Stablecoin payments open a route for paid AI inference
Base is promoting stablecoin payments for inference as Coinbase describes x402 support for data and model calls.
Base highlighted stablecoin payments for AI inference, sharing a Coinbase Business announcement about USDC and USDT payments on Morph's platform. The post describes a product integration, not evidence that all AI services accept stablecoins.
Separately, Coinbase says x402 in Coinbase for Agents can pay for on-demand data and model inference. Its September announcement describes limits and permissions set by the user, including per-action approvals.
For developers, paying per request could make smaller purchases practical without a conventional subscription. The design still needs clear spending limits, service pricing and safeguards against unauthorized or repeated calls.