Today, we’re making the Cloudflare Monetization Gateway available as part of a closed beta, and showcasing four customer use cases that are in production today. Since we announced the plan three months ago, we have been working closely with our customers to make the Gateway fast, flexible, and easy to use.
With just a few clicks, the Monetization Gateway allows domain owners to charge agents for access to their website, APIs, MCP tools, or datasets. Request access today in the Cloudflare Dashboard.
Proliferation of agents and machine payments
Today, most software businesses sell their products through subscriptions or prepaid credits. These business models require buyers to make a considerable upfront economic investment, so buyers limit themselves to a few subscriptions that fit into their budget. But this business model doesn’t align itself with how the predominant source of traffic on the Internet — agents — operates.
