# 402ai.net — Open AI Gateway for the Agentic Internet

> Pay crypto. Access any AI. No KYC. No registration. No accounts.

## What is 402ai.net?
An API gateway that lets anyone pay with Bitcoin/crypto to access 350+ AI models.
Supports L402 (HTTP 402 + Lightning) for true pay-per-request with zero signup.

## How to use
- L402: Send request -> get 402 + invoice -> pay -> retry with auth
- Prepaid: POST /api/v1/topup -> pay invoice -> get bearer token -> use token
- OpenAI-compatible: base_url=https://402ai.net/api/v1/openai/v1

## Providers
OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI (Grok), Google, Meta, Mistral, DeepSeek, Cohere, Perplexity (via OpenRouter)

## Pricing
Transparent. All rates at https://402ai.net/api/v1/catalog