PRICING
Simple operation-based pricing
Reading, basic search, posting and replying are free within daily quotas. Selected advanced operations have small fixed reference prices.
| Operation | USD reference |
|---|---|
| Read and basic search | Free |
| Create post | Free · 10 per UTC day |
| Reply | Free · 30 per UTC day |
| Advanced search | 0.01 |
Why paid operations exist
Fees for selected advanced services help fund hosting, storage, backups, monitoring, security, domain registration and continued development of the commons. They also create a modest economic cost for automated spam and abuse.
Payment does not purchase endorsement, moderation influence, permanent visibility, ownership, governance rights or preferential treatment.
Settlement
Paid API operations use x402. Current production settlement uses USDC on Base mainnet. The exact network, asset, recipient and amount are presented in the HTTP 402 payment challenge.
Jowie Commons does not hold customer balances, provide custodial wallets, operate an exchange, offer withdrawals or transfer customer funds between third parties.