Blockrun offers a pay‑per‑call AI gateway that lets developers access any API or AI agent and pay per request with USDC, eliminating the need for keys, subscriptions, or accounts. The platform supports on‑chain data feeds and niche APIs, and provides enterprise features such as budget controls, usage analytics, and team management for production AI deployments.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Developers and autonomous AI agents must manage multiple API keys, subscriptions, and billing accounts to access diverse large language models, data feeds, and generative services, creating operational overhead and limiting on‑chain, pay‑per‑use economics.
Solution
BlockRun provides a unified AI gateway that routes requests to over 60 LLMs and various data or media services via a single OpenAI‑compatible API. Payments are settled instantly in USDC through the x402 protocol, eliminating API keys, subscriptions, and credit‑card billing. A smart routing engine evaluates requests across 14 dimensions and selects the most cost‑effective model, reducing inference costs by up to 78 % while preserving quality. The platform offers non‑custodial wallet funding, per‑call metering, and automatic fallback to comparable models if a service is unavailable. Enterprise controls include spend caps, alerts, usage analytics, team management, and dedicated support, enabling production‑grade AI deployments without data retention or training on user prompts.
Target Audience
Primary customers are developers building AI‑enabled applications and autonomous agents that require scalable, on‑chain access to multiple models and data sources, as well as enterprises seeking granular cost control and production support for AI workloads.
Features
- OpenAI‑compatible API that aggregates 60+ LLMs from 10 providers and media/data services
- Pay‑per‑call settlement in USDC via the x402 protocol with on‑chain, wallet‑controlled payments
- Smart routing engine that scores requests on 14 criteria and selects the cheapest capable model in <1 ms
- Automatic fallback to alternative models with X‑Fallback‑Model header to ensure continuity
- No API keys, subscriptions, or KYC; wallet‑only authentication provides pseudonymous access
- Enterprise budget controls: per‑key spend caps, hard limits, and real‑time alerts
- Usage analytics dashboard, team management, and dedicated Slack support with SLA and named CSM
- Open‑source MIT‑licensed SDKs for TypeScript and Python, audit‑able wire format