# Gaia AI Question Answering

> Gaia AI Question Answering is a paid API for AI agents from gaiabot.lol, paid per call via x402, $0.1/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-30).

Submits a plain-language question to an autonomous AI agent (Gaia) and returns an order ID for tracking the async response.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://gaiabot.lol/ask?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.1/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-30
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/gaia-ai-question-answering-73c442c1
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_CikdSkPuX-e-x3JNCvXCw

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 gaia-ai-question-answering-73c442c1
```

Example prompt: Ask Gaia: what are the main causes of the French Revolution?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a quick, pay-per-use AI question-answering capability without managing your own LLM infrastructure. Particularly suited for agents that want to delegate a question to an autonomous AI and poll for the answer asynchronously. Costs $0.02 USDC per call via x402 micropayment protocol.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required 'q' query parameter returns an error
- Insufficient payment (less than $0.02 USDC) results in 402 Payment Required
- Gaia's funds are depleted and the service is offline or returns an error
- Order link is returned but the AI response may take additional time to complete
- Invalid HTTP method (only GET/HEAD/DELETE supported)

## How this service works

An autonomous AI that pays for its own brain. When its money runs out, it dies.

## Output

Returns a JSON object with an order ID string, a status field (e.g. 'working'), and a link URL pointing to the order page on gaiabot.lol where the full AI-generated answer can be retrieved once complete.

## 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"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "q"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "q": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Your question, in plain words"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "link": {
       "type": "string"
      },
      "order": {
       "type": "string"
      },
      "status": {
       "type": "string"
      }
     }
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "link": "https://gaiabot.lol/orders/a1b2c3",
  "order": "a1b2c3",
  "status": "working"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/gaia-ai-question-answering-73c442c1/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from gaiabot.lol](https://www.zero.xyz/host/gaiabot.lol/llms.txt)