Category: AI Agents · Source: Cloudflare Blog · Published: 2026-09-30T13:00:00+00:00

Monetization Gateway beta: charge AI agents for consumption with HTTP 402

Summary

Cloudflare has launched the Monetization Gateway beta, enabling developers to charge AI agents for API, token, and MCP tool consumption using the HTTP 402 payment status code. This infrastructure allows U.S.-based sellers to monetize agent interactions directly at the edge. Early adopters include Ceramic.ai, Stocktwits, and Cloudflare’s own AI Gateway. By standardizing payment mechanisms for autonomous software, this release removes friction in agent-to-agent commerce, establishing a critical layer for the emerging AgentFi economy where digital labor is compensated in real-time.

Key impact

Cloudflare's HTTP 402 gateway standardizes agent payments, accelerating AgentFi adoption by enabling direct, real-time monetization of AI services.

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