Revenue Calculator
Estimate what your API could earn on PayAPI Market. Plug in number of endpoints, average price per request, and estimated monthly volume.
Last updated: 2026-08-10
Inputs
- Number of endpoints
- Average price per request (USDC)
- Estimated requests per month
- Tier: Free ($0/mo) or Featured ($49/mo, placement only)
Outputs
- Gross monthly revenue
- Net monthly revenue (your wallet)
- Annual run rate
- Breakeven analysis vs Featured tier
Methodology: how we calculate
The calculator is intentionally transparent. Every number comes from the same three formulas. There are no hidden multipliers, no "industry average" fudge factors, and no projection curves.
- Gross monthly revenue =
average price per request × monthly requests. This is what your API earns before any fees. Pricing is per call in USDC; we sum all endpoints' contributions assuming the average price you provide. - Platform fee: none. Providers keep 100% of every x402 settlement. USDC routes directly from the paying agent to your own wallet via the CDP Facilitator. PayAPI Market never takes a cut on-chain and never holds your funds.
- Net to your wallet =
gross - ($49 if Featured). There is no per-request fee. The only cost is the optional flat $49/month Featured subscription.
Featured tier is a flat $49/month with no per-request fee, for placement only. Breakeven depends on the value of Featured placement to your business, not fee arithmetic.
We do not model: chargebacks (there are none - payments are on-chain), refunds (servers can choose to issue them but most don't), gas fees (Base L2 is sub-cent and the agent pays them), USDC off-ramp fees (varies by exchange, typically 0.5–1.5%), or income tax (varies by jurisdiction).
Worked examples
Property data API: 24 endpoints, $0.002 average, 50,000 req/month. Gross $100/mo. Free nets the full $100/mo ($1,200/yr). Featured nets $51/mo (gross minus the $49 sub). Free always wins on net; choose Featured for placement, not fee savings.
Crypto pricing API: 15 endpoints, $0.001 average, 500,000 req/month. Gross $500/mo. Free nets the full $500/mo ($6,000/yr). Featured nets $451/mo (gross minus the $49 sub). Free wins on net; choose Featured for visibility.
Geocoding at scale: 5,000,000 req/month at $0.0005. Gross $2,500/mo. Free nets the full $2,500/mo. Featured nets $2,451/mo (gross minus the $49 sub). Free wins on net; Featured wins on the gold badge if buyers care.