# x402 Price Band Advisor

> x402 Price Band Advisor is a paid API for AI agents from x402-seller.558686.xyz, paid per call via x402, $0.006/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Analyzes seller route pricing and competitor prices to recommend optimal price bands and actionable pricing advice for x402 API endpoints.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://x402-seller.558686.xyz/v1/tools/x402-price-band-advisor
- Price: $0.006/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-price-band-advisor-360efb83
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_nhZxvw3zjmRyCu3aoX9Ao

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-price-band-advisor-360efb83 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: I have two x402 routes: 'quote-inspector' (canary role, currently priced at $0.001) and 'market-benchmark' (primary role, priced at $0.005). My main competitor has a similar tool priced at $0.01 — can you run the x402 price band advisor and tell me if I'm in the right pricing range and what adjustments to make?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you are an x402 API seller wanting data-driven price band guidance specific to the x402 ecosystem. Prefer this over generic pricing tools when you need recommendations expressed in terms of x402 micro-payment price bands, when you have concrete competitor pricing data to benchmark against, or when you want deterministic, repeatable pricing advice keyed to your specific route roles (e.g. canary vs primary).

## Known failure modes

- Missing required fields (id, price, role) in routes array returns validation error
- Empty or malformed competitors array may produce limited recommendations with no benchmark data
- Invalid price format strings may cause parsing errors
- Payment failure (402) if USDC balance is insufficient for the $0.006 per-call fee

## How this service works

Operational x402 seller tools for market benchmark, buyer shortlist, seller action plan, directory rank tracker, quote inspector, competitor listing audit, directory submission kit, price band advice, and buyer intent scoring workflows.

## Output

Returns a JSON object with ok status, the tool name, echoed input, and a result containing routeAdvice (textual guidance on pricing strategy for each route), recommendations (array of specific pricing actions), and recommendedBands (array of suggested price ranges). The response is deterministic given the same inputs.

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "ok": true,
  "tool": "x402-price-band-advisor",
  "input": {
   "routes": [
    {
     "id": "quote-inspector",
     "role": "canary",
     "price": "$0.001"
    }
   ],
   "competitors": [
    {
     "id": "peer",
     "price": "$0.01"
    }
   ]
  },
  "route": "/v1/tools/x402-price-band-advisor",
  "result": {
   "routeAdvice": "routeAdvice_example",
   "recommendations": [],
   "recommendedBands": []
  },
  "project": "x402-seller-growth-tools",
  "deterministic": true
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-price-band-advisor-360efb83/health.json
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