Developer launches x402 paywall charging AI agents $0.01 per page as Google confirms publisher AI-payment pilot
Summary
Developer Suganthan Mohanadasan launches a live x402 paywall that charges AI agents $0.01 per page, while Google confirms a publisher-payment pilot for content that materially contributes to AI Overviews, AI Mode, or Gemini answers.
Key Points
- Suganthan Mohanadasan launches a live x402 paywall that charges AI agents $0.01 per page and records five testnet USDC payments on 15 September, including one completed by a Claude Code hook.
- Google confirms its AI contribution pilot, which pays participating publishers when pages materially contribute to AI Overviews, AI Mode or Gemini answers but provides only a monthly earnings figure without calculation details.
- The demo at paid.suganthan.com returns HTTP 402, uses Coinbase’s x402 facilitator on Base Sepolia, and enforces a $0.05 per-call cap plus a $0.25 daily agent budget.