The Solana Foundation and Google Cloud have launched Pay.sh, allowing AI agents to use stablecoins for API payments. This service enables access to various Google Cloud services and over 50 community APIs with a pay-per-request pricing model.
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AI agents can now autonomously pay for Google Cloud services and dozens of other APIs using stablecoins on Solana, following the launch of Pay.sh by the Solana Foundation and Google Cloud.
The gateway service runs an API proxy on Google Cloud Platform, connecting agents to backend services through the x402 protocol—an open AI payments standard incubated by Coinbase and now under the stewardship of the Linux Foundation. The system also supports the Machine Payments Protocol (MPP) developed by Tempo and Stripe.
Agents pay fractions of a cent per API call instead of monthly subscriptions, and works with services like Google Cloud and Gemini, Anthropic's Claude Code, OpenAI's Codex, OpenClaw, Hermes, and more. The platform connects to blockchain infrastructure providers Helius and Alchemy, along with data services from Dune Analytics and Nansen.
Pay.sh arrives as major tech and crypto companies race to build payment infrastructure for autonomous AI systems. Coinbase unveiled an x402 app store for agents last month, part of a broader industry push to demonstrate blockchain's utility beyond trading.
These platforms target enterprise developers seeking programmable money for new business models that traditional payment rails can't support.
Google has been expanding its crypto payment infrastructure work. The company revealed an AI agent payments protocol backed by Coinbase and the Ethereum Foundation earlier this year. And firms like Stripe and have made their own recent moves to give AI agents the power to transact with stablecoins on a user’s behalf.
Pay.sh is a service launched by the Solana Foundation and Google Cloud that enables AI agents to pay for API access using stablecoins, connecting them to various backend services.
AI agents can access services like Gemini, BigQuery, and Vertex AI, as well as over 50 community API providers through Pay.sh.
Pay.sh operates on a pay-per-request pricing model, allowing agents to pay fractions of a cent per API call without requiring subscriptions or minimum spend.
Cloudflare's Chief Strategy Officer, Stephanie Cohen, stated that AI agents are disrupting traditional web economics by keeping users within automated workflows instead of directing them to original content. To address this, Cloudflare is developing x402, an open payments protocol to help websites manage automated traffic.
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