🫘 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 $0.003 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

Feature	Details
53 AI Endpoints	19 OCR types, 10 image recognition, ERNIE LLM, TTS, ASR, NLP (6 types), translation (28+ languages), face/gesture/body detection, image/video generation, web search
x402 Native	Pay $0.003–$0.08 per call with USDC on Base mainnet — 2-second settlement, no KYC
No API Keys	x402 payment replaces API keys. Free tier needs nothing — just call the endpoint
Free Tier	50 free API calls/day per IP + 100 credits on registration — no wallet needed
MCP Compatible	Works with Cursor, Claude Desktop, Cline, Codex, Continue
PayPal & Alipay	Also supported for prepaid credits
Baidu AI Powered	Enterprise-grade AI from China's leading AI platform

🚀 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)

Endpoint	Description
`GET /health`	Service health check
`GET /.well-known/x402.json`	x402 payment discovery
`GET /.well-known/mcp.json`	MCP server metadata
`GET /openapi.json`	OpenAPI specification
`GET /api/routes`	Full route registry
`GET /api/pricing/plans`	Pricing plans

💳 Paid Endpoints (x402 / Credits)

OCR — 19 types ($0.005/call)

Tool	Description
`baidu_ocr`	General printed text OCR — 20+ languages
`baidu_ocr_accurate`	High-precision OCR for blurry/low-quality images
`baidu_ocr_table`	Structured table extraction
`baidu_ocr_idcard`	Chinese ID card extraction (front + back)
`baidu_ocr_handwriting`	Handwritten Chinese/English text
`baidu_ocr_qrcode`	QR code and barcode decoding
`baidu_ocr_bankcard`	Bank card number and bank name
`baidu_ocr_business_license`	Chinese business license fields
`baidu_ocr_webimage`	OCR for web images with complex backgrounds
`baidu_deepseek_ocr`	VLM-powered OCR for complex layouts
`baidu_paddleocr_vl`	PaddleOCR-VL for tables, formulas, stamps
`baidu_qianfan_ocr`	Custom template-based OCR
`baidu_ocr_numbers`	Number/digit recognition
`baidu_ocr_seal`	Seal/stamp OCR
`baidu_ocr_train_ticket`	Train ticket extraction
`baidu_ocr_receipt`	Receipt/invoice OCR
`baidu_ocr_invoice`	VAT invoice extraction
`baidu_ocr_passport`	Passport field extraction
`baidu_ocr_license_plate`	License plate recognition

LLM — 3 tools ($0.005/call)

Tool	Description
`baidu_llm_chat`	ERNIE LLM chat — ernie-4.0-8k, ernie-3.5-8k, ernie-speed-128k
`baidu_deepthink`	ERNIE deep reasoning — multi-step proofs, logical analysis
`baidu_vision_chat`	Vision-language chat — ask questions about images (ERNIE-VL)

Speech — 2 tools ($0.005/call)

Tool	Description
`baidu_tts`	Text-to-speech — Chinese/English, 6 voice personas, MP3/WAV
`baidu_asr`	Speech-to-text — Chinese/English, word-level timestamps

Translation — 2 tools ($0.003/call)

Tool	Description
`baidu_translate`	28+ language translation with auto-detect
`baidu_translate_pro`	Enhanced translation with x402 metadata response

Vision — 10 tools ($0.005/call)

Tool	Description
`baidu_image_recognition`	General image recognition with Baike entries
`baidu_object_detect`	Multi-object detection with bounding boxes
`baidu_landmark`	Landmark/building identification with GPS
`baidu_plant`	Plant species identification (20,000+ species)
`baidu_animal`	Animal species identification (10,000+ species)
`baidu_dish`	Dish/food recognition with calorie estimation
`baidu_logo`	Brand logo detection and identification
`baidu_car`	Vehicle make/model/year (3,000+ models)
`baidu_ingredient`	Food ingredient identification
`baidu_vehicle_detect`	Vehicle detection and counting — traffic/parking

Face & Body — 4 tools ($0.005/call)

Tool	Description
`baidu_face_detect`	Face detection with 10+ attributes (age, gender, emotion)
`baidu_face_compare`	1:1 face comparison — identity verification
`baidu_body_analysis`	Body attribute analysis — gender, clothing, orientation
`baidu_gesture`	Hand gesture recognition — 20+ gesture types

NLP — 6 tools ($0.003/call)

Tool	Description
`baidu_nlp`	Chinese NLP — word segmentation, POS tagging, dependency parsing
`baidu_sentiment`	Sentiment analysis — positive/negative/neutral
`baidu_summary`	Text summarization — abstractive with configurable length
`baidu_text_corrector`	Chinese text error correction
`baidu_keyword_extraction`	Keyword/phrase extraction with relevance ranking
`baidu_word_embedding`	Word-level vector embedding (64-512 dimensions)

Image & Video Generation — 4 tools

Tool	Price	Description
`baidu_image_gen`	$0.03	Text-to-image — realistic/anime/sketch/oil_painting/3d
`baidu_image_edit`	$0.03	Image editing via text instructions
`baidu_video_gen`	$0.08	Text-to-video generation (MuseSteamer)
`baidu_video_query`	$0.005	Query async video generation task status

Search — 1 tool ($0.005/call)

Tool	Description
`baidu_search`	Web search with instant answers and related topics

Embedding & Science — 3 tools

Tool	Price	Description
`baidu_embedding`	$0.005	Text embedding for semantic search/RAG
`baidu_reranker`	$0.005	Document reranking by query relevance
`baidu_helixfold`	$0.005	Protein 3D structure prediction (AlphaFold-inspired)

💰 Pricing

Plan	Price	Calls	Per Call
Free Tier	$0	50/day per IP	$0
Starter	$5 one-time	500 calls	$0.01
Developer Monthly	$9.9/month	5,000 calls	$0.002
Developer Quarterly	$25/quarter	20,000 calls	$0.0013
Developer Yearly	$89/year	100,000 calls	$0.0009

Or pay per call without subscription — starting at $0.003/call 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

Platform	Status
npm (`goldbean-mcp`)	Published
Glama.ai	Active
MCPize	Monetized
x402 Bazaar	Listed
ScoutGate	Registered
Bankr x402 Cloud	Deployed (3 endpoints)
awesome-x402	Listed

📖 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.

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🫘 GoldBean — 53 Chinese AI Tools via x402 Micropayments

✨ Key Features

🚀 Quick Start

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

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

📡 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

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🫘 GoldBean — 53 Chinese AI Tools via x402 Micropayments

✨ Key Features

🚀 Quick Start

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

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

📡 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

🔧 How x402 Payments Work

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