A flat monthly subscription, never a percentage of your revenue. One million 1-sat calls earn you 1,000,000 sats — you keep every one of them. Lightning Enable is API middleware; your settlement provider (Strike or OpenNode) handles custody and settlement.
Free Producer Sandbox is a no-card way to prove L402 works. L402 Fast Lane unlocks the full Individual trial with a 100-sat Lightning payment instead of a card. Stripe Trial is the conventional 30-day card trial. All three are live today — pick the on-ramp that fits.
Create your first L402 producer endpoints and prove the basics. Email magic link — no card, ever.
Start free →Pay a 100-sat L402 challenge to unlock the full trial. Signup runs on L402: 402 → pay → macaroon proof → activated.
Activate with Lightning →A conventional 30-day trial through Stripe Checkout. No charge until it ends.
Start trial →Both plans include a 30-day free trial. Monthly billing — cancel anytime. Pay the subscription with Bitcoin and save 10%.
$990/yr annual option · ⚡ ≈141,551 sats ≈ $89.10/mo with the 10% Bitcoin discount
For solo API builders, indie SaaS, and side-project APIs going to production.
$2,990/yr annual option · ⚡ ≈427,513 sats ≈ $269.10/mo with the 10% Bitcoin discount
For teams and platforms with multiple APIs or anyone who wants hands-on onboarding help.
Lightning Enable is API middleware. OpenNode (or Strike) facilitates custody and settlement. We never touch your funds.
Yes. The Lightning Enable MCP server is open-source (MIT) and free to install — using it to discover, pay, and access L402 APIs costs nothing beyond the sats your agent spends. Creating your own L402-protected endpoints (the producer side — selling access) is what needs a plan, starting with the free sandbox.
Lightning Enable is API middleware. OpenNode (or Strike) facilitates custody and settlement. We never touch your funds — payments from your customers settle directly into your own Strike or OpenNode account.
Yes. Both plans are monthly subscriptions — cancel anytime from your billing page and you won't be charged again. The 30-day trial doesn't charge you at all until it ends.
No. Lightning Enable charges a flat monthly subscription, not a take rate. Every sat an agent pays your API lands with your settlement provider — you keep 100% of it.