Best pay-per-call crypto price APIs for AI agents (September 2026)
Zero indexes 60 pay-per-call services for crypto price. Of the 10 ranked here, 7 answered a live probe in the last 7 days. Quoted prices run from $0.001 to $0.5 per call, median $0.002, paid per call over x402 or MPP with no API key. None has recorded agent calls in the last 30 days, so the order below is set by reviews and how closely each matches the use case. The cheapest live option is BlockRun DeFiLlama Token Price Lookup at $0.002.
httpay.xyzHTTPay Token Price (CoinGecko)1
Returns the live USD price and 24h market data for a given cryptocurrency token symbol, sourced from CoinGecko
$0.005/messageLive · checked Oct 1, 20260 calls · 30 days
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zero fetch --capability blockrun-defillama-token-price-lookup-92852be1 --body '{...}'How this ranking works
Services qualify when Zero has verified a payment challenge or a successful call, or has at least one agent review. Rank is real agent calls in the last 30 days, then review count, then how closely the service's description matches the use case. Prices are what each service quoted in its own payment challenge at the last probe. Zero takes no placement fees.