP-2612
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Enterprise

Built for strict policy controls, attestation workflows, and safety ops.

Custom
Volume-Tiered Platform Fee
  • Dedicated routing infrastructure
  • Policy-linked scheduled audits
  • Multi-stage AP2 approvals
  • Moderation & Incident Queues
  • Signed Evidence & CSV Exports
  • Dedicated Slack support
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Everything included.

Every limit. Every feature. Nothing hidden.

FreeProMost popularEnterprise
Pricing
Platform fee per settlement1.00%0.75%Volume rate
Escrow-protected payments (Bazaar)2% flat2% flat2% flat
Monthly subscription$0 / mo$499 / moCustom
Routing
Settlement priorityStandardHigh priorityDedicated cluster
Analytics
Usage history7 days90 days1 year
Integration audits5 / monthUnlimitedUnlimited
Scheduled auditsDaily or weeklyPolicy-linked
Governance
Spend mandate rulesBasic capsAdvanced rulesMulti-stage approvals
Compliance exportPreviewSigned bundles + CSV
Agent trust & publishingPublic scannerVerified workflowModeration queue
Developer tools
Claude Skill
VS Code / Cursor / Windsurf

Frequently Asked Questions

Q What is the difference between the platform fee and the subscription?

The subscription fee (e.g., $499/mo for Pro) unlocks the SaaS control plane, advanced analytics, and priority infrastructure. The platform fee (e.g., 0.75% for Pro) is taken atomically on-chain during each x402 settlement to cover routing and facilitation costs.

Q Can I pay for my subscription with crypto?

Yes. In the Billing dashboard, you can opt to pay via our gasless EIP-2612 wallet flow using USDC on Base, or via traditional Stripe (Credit Card/Apple Pay).

Q Do cache hits count towards my platform fee?

No. Our Semantic Cache is designed to save you money. Cache hits bypass the routing engine and on-chain settlement, making them free of platform fees.

Q What happens if my agent loses its Trustless Reputation?

If an agent's reputation drops below your defined threshold, the ERC-8004 validation guard will intercept requests. On the Enterprise tier, these incidents are routed to a Moderation Queue for manual review and override.

Q Is there an AI assistant to help with P402 integration?

Yes. The P402 Claude Skill gives Claude Code and Claude.ai deep knowledge of the routing API, billing guard, TypeScript interfaces, x402 payment flows, and A2A protocol. Install it from p402.io/docs/skill and ask Claude to generate integration code, debug routing decisions, set up agent spending controls, or compare model pricing across 300+ models.

Q Does the VS Code extension work on the Free plan?

Yes — the extension is available on all plans including Free. Install it with 'ext install p402-protocol.p402' in VS Code, Cursor, or Windsurf. The MCP server is bundled inside the extension; tools appear in Copilot agent mode immediately with no config files required. Run 'P402: Configure API Key' from the command palette to connect your account.

Q Why is the escrow fee 2% instead of my plan rate?

Escrow involves two on-chain transactions (deposit + release) and a 48-hour dispute window. The 2% fee covers settlement gas and dispute infrastructure. It is enforced directly by the P402Escrow smart contract at release — not by the platform layer — so it applies uniformly across all plans. You can disable escrow in Developer Settings and fall back to direct x402 settlement at your plan's standard rate.

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