SerenAI - Pay Per Call for AI Agents

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SerenAI

AI agents pay per call. Publishers keep 100%.

Add micropayments to any API or database.
No subscriptions. No code changes.

$0.001 per call vs $299/year subscriptions

Available in Claude Desktop, Cursor, and more

API Subscriptions Don't Work for AI Agents

Developers need per-call pricing. API companies need a simple way to offer it.

Subscriptions Don't Fit AI Agent Usage

API companies charge $299/year for subscriptions designed for steady human usage.

AI agents call in bursts—thousands of calls one day, nothing for weeks. Developers overpay for subscriptions they barely use, or skip APIs entirely because the commitment is too high.

No Per-Call Alternative Exists

A developer who needs 50 calls pays the same as one who needs 50,000.

MCP servers require API keys tied to monthly subscriptions. There's no pay-as-you-go option—developers must commit upfront, even for occasional usage.

Building Per-Call Pricing Is Hard

Adding micropayments to an existing API takes months and 4-6 engineers.

Metering, billing, settlement, wallet management—it's complex infrastructure. Most API companies stick with subscriptions because payment infrastructure is a distraction from their core product.

Nasdaq Data Link: $299/year subscription → $0.001/call with SerenAI

Same data. Pay only for what you use.

SerenAI is pay-per-call billing for API companies and database owners. Developers pay per call instead of monthly subscriptions. Publishers keep 100% of revenue.

API companies connect their existing endpoints. Database owners replicate their data. We handle metering, billing, and settlement—no code changes required. Developers access everything through one MCP server.

For API Companies

Add pay-per-call to your existing API. No code changes.

For Database Owners

Monetize your data without building an API.

Why Choose SerenAI

Purpose-built for the agentic era with millisecond-fast data access, enterprise security, and zero migration required

Pay-Per-Call Pricing

Micropayments built in at the protocol level

  • No upfront licensing fees or contracts
  • Transparent per-call pricing
  • Automatic payment settlement with instant finality
  • Sub-dollar transaction support

Know Your Agent (KYA) Identity

Agent identity profiles built into the platform

  • Agentic identity profiles with KYA verification
  • Granular data access controls per agent
  • Query-level budgets and pre-payments
  • Complete audit trail for compliance

Instant Integration

Start querying data in minutes

  • Single API endpoint for all datasets
  • Unified authentication across publishers
  • Real-time query execution
  • SDKs for Python, JavaScript, and more

Global Edge Network

Data and compute at 300+ locations worldwide

  • Sub-10ms latency for agent queries
  • Distributed data replication
  • High availability and reliability
  • Scale to billions of queries

Agent-native data commerce, powered by complete infrastructure

The first data store built specifically for AI agents—with micropayments, identity, and edge deployment integrated from day one

Who Uses SerenAI?

API companies, database owners, and AI developers—all connected through pay-per-call billing

For API Companies

Add pay-per-call billing to your existing API

Connect your API endpoints to SerenAI. Developers pay per call via MCP. You keep 100% of revenue during our growth phase.

  • Connect API → Set pricing → Earn from every call
  • No code changes to your existing API
  • Works with any REST or GraphQL API
  • We handle metering, billing, and settlement

Example

Nasdaq Data Link: $299/year subscription → $0.001/call with SerenAI

For Database Owners

Monetize your database without building an API

Replicate your database to SerenAI. We handle the API, metering, billing, and settlement. You keep 100% of revenue during our growth phase.

  • Replicate, don't migrate—keep your existing infrastructure
  • We create API endpoints from your schema
  • Set per-call pricing for each table or query
  • Complete data control with granular access policies

Example

AlphaGrowth: 70K+ VC records, $0.0001/call

For AI Developers

Pay per call, not per month

Nasdaq Data Link costs $299/year. With SerenAI, pay $0.001 per call. Only pay for what you use.

  • One MCP server → Access all publishers
  • Works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, Claude Code
  • No API keys to manage
  • Instant access with automatic USDC billing

Example

50 Nasdaq calls = $0.05 vs $299/year subscription

100% revenue share during growth phase

We're focused on building the network. Publishers keep every dollar until we reach scale.

Complete Platform Features

From agent orchestration to edge deployment—manage your complete AI-agentic stack with natural language through SerenAI.

Agent Infrastructure

Agent Orchestration

LangChain/LangGraph native integration with multi-agent communication, lifecycle management, and agent-to-agent messaging. Not a BYO-database add-on—built into the platform.

Try these prompts:

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Set up a multi-agent workflow with LangChain orchestration

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Enable agent-to-agent communication for my AI team

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Deploy an agent swarm with auto-scaling based on workload

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AI-Native Data Layer

Persistent Agent Memory

AI-native data layer optimized for 1000+ DB calls per agent workflow (vs 10 for web apps). Not just a database—persistent memory for stateful agents with branching and time-travel.

Try these prompts:

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Create a memory store for my agent with time-travel debugging

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Set up isolated memory branches for each agent in my swarm

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Query my agent's memory state from yesterday to debug behavior

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AI-Native Data Layer

Agent-Context Security

Advanced security designed for AI workloads: context-aware policies, prompt fingerprinting to detect injection attempts, agent identity management, and isolated execution environments.

Try these prompts:

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Set up context policies to prevent prompt injection attacks

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Enable security monitoring for my agent's database queries

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Configure agent identity and permissions for multi-tenant isolation

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Edge Infrastructure

Edge Deployment at 300+ Locations

True edge deployment: agents + data + compute co-located at 300+ global locations. Not 'edge functions + centralized database'—complete stack at the edge with <10ms latency.

Try these prompts:

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Deploy my agent and its memory to edge locations closest to users

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Show me latency metrics for my edge-deployed agents

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Scale my agent across multiple edge regions automatically

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Developer Services

Time-Travel Debugging for Agents

Query your agent's memory and decisions as they existed at any point in time. Debug agent behavior, audit decisions, and replay agent workflows to understand what went wrong.

Try these prompts:

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Show me my agent's memory state before the error occurred

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Replay this agent workflow from yesterday to debug the decision

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Audit all agent decisions made in the last 24 hours

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Developer Services

Complete Developer Services

Authentication (agent + user identity), storage (artifacts, model weights), functions (30+ languages), realtime communication, and auto-generated APIs. Everything in one platform.

Try these prompts:

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Set up authentication for my agents and users

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Create storage for my agent's training data and model weights

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Deploy custom functions in Python for my agent's tools

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Enterprise-Grade Security

Complete data control for publishers with isolated execution environments, agent identity management, and comprehensive access controls.

SOC2 Compliance Automation

Built-in SOC2 policy templates and ticketing integration powered by Comply SOC2 OSS, enabling automated audit readiness for enterprise data publishers.