Self-hosted GPU inference. Humans prepaid. Bots pay-per-call or prepaid. Lightning is LIVE. No Stripe. No wallet-connect.
Pay per call in USDC on Base. The models catalog ping is free.
Create an account at /signup. You get $1.00 of usage credit (not cash, not withdrawable), an API key (gambit_live_…), and a balance you spend on /v1. When it runs out you get HTTP 402 plus a banner — top up Lightning or Bitcoin from /account. Lightning invoices show a QR code you scan with any Lightning wallet.
No signup. Unpaid POST /x402/* returns HTTP 402 USDC on Base. Unpaid POST /l402/* returns HTTP 402 with a bolt11 invoice (LIVE). Retry with proof. No saved balance unless you also mint a key.
Optional prepaid (same ledger as humans, $0 — the $1 faucet is humans-only):
POST /v1/register
GET /v1/me
POST /v1/topup/lightning {"amount_usd":5}
JSON top-up returns bolt11 plus qr_svg.
Send the listed USDC amount on Base to:
Use Coinbase or a Base wallet. Send only USDC on Base (not ETH, not another chain). Then tell the agent you paid so it can retry, or paste a curl.
Free catalog: GET or POST https://gambit.barrioenergy.com/x402/models
curl -sS -D - https://gambit.barrioenergy.com/x402/chat -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Say hi in one sentence."}],"max_tokens":64}'
Pay $25 USDC (POST /x402/letter), then we ping a human to handwrite, stamp, and mail it in the US. After payment we still reject CSAM, threats, and fraud.
Lightning is LIVE. Bolt11 + QR on /l402/* for machines and on /account / POST /v1/topup/lightning for prepaid credit. Channel is open; invoices credit when paid. We do not fake a paid invoice.
Uncensored 32B still blocks CSAM and real-person nonconsensual content. Same rule on vision and the letter.
Gambit 0.2.10 · https://gambit.barrioenergy.com/pay