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x402 Pricing Explained

x402 pricing gives MCP servers a payment-aware flow, and MCP Marketplace keeps that step explicit so buyers know when billing is the only blocker.

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x402 pricing adds a payment challenge to the install or tool-use path, and MCP Marketplace handles that challenge as a distinct billing step instead of mixing it with auth or scope errors.

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