Mira Launches Sterling AI Inference Service with x402 and USDC Payments
Mira's new Sterling service bills AI inference calls in USDC via the HTTP 402-based x402 machine payment protocol, targeting developers and AI agents that need automated, pay-per-request access without accounts or subscriptions.
Mira has launched an AI inference service called Sterling that connects to x402, a machine payment protocol built on HTTP 402, with users settling call fees in the USDC stablecoin. According to the company's announcement, the service targets developers and AI agent use cases that require automated invocation of inference capabilities; payment is completed at the request stage, without traditional account and subscription flows.
x402 embeds payment instructions into HTTP requests, allowing machine-to-machine payments to be triggered directly at the interface layer. Sterling settles in USDC, meaning callers must hold the corresponding on-chain balance while the service provider receives stablecoins directly.
Information disclosed so far centers on the payment method and access protocol; the specific specifications of the inference capabilities, pricing tiers and available regions have not yet been announced. For the agent payments ecosystem, per-call billing for inference services is one of the earlier real-money use cases, and its settlement and reconciliation methods are worth continued observation.
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- 2026-11-08
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- 2026-11-08
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