The payment layer
for the AI economy
Monetize your tools, your skills, or your expertise. When AI uses what you built, you get paid. PayRun handles billing, metering, and payouts.
Free to get started. No upfront costs.
How it works
Three Steps to Monetize Your Skills
No billing code to write. No payment infrastructure to build. Connect your tool, set a price, and start earning.
Bring your tool, your code, or your knowledge
Connect an MCP server or API. Upload a script and we MCPify it. Or write a SKILL.md and we turn your expertise into an LLM-powered tool. Three paths, pick yours.
Set your pricing
Per-call, subscription, tiered usage, or one-time. You choose how to charge. We handle Stripe, auth, and metering.
Get paid when it runs
Your tool works in Claude, Cursor, and 27+ AI apps. When someone's AI reaches for your tool, you earn.
However you build it, your tool shows up as a standard MCP tool. Users pay when they use it.
{
"mcpServers": {
"my-premium-tool": {
"url": "https://proxy.payrun.ai/t/my-tool",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer pr_live_..."
}
}
}
}Flexible pricing
Charge Your Users, Your Way
You set the prices. You pick the model. These are examples — charge whatever makes sense for your tool.
Per-call
Charge your users per tool invocation. You set the price per call.
Example: Search tools, data lookups, formatters
- You earn on every call
- Users pay only for what they use
- Great for low-frequency tools
Subscription
Charge your users a flat monthly fee for unlimited access. You pick the amount.
Example: Database tools, API connectors, research assistants
- Predictable monthly revenue
- Users get unlimited requests
- Higher retention for you
Tiered usage
Offer a free tier to attract users, then charge as they scale. You define the tiers.
Example: 100 free calls, then $5 per 1,000
- Low barrier attracts users
- Revenue scales with adoption
- Built-in conversion funnel
One-time
Charge a single payment for permanent access. You choose the price point.
Example: Specialized utilities, niche industry tools
- No recurring billing to manage
- Simple for your users
- Immediate revenue for you
Why PayRun
Why Creators Choose PayRun
Other ways to charge for AI tools exist. Here's why creators pick PayRun over the alternatives.
Simple payments
Your users pay with cards they already have. No crypto wallets or custom integrations for you to manage.
mdskills.ai flywheel
Discovery feeds monetization. Monetization feeds listings. Growth compounds.
Creator-first
You keep your infra. We don't host or lock in. Just a billing layer.
5-minute setup
Connect your MCP server, API, or skill. Set pricing, go.
| Platform | Their angle | Limitation | PayRun advantage |
|---|---|---|---|
| xpay.sh | Crypto micropayments (x402) | Requires crypto wallets on both sides | Your users pay with cards — no wallets, no tokens, no friction |
| MCPize | Marketplace + hosting (15%) | Must host on their infra, vendor lock-in | Keep your own infra, plus mdskills.ai discovery |
| PayGated | Open-source proxy (0%) | Self-hosted — you manage infra, billing, and support | Fully managed — dashboard, analytics, payouts handled for you |
| Apify | Full platform + marketplace (20%) | 20% cut + compute costs, must use their runtime | Lower fee, no compute charges, use your own infrastructure |
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions About MCP Monetization
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