# Bad Influence story: SHARK launches PayCall, per-call API payments for AI agents over HTTP 402

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-10 01:21. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/af331a16-8253-4e24-b52c-11b62b4617e7

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Latest update (11-10 01:21): SHARK introduces PayCall, letting AI agents pay per API call over HTTP 402

Overview: SHARK introduces PayCall, a system that lets AI agents pay per API call over HTTP 402 instead of a credit card, according to a launch post on X. The post says PayCall enforces a hard budget in code, issues signed receipts, and reaches the same accuracy at 54% of naive cost. It is built on Muse Spark.

The post also says PayCall uses simulated money with a real payment mechanism, so the money itself is not real.

Coverage timeline (newest first):
1. 11-10 01:21 · X search: AI launch posts (introducing, just launched) · [SHARK introduces PayCall, letting AI agents pay per API call over HTTP 402](https://badinfluence.news/items/wthfue6i8fhitpf2xfllyz1iq)
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