x402 vs MPP: Almost Honest Comparison

Lately, machine payments and HTTP 402-based solutions have been gaining traction and hype. If you ignore all the AI agent buzz and look at this as just payments, the idea is pretty simple: a user (or agent) has a wallet with a balance (crypto or fiat — doesn’t matter) they pay for actual usage (a request to a service), not for a subscription services become easier to access and try A simple example: today: 5 subscriptions at $20 → that’s just 5 services, and: you have to register and subscribe i