Every action prices from a rate card published and versioned on-chain — currently rate table v3 at $11.43/PAX. Failed simulations are never billed.
| Verb | Price | USD equiv. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | 0.01 PAX | ≈ $0.11 | Chain reads, oracle quotes |
| send | 0.05 PAX | ≈ $0.57 | Transfers, single-hop |
| schedule / watch | 0.10 PAX | ≈ $1.14 | Standing & conditional · 0x0905 |
| swap | 0.20 PAX | ≈ $2.29 | Routed, slippage-bounded |
| stream.open | 0.35 PAX | ≈ $4.00 | PaymentStreams · 0x0906 |
| rebalance / hedge | 0.50 PAX | ≈ $5.72 | Multi-leg position intents |
| deploy | 2.50 PAX | ≈ $28.58 | Compile, verify, deploy |
| hire | service rate + 0 | — | Deus take rate is 0% |
Multi-verb plans price as the sum of their steps. Plans that fail simulation: 0 PAX.
Swap in from USDC or major assets inside Matrix itself, or fund through Paxport. Builder accounts can auto-top-up from a connected balance.
One verb in an executed plan. Multi-verb plans sum their steps; the simulation diff shows the exact price before you approve.
Every 24 hours, 10 PAX, automatically. Unused allowance doesn't roll over.
No. Plans that fail simulation are discarded unsigned and unbilled. You pay only for intents that execute.
Rates are versioned on-chain. A new table ships as a new version with notice; in-flight scheduled intents keep the version they were created under.