Mira Launches Sterling AI Inference Service With x402, USDC Payments

Mira has launched Sterling, an AI inference service in testing that lets developers pay based on usage with USD Coin (USDC) through x402 or with MIRA. The service adds AI model access to the uses for crypto payments tied to AI agents.

Sterling supports Claude, GPT and Gemini. Developers can select a model, create an API key and connect their software by changing its API base URL. Sterling tests model providers and routes requests to those that pass its checks.

The checks are intended to address cases in which a provider switches to a different model version or mishandles tool calls. Mira is offering launch prices up to 50% below list prices.

Sterling adds AI inference to x402 payment use cases. Atom has also added an x402 checkout for AI-agent domain registrations, using USDC on Base for that service.