Starter
MVPs and first paid APIs
$49
- 2,500 settlements
- $0.0196 per settlement
- 12-month credit validity
- Base mainnet
- Batch-settlement optimized
Pricing
Start free. Scale onyour terms
Free monthly settlements, prepaid settlement packages, and pay-as-you-go pricing for the full Ax402 platform.
Choose your model
Three ways to pay for settlements
Start free, buy prepaid credits for predictable volume, or pay a share of settled USDC when revenue varies.
Free tier
Evaluate & launch
Monthly free settlements with the full hosted platform — no credit card.
Best for: Trying Ax402, MVPs, and low traffic
View detailsPrepaid packages
Predictable volume
Buy settlement credits upfront at a fixed per-settlement rate.
Best for: Steady API traffic and cost certainty
View detailsPay as you go
Variable revenue
Pay a share of each settled USDC payment — no upfront commit.
Best for: Unpredictable volume and revenue-aligned costs
View detailsIncluded everywhere
Full platform on every plan
Free tier, prepaid packages, and pay-as-you-go all include the hosted stack — not just RPC access.
- Hosted facilitator & gas sponsorship on Base
- Gateway fleet, dashboard, and analytics
- Exact + batch-settlement schemes
- SDKs, CLI, MCP, and React paywall
Free tier
1,000settlements free every month
Start on Base with exact and batch-settlement. Upgrade when volume grows — no credit card to begin.
- No credit card required
- Exact + batch settlement
- Base mainnet
Settlement packages
Prepaid settlement credits
Fixed price per successful on-chain settlement. Valid 12 months on Base mainnet, batch-settlement optimized.
Growth
Steady API traffic and agents
$349
- 25,000 settlements
- $0.0140 per settlement
- 12-month credit validity
- Base mainnet
- Batch-settlement optimized
Scale
High-volume gateways
$2,499
- 250,000 settlements
- $0.0100 per settlement
- 12-month credit validity
- Base mainnet
- Batch-settlement optimized
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Enterprise
2.5M+ settlements from $17,999/yr
Annual plans for high-throughput gateway fleets — custom volume, invoicing, and onboarding support.
Pay as you go
Revenue-based pricing
No upfront commit — you pay a share of each settled USDC payment. Use the calculator to model your monthly volume and typical ticket size.
Estimate your per-settlement fee
Pay-as-you-go charges a fee on each settled USDC payment. Set your expected monthly volume and a typical ticket size — the calculator shows what Ax402 keeps per settlement.
$25,000 / mo
Total USDC that flows through your gateway in one month. Higher volume lowers your rate.
Total USDC that flows through your gateway in one month. Higher volume lowers your rate.
$10.00
What one buyer pays for a single API call or purchase. Small payments are more likely to hit the minimum fee.
What one buyer pays for a single API call or purchase. Small payments are more likely to hit the minimum fee.
Sample payment sizes
Your rate tier
Set automatically from monthly volume — you don't pick this separately.
0.75% · Up to $10k / mo
0.50% · $10k – $100k / mo
0.35% · Above $100k / mo
Ax402 fee per settlement
$0.05
When a buyer pays $10.00 and you settle $25,000 per month.
Volume rate
0.50%
Of each payment, at your current monthly volume.
Minimum fee
$0.002
Floor per settlement — never charged less than this.
How this is calculated
$10.00 × 0.50% = $0.05 per settlement.
Effective cost: 0.50% of each payment.
Pricing FAQ
Common pricing questions
Settlements, billing models, credit expiry, and what happens when you outgrow the free tier.
Still stuck? contact@axlabs.com or read the docs.
One successful on-chain verify-and-settle for a paid gateway request on Base mainnet. Batch-settlement groups multiple payments into fewer on-chain transactions, but each verified payment still counts toward your quota or package credits.
Need enterprise volume or custom terms?
Annual plans for 2.5M+ settlements, invoicing, and onboarding support. Read the billing docs or contact us to discuss your gateway fleet.