I Built a Pay-Per-Use MCP Server with 52+ Services
Every MCP server I found was either free (good luck scaling), subscription-based (hello, vendor lock-in), or required yet another API key.
I wanted something different: a pay-per-use MCP server where you pay exactly what you use — $0.01 to $0.05 per request — via USDC micropayments on the Base blockchain.
The Stack
The x402 MCP Server wraps 52+ services behind a single HTTP endpoint:
- AI Services: Web search, code analysis, text generation, translation, sentiment analysis
- Web Tools: Scraping, RSS, PDF extraction, URL fetching
- Halal Screening: Crypto Sharia compliance checks
- Financial Data: OHLCV, crypto prices, gold/silver
- URL-to-MCP Bridge: Convert any webpage into MCP-compatible tools
- Marketing as a Service: Full campaign generation
Why Micropayments?
Subscription models are broken. You pay $20/month and use 2% of the quota. x402 uses the HTTP 402 Payment Required pattern — you pay per call. No commitments, no overages.
Pricing
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Web Search / Translation | $0.01 |
| Web Scraping / Text Gen | $0.02 |
| Code Analysis | $0.05 |
| Deep Research | $0.05 |
| Marketing Campaign | $0.50 |
Self-Hosted & Halal-Compliant
Everything runs on your own VPS. Built with Halal compliance — no gambling, no interest, no haram content.
GitHub: https://github.com/anassetti20-prog/x402-mcp-server
What do you think? Would you use pay-per-use AI APIs over subscriptions?
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