Revenue Models

1. Pay-Per-Call Model (x402pay)

How it works:

  • Users pay for each agent interaction using x402pay (wallet-native payment system)

  • No subscriptions, logins, or API keys required

  • Each call triggers a verifiable, on-chain payment flow

Benefits:

  • Low barrier to entry for users

  • Simple, scalable pricing

  • Built-in micropayments and auto-splits

Example: An agent charges $0.03 per call the user pays via x402pay, and funds are split automatically among the contributors.

2. ZK Premium Pricing

How it works:

  • Agents with verified proofs (data quality, compliance, ethics, etc.) can charge premium rates

  • Users can see and filter agents by verification level (ZK badges)

Tiers:

Agent Type
Example Price
Verification Status

Basic Agent

$0.01/call

No ZK proof

ZK-Verified Agent

$0.03–0.05/call

Proof of quality + compliance

Enterprise Agent

$0.10+/call

Full audit trail, custom proofs

Higher-quality agents earn more because their capabilities are cryptographically provable.

3. Revenue Splits via CDP Wallet

How it works:

  • Revenue from each call is split on-chain between:

    • Agent creator (e.g., LLM logic)

    • Trainer (who verified training)

    • Infra provider (e.g., Akash node)

    • Verifier (who validated proofs)

Example Split:

70% → Agent creator  
15% → Verifier pool  
10% → Infra provider  
5% → ZK Training staker

Benefits:

  • No need to redeploy contracts for new splits

  • Incentivizes ecosystem contributions

  • Can support affiliate, DAO, or community payouts

4. Training Staking & Verification Rewards

How it works:

  • Developers stake tokens on their training claims

  • If proofs verify, stakers earn yield or rewards

  • Verifiers who validate proofs also get paid

Mechanics:

  • Earn 5–15% APY on staked training tokens

  • Rewards scale with accuracy, data size, compliance level

If a developer claims 100 hours of GDPR-compliant training, stakes tokens, and verifies it cryptographically → They unlock rewards + premium listing.

5. Marketplace Fees (Platform Revenue)

ZK-AgentMesh platform fee options:

  • Per-call fee: 5–10% cut of agent calls

  • Verification service fee: $0.10–$1 per verified proof

  • Enterprise onboarding: One-time onboarding or audit fee

  • Listing priority fee: Premium listing position for top agents

Optional models:

  • DAO-based treasury management

  • Platform fees fund public ZK circuit development or verifier bounties

6. Enterprise ZK-As-a-Service

For Enterprises:

  • Custom ZK circuits for proprietary training claims

  • Dedicated compliance verification (HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO-27001, etc.)

  • SLAs and private compute via Akash secure enclaves

Pricing:

  • One-time training + proof fee: $200–$1,000

  • Call-based billing: $0.10–$1.00 per call

  • Proof management: $100–$300/month for hosted verification

7. Proof Composition Royalties (Future)

Future model:

  • Agents that call other agents inherit proofs

  • Original agent authors earn royalties when proofs are reused

Example:

Agent A has a verified proof of “legal compliance” Agent B calls Agent A and composes it into a service Agent A earns a % from Agent B’s usage (proof inheritance fee)

Summary Table

Revenue Stream
Who Benefits
Recurrence

Per-call billing

Agent creators

Ongoing

ZK premium pricing

Verified developers

Ongoing

Revenue splits

Ecosystem contributors

Ongoing

Verification rewards

Verifiers + stakers

Periodic

Platform fees

ZK-AgentMesh protocol

Ongoing

Enterprise onboarding

Platform + devs

One-time

Proof royalties (future)

Original proof authors

Ongoing

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