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Pricing signals

The route registry gives AI agents structured pricing signals before they make requests. Agents can use these signals to budget, prioritise, and select payment protocols.

What pricing signals are available

The registry provides per-route:

Agent budgeting pattern

Protocol selection strategy

Agents with both x402 and MPP wallets can select the cheapest or fastest protocol:

Cost estimation before a run

Before executing a multi-step workflow, an agent can estimate total cost: