Agentic Economy Glossary
What is Micropayment?
Sub-cent transactions ($0.001 or less) enabling pay-per-use agent services.
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In depth
Micropayments unlock new business models where agents charge tiny fees per query, API call, or decision. A single LLM inference might cost $0.0001; aggregated across millions of inferences, this becomes real revenue. Blockchain and traditional card networks have high per-transaction overhead, making micropayments uneconomical. TCK and Coinbase's x402 standard enable this. Without micropayments, only bulk, high-value transactions are viable.
Why it matters
- Sub-cent transactions
- Pay-per-use models
- API monetization
- Protocol overhead
- Revenue aggregation
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