The latest articles on DEV Community by anassetti20-prog (@anassetti20prog). https://dev.to/anassetti20prog https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3918818%2F23adf77a-e75e-4edc-9ba3-f89468302658.png https://dev.to/anassetti20prog en anassetti20-prog Thu, 07 May 2026 22:34:13 +0000 https://dev.to/anassetti20prog/pay-per-use-mcp-server-with-micropayments-4632 https://dev.to/anassetti20prog/pay-per-use-mcp-server-with-micropayments-4632 <h1> I Built a Pay-Per-Use MCP Server with 52+ Services </h1> <p>Every MCP server I found was either free (good luck scaling), subscription-based (hello, vendor lock-in), or required yet another API key.</p> <p>I wanted something different: a <strong>pay-per-use</strong> MCP server where you pay exactly what you use — $0.01 to $0.05 per request — via USDC micropayments on the Base blockchain.</p> <h2> The Stack </h2> <p>The x402 MCP Server wraps <strong>52+ services</strong> behind a single HTTP endpoint:</p> <ul> <li> <strong>AI Services</strong>: Web search, code analysis, text generation, translation, sentiment analysis</li> <li> <strong>Web Tools</strong>: Scraping, RSS, PDF extraction, URL fetching</li> <li> <strong>Halal Screening</strong>: Crypto Sharia compliance checks</li> <li> <strong>Financial Data</strong>: OHLCV, crypto prices, gold/silver</li> <li> <strong>URL-to-MCP Bridge</strong>: Convert any webpage into MCP-compatible tools</li> <li> <strong>Marketing as a Service</strong>: Full campaign generation</li> </ul> <h2> Why Micropayments? </h2> <p>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.</p> <h2> Pricing </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Service</th> <th>Price</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Web Search / Translation</td> <td>$0.01</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Web Scraping / Text Gen</td> <td>$0.02</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Code Analysis</td> <td>$0.05</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Deep Research</td> <td>$0.05</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Marketing Campaign</td> <td>$0.50</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> Self-Hosted &amp; Halal-Compliant </h2> <p>Everything runs on your own VPS. Built with Halal compliance — no gambling, no interest, no haram content.</p> <p>GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/anassetti20-prog/x402-mcp-server" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/anassetti20-prog/x402-mcp-server</a></p> <p>What do you think? Would you use pay-per-use AI APIs over subscriptions?</p> api webdev opensource mcp