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Gondola AI Messages API
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Gondola AI Messages API is a paid API for AI agents from api.gondola-ai.com, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).
Sends a message to Venice AI models via Gondola's OpenAI-compatible inference marketplace, billed in USDC on Base.
Price / call$0.01
Success—
StatusUnknown
How this service works
Gondola is a marketplace for Venice AI inference: cheap, OpenAI-compatible models paid in USDC on Base, funded by DIEM holders earning on idle compute.
Output
Returns a structured response containing a unique message ID, the role (typically 'assistant'), the model used, an array of content blocks with the generated text, the stop reason, and a usage object with token counts.
Example use cases
Crypto-native chatbot backend
“I'm building a chatbot that needs to run Venice AI completions but pay per call in USDC — use Gondola to send my user's question 'What are the best yield farming strategies right now?' and get the model's response back.”
Cost-cutting LLM pipeline
“My current OpenAI inference costs are too high — can you route this prompt through Gondola instead to get the same Venice model response cheaper? The prompt is: 'Draft a one-paragraph product description for a noise-cancelling headphone.'”
DIEM-funded autonomous agent inference
“Run an AI completion through Gondola for my agent — send the message 'List 5 creative marketing slogans for a Web3 payments app' and charge it to my USDC wallet on Base.”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://api.gondola-ai.com/v1/messagesWhen to prefer
Choose Gondola when you need OpenAI-compatible Venice AI inference at lower cost than going directly, want to pay per call in USDC on Base, or are operating within a crypto-native agent stack. Ideal when minimizing inference cost matters and you are comfortable with x402 micropayment flows.
Side effects
- Insufficient USDC balance on Base causes payment failure and rejected request
- Invalid or unsupported model name returns an error response
- Malformed request body missing required fields triggers a validation error
- Network latency or availability issues with Venice AI backend may cause timeouts
- x402 payment protocol failures if wallet is not configured correctly
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| inputrequired | object | |
| output | object |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json",
"example": {
"id": "msg_abc123",
"role": "assistant",
"type": "message",
"model": "kimi-k3",
"usage": {
"input_tokens": 9,
"output_tokens": 7
},
"content": [
{
"text": "Hello. How can I help?",
"type": "text"
}
],
"stop_reason": "end_turn"
}
}Tags
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