🫘 GoldBean — 53 Chinese AI Tools via x402 Micropayments

53 Baidu AI endpoints (19 OCR types, ERNIE LLM, TTS, ASR, vision, NLP, translation, search) — pay per call from $0.01 in USDC on Base. No API keys, no signup, no subscription.

GoldBean is the only Chinese AI multimodal API cluster in the x402 ecosystem. 53 production-ready endpoints powered by Baidu AI — OCR (19 types), image recognition (10 types), ERNIE LLM, TTS, ASR, NLP, translation, face detection, image/video generation, and search. All accessible via MCP protocol with pay-per-call pricing.

No API keys. No signup. No subscription. Pay per call in USDC on Base, or use PayPal/Alipay for prepaid credits. 50 free calls/day per IP.

✨ Key Features

🚀 Quick Start

Option 1: MCP Server (Cursor / Claude / Cline)

npx goldbean-mcp

Add to your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "goldbean": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["goldbean-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Option 2: REST API (curl / any HTTP client)

# Free call — no payment, no API key
curl "https://goldbean-api.xyz/health"

# Paid call — x402 payment (USDC on Base)
curl -X POST "https://goldbean-api.xyz/paid/baidu-ocr" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url":"https://example.com/document.jpg"}'
# → 402 Payment Required → Pay USDC → 200 OK with OCR result

# Register for 100 free credits
curl -X POST "https://goldbean-api.xyz/paid/user/register" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"email":"you@example.com"}'

📡 API Endpoints

🆓 Free Endpoints (No Payment)

💳 Paid Endpoints (x402 / Credits)

OCR — 19 types ($0.005/call)

LLM — 3 tools ($0.005/call)

Speech — 2 tools ($0.005/call)

Translation — 2 tools ($0.003/call)

Vision — 10 tools ($0.005/call)

Face & Body — 4 tools ($0.005/call)

NLP — 6 tools ($0.003/call)

Image & Video Generation — 4 tools

Search — 1 tool ($0.005/call)

Embedding & Science — 3 tools

💰 Pricing

Or pay per call without subscription — from $0.01/call (OCR/vision/speech) to $0.08/call (video generation) in USDC on Base.

Payment methods: x402 USDC (Base mainnet) | PayPal | Alipay

Accepting wallet: 0x7484b0bca25d2ee56e9b0535572d4cf44a047d98 (Base/USDC)

🔧 How x402 Payments Work

1. Agent calls endpoint → 402 Payment Required
2. Wallet signs USDC tx on Base → sends payment payload
3. Server verifies on-chain → serves the data (2-second settlement)

No KYC. No subscription. No credit card. No API keys.

Powered by the x402 protocol — decentralized micropayments for AI agents.

📦 MCP Installation

npm install -g goldbean-mcp

Or use directly:

npx goldbean-mcp

Compatible with: Cursor, Claude Desktop, Cline, Codex, Continue, and any MCP-compatible client.

🏗️ Architecture

┌──────────────┐    HTTPS    ┌──────────────────────┐
│  MCP Client   │ ──────────→ │  GoldBean API Server  │
│  (Claude,     │ ←────────── │  v9.8.0 on VPS       │
│   Cursor,     │    402/200  │  port 9879 + 3099    │
│   Cline)      │             │                      │
└──────────────┘             ├── Baidu AI (53 tools) │
                              ├── x402 USDC (Base)    │
┌──────────────┐             ├── PayPal / Alipay     │
│  REST Client  │──────────→ │── Free tier (50/day)  │
│  (curl/HTTP)  │             └──────────────────────┘
└──────────────┘

🌐 Platform Presence

🌐 Community / Related x402 Projects

Built an x402-powered service? Add it here or submit a PR!

📖 Documentation

• API Reference: https://goldbean-api.xyz/openapi.json
• Route Registry: https://goldbean-api.xyz/api/routes
• x402 Discovery: https://goldbean-api.xyz/.well-known/x402.json
• MCP Config: https://goldbean-api.xyz/.well-known/mcp.json
• Pricing: https://goldbean-api.xyz/paid/plans
• Live Demo: https://goldbean-api.xyz/#demo

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

• Star this repo — it helps others discover GoldBean
• Report bugs via GitHub Issues
• Improve documentation
• Share on social media

📄 License

MIT License — see LICENSE for details.

GoldBean (GB) — Wishing You Good Fortune & Prosperity 🫘

53 Chinese AI tools via x402 micropayments — No API keys, no signup, pay per call from $0.003.