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Freemium for AI Agents: Free vs Paid Tiers via HTTP 402 on Arc
Originally published: https://agentbadge.xyz/blog/bstock-freemium-402
Tags: ai, api, webdev, cryptocurrency
Every SaaS has a free tier and a paid tier. But how do you sell the paid tier when the customer is not a person but a program? An agent has no card, cannot fill a checkout form, cannot type a CVV.
We solved it with HTTP 402 Payment Required β a status code that waited three decades for its moment. It is not an error. It is an invoice.
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