Pricing Your Tools

Set per-tool or flat-rate pricing for your MCP server on xpay✦ Tools.

Pricing Models

Flat Rate

Charge the same price for every tool call:


{
  "pricing": {
    "model": "flat",
    "price": 0.05,
    "currency": "USDC"
  }
}

Best for: Servers where all tools have similar compute costs.

Per-Tool Pricing

Set individual prices for each tool:


{
  "pricing": {
    "model": "per_tool",
    "currency": "USDC",
    "tools": {
      "search": 0.01,
      "analyze": 0.05,
      "generate": 0.10
    },
    "default": 0.02
  }
}

The default price applies to any tool not explicitly listed.

Best for: Servers with tools that vary significantly in compute cost or value.

Free Tools

Set the price to 0 for tools you want to offer for free:


{
  "tools": {
    "list_options": 0,
    "execute_query": 0.05
  }
}

Free tools still require an API key but don’t deduct from the user’s balance.

Pricing Guidelines

Tool Type	Suggested Range
Simple lookups (search, list)	$0.001 – $0.01
Data enrichment	$0.01 – $0.05
Web scraping / crawling	$0.01 – $0.05
AI generation (text, image)	$0.02 – $0.25
Complex analysis / reports	$0.10 – $1.00

Changing Prices

You can update pricing at any time through the dashboard. Price changes take effect immediately for new tool calls.

Revenue

Users pay from their prepaid credit balance
Revenue accumulates in your creator account
Withdraw to your USDC wallet on Base at any time