Pay Per Use: when AI uses your work, you should get paid

What changed

Cloudflare launched its Pay Per Use beta tool, allowing AI buyers to pay publishers for actual content consumption via an API.

Why you should care

Microtransaction models for AI consumption can bridge the gap for publishers unable to sign individual licensing deals.

Your move

Watch. Monitor adoption rates among AI buyers and publishers before committing resources.

Evidence

ConfirmedCloudflare — AI ↗

What to watch next

Widespread buyer adoption and feedback on the single API reporting mechanism.

Event

release

Event date

Sep 30, 2026

Relevant to

General AI readers