- What changed
- Cloudflare launched a closed beta for its Monetization Gateway, enabling domain owners to charge AI agents for access to websites, APIs, and tools via HTTP 402.
- Why you should care
- Microtransaction capabilities shift how developers monetize programmatic traffic from AI agents.
- Your move
- Watch. Monitor how HTTP 402 payment rails mature for agentic workflows before production deployment.
- What to watch next
- Cloudflare opens the Monetization Gateway from closed beta to general availability.
- Event
- release
- Event date
- Sep 30, 2026
- Relevant to
- General AI readers
