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Orthogonal

Unified pay-per-call API marketplace built for AI agents

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PricingPaid
Starting price$0.001/request
Free planYes
Free trialYes
APIYes
Open sourceNo
DeploymentCloud
Last verifiedJuly 30, 2026
Overview

Tool overview

Orthogonal is listed under Programming AI tools.

Summary

What is Orthogonal?

Orthogonal gives AI agents one interface for discovering, calling, and paying for external APIs. It combines a unified API, MCP and SDK access, per-request pricing, shared credits, routing, analytics, and provider integrations so developers can add data and actions without negotiating separate accounts for every service.

Best fit

Best for

Agent developers needing many external APIs through one billing layer

Audience

Who is it for?

AI agent developersPlatform engineersData product teamsAPI providersAutomation builders
Recommendation

Decision note

Suitable for evaluation after confirming final commercial terms, permissions, data handling, current product scope, and edit-screen aliases. Keep Needs Review enabled until a human verifies the published profile.

Capabilities

Key features

Unified access to public agent APIs

Pay-per-request billing with shared credits

REST, SDK, CLI, and MCP interfaces

API discovery and machine-readable skills

Usage analytics and optional auto top-up

Provider routing and billing infrastructure

Workflows

Use cases

Adding external data to agents

Calling enrichment and search APIs

Building pay-per-use agent tools

Managing API spend centrally

Publishing APIs for agent developers

Strengths

Pros

  • Removes separate vendor billing for many APIs
  • Publishes transparent per-request economics
  • Supports several agent-friendly interfaces
Considerations

Limitations

Orthogonal simplifies access and billing, but developers must still validate each provider’s data quality, licensing, latency, availability, privacy, compliance, and downstream-use restrictions before relying on an API in production.

Cost

Pricing details

Pricing modelPaid
Starting price$0.001/request
Free planYes
Free trialYes
Pricing context

Billing options

$0 monthly subscriptionPrepaid creditsPer-request chargesCustom enterprise credit packages
Pricing context

Pricing note

The official pricing page lists a Free plan at $0 per month with $10 promotional credits, access to public APIs, and pay-per-request charges. Individual endpoints can cost roughly $0.001 to $0.10 or more per request. The compact Starting Price uses the lowest published typical rate, $0.001/request.

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Compatibility

Supported programming languages

  • English
Connectivity

Integrations

REST APIs

TypeScript SDK

MCP clients

CLI

x402

Machine Payments Protocol

Specs

Technical details

PlatformsAPI, Web
Multilingual supportUnknown
Login requiredYes
Open sourceNo
DeploymentCloud
CompanyOrthogonal
Launch year2026
Models / versionsUnified API routing Machine-readable skills Provider marketplace
Editions / plansFree, Basic, Professional, Organization, and Custom plans
Data confidenceHigh
Last verifiedJuly 30, 2026
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Orthogonal gives AI agents one interface for discovering, calling, and paying for external APIs. It combines a unified API, MCP and SDK access, per-request pricing, shared credits, routing, analytics, and provider integrations so developers can add data and actions without negotiating separate…
Agent developers needing many external APIs through one billing layer
The listed pricing model for Orthogonal is Paid. Pricing can change, so users should verify the latest plan details on the official website.
Yes. The current profile indicates that a free trial is available.
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