Dev uses TokenFuel to make AI apps self-funded: users buy the tokens
RichardsonDx · x · 2026-11-05
Developer RichardsonDx shares a novel way he's using TokenFuel: his apps display a "Powered by TokenFuel" badge with an "Add fuel" button that lets anyone buy AI tokens to power the site.
This lets him build AI-powered apps where the AI costs are self-funded by users. In the shown example, OncoAtlas (a cancer information search tool), each search costs 1 credit, and users can top up via Stripe ($5/$10/$25/$50 — $25 becomes $21.47 of Fuel after fees), converting directly into compute credits for the project.
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