# AltSpider Ask (Text Model Q&A)

> AltSpider Ask (Text Model Q&A) is a paid API for AI agents from altspider.ai, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-23).

Sends a single question to a text language model and returns one answer, accessible via paid x402 request.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://altspider.ai/api/ask?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-23
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/altspider-ask-text-model-q-a-463b3aa0
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_aZEwLssLzdxdsYW7wtyJX

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability altspider-ask-text-model-q-a-463b3aa0
```

Example prompt: Ask AltSpider's text model: what are the main causes of the French Revolution?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a single, one-shot answer from a text language model via a simple GET request with per-call micropayment pricing ($0.01 USDC). Ideal for agents that need lightweight, pay-as-you-go LLM access without managing API keys or subscriptions. Best for pipelines that ask one question at a time rather than multi-turn conversations.

## Known failure modes

- Free-tier requests return no answer (model is not run without payment)
- Missing 'q' parameter results in an empty or error response
- Network timeout if the model takes too long to respond
- Invalid HTTP method (only GET/HEAD/DELETE accepted)
- Payment not processed results in non-answer response

## How this service works

One answer from a text model, for one question. The free floor does not run a model and does not return this answer.

## Output

A single text answer generated by the language model in response to the question provided in the 'q' query parameter. Returns nothing useful on the free tier — a paid x402 request is required to get the actual model-generated response.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "headers": {
     "type": "object",
     "additionalProperties": {
      "type": "string"
     }
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "q": {
       "type": "string"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "model": "@cf/meta/llama-3.2-3b-instruct",
  "usage": {
   "prompt_tokens": 28,
   "completion_tokens": 16
  },
  "answer": "A labeled wallet history. The free page returns a title and a price."
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/altspider-ask-text-model-q-a-463b3aa0/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from altspider.ai](https://www.zero.xyz/host/altspider.ai/llms.txt)