# AI agents can now autonomously pay for Google Cloud services using stablecoins on Solana.

*web3 · news · 2026-05-05 · Decrypt*

## Key points

- Pay.sh enables AI agents to pay for API access with stablecoins on Solana, removing subscriptions.
- Pay.sh uses the x402 protocol, an AI payments standard originally incubated by Coinbase and now stewarded by the Linux Foundation.
- The platform supports the Machine Payments Protocol developed by Tempo and Stripe for transactional interoperability.
- Agents can programmatically access over 50 APIs, including Google Cloud, Gemini, Anthropic, OpenAI, Helius, and Dune Analytics.
- Pay.sh allows per-request payments, charging fractions of a cent per call instead of minimum spends.

**Companies:** Google Cloud, Solana Foundation, Coinbase, Stripe, Tempo, Helius, Alchemy, Dune Analytics, Nansen

[Read the full story on Decrypt](https://decrypt.co/366876/solana-google-cloud-launch-stablecoin-payments-service-ai-agents)

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