Billing

Using the Landblock network costs money. Here's how that works.

Two ways to pay

On-chain mode. Pay per query in LDBK tokens via the ERC-4337 paymaster. No account needed. Good for developers testing integrations, individuals, and automated systems.

Organization mode. Government agencies, NGOs, courts, and commercial companies don't want to manage crypto wallets or buy tokens. They want invoices, purchase orders, and net-30 payment terms. Organization mode handles this — the organization pays in fiat currency on a billing cycle, and Landblock covers the on-chain costs internally.

The organization model

An Organization is the billing unit — the legal entity that receives invoices and holds a payment relationship. Individual users are linked to organizations as members. When they make queries, usage accrues to their organization's account.

Organizations have configurable billing terms: monthly, quarterly, or annual cycles; NET_30, NET_60, or NET_90 payment terms; and PO number support for government AP departments.

Access control

Before routing any query in org mode, Landblock checks two things: is this user linked to an organization, and is that organization's account active? If payment is overdue, queries return a 402 error until the account is current. This check adds only ~30 milliseconds to each request.

Invoice generation

Invoices are generated automatically at the end of each billing cycle. Stripe handles payment processing and sends the invoice directly to the organization's billing contact. If payment fails, the account moves to past-due status and queries are blocked until payment clears.

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