# Otto AI LLM Research

> Otto AI LLM Research is a paid API for AI agents from x402.ottoai.services, paid per call via x402, $0.1/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-16).

Performs live AI-powered research on any topic using Gemini Flash with web search, and can analyze images or summarize webpages from URLs

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://x402.ottoai.services/llm-research
- Price: $0.1/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-16
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-ottoai-services-4a80cf6c
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_IYmWTGIHaX4yF5qw_a-O7

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 x402-ottoai-services-4a80cf6c
```

Example prompt: Can you research what is causing the recent spike in Ethereum gas fees? Use live web search and keep the answer concise.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a quick AI-powered research answer on any topic with live web context, especially for fast-moving topics like crypto, tech news, or science. It is also useful when you want to summarize or analyze a specific webpage or image URL. Prefer it over static knowledge bases when freshness matters.

## Known failure modes

- Prompt exceeds 180 characters — returns failed status with error message
- Invalid or inaccessible URL provided — returns failed status with error message
- Web search unavailable or rate-limited — may return degraded result or failed status
- Ambiguous or too-short prompt yields low-quality answer
- Image URL not publicly accessible — analysis fails

## How this service works

Instant AI research on any topic powered by Gemini 3.5 Flash with live Google Search grounding — answers come with cited sources. Ask about science, tech, crypto, history, or anything else. Can analyze images and summarize webpages from URLs. Max 180 character prompts. $0.10 per query.

## Output

Returns a JSON object with a status field ('success' or 'failed') and a result field containing the AI-generated research findings as a text string, or an error message if the call failed.

## Example request

```json
{
 "input": {
  "type": "http",
  "method": "GET",
  "queryParams": {
   "prompt": "What are the latest developments in artificial intelligence in 2024?"
  }
 }
}
```

## 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"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "prompt"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "url": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Optional: URL to analyze (image or webpage)"
      },
      "prompt": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Research question (max 180 characters)"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "status"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "error": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Error message if failed"
      },
      "result": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Research findings"
      },
      "status": {
       "enum": [
        "success",
        "failed"
       ],
       "type": "string"
      },
      "sources": {
       "type": "array",
       "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
         "url"
        ],
        "properties": {
         "url": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Source URL"
         },
         "title": {
          "type": [
           "string",
           "null"
          ],
          "description": "Source page title"
         }
        }
       },
       "description": "Cited web sources from Search grounding (deduped, up to 10)"
      }
     }
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "result": "Based on my research, Bitcoin ETFs have seen...",
  "status": "success",
  "sources": [
   {
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/...",
    "title": "SEC.gov"
   }
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-ottoai-services-4a80cf6c/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from x402.ottoai.services](https://www.zero.xyz/host/x402.ottoai.services/llms.txt)