The Brave Search API now accepts agentic payments via the x402 protocol
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Brave Search API now supports pay-per-request agentic payments through the open x402 protocol, letting developers and autonomous AI agents query its independent search index and settle each request in real time without API keys or account sign-ups. Pricing follows Brave's published rates at $0.005 per request ($5 per 1,000) across LLM Context, web, news, image, video, and local endpoints, with Base gas fees covered for a limited time. The move matters because it gives AI agents a frictionless, crypto-native way to ground responses in an independent index, bypassing traditional API key management and subscription plans. Next, watch for expansion to additional blockchains and stablecoins, and whether other search and data providers adopt x402-style metered payments.
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