Exa Search Integrates MPP, Enabling AI Agents to Pay for Web Requests via Crypto
jeff_weinstein · x · 2026-08-06
Exa AI has integrated the Machine Payments Protocol (MPP) for its search service. Supported by Tempo and Stripe, this open standard allows AI agents to pay per request using USDC.e on Tempo to search, crawl, and research the web.
This update eliminates the need for agents to manage accounts or API keys, lowering the barrier for autonomous web tasks and marking a step toward a true machine-to-machine economy.
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