Guides
Buying ChatGPT Plus with Bitcoin, from wallet to working plan
OpenAI's checkout won't take sats. How to settle ChatGPT Plus or Pro in on-chain Bitcoin, what a year costs, and the checks to make before you send.
Blog
Notes on AI plans and paying in Bitcoin
Price checks by country, plan-against-plan comparisons and payment walk-throughs for BTC, USDT, Monero and the rest of your wallet. Vendor prices are compared with each vendor’s own pricing page.
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Guides
Claude Pro or Max, settled in Bitcoin with an official gift link
Anthropic bills Claude by card or app store. How a claude.ai gift link lets you pay in Bitcoin instead, which plan to pick, and what each term costs.
Bitcoin
Payment seen, then paid: how Bitcoin confirmations work when you buy something
What "payment seen" means, why a shop waits for a block, how many confirmations merchants ask for, and what to do when a Bitcoin payment sits unconfirmed.
Bitcoin
Lightning, on-chain Bitcoin or USDT: what to use for a small online purchase
Fees, speed, privacy and refunds compared for Lightning, on-chain Bitcoin and USDT on a $50 to $200 purchase, and why this store takes on-chain BTC only.
Comparisons
Which AI subscriptions are worth your sats in 2026
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Perplexity and Poe compared on what a year costs in Bitcoin, what each is best at, and which one to skip if you only buy one.
Guides
Google AI Pro and Gemini, paid in Bitcoin on your own Google account
Google bills Gemini through Google One and Google Play, never in bitcoin. How to get Google AI Pro or Ultra on your own account with sats, and what it costs.
Guides
SuperGrok with Bitcoin: the plans, the X Premium shortcut and what a year costs
SuperGrok, Plus and Heavy compared, when X Premium+ is the better buy, and how to put Grok on your own account with on-chain Bitcoin instead of a card.
Guides
Perplexity Pro with crypto: what you get, and how to settle it in Bitcoin
Perplexity bills by card and app store only. What Pro and Max include, what a year costs in Bitcoin, and how it compares with Kagi, which takes sats.
Privacy
Using paid AI without a credit card or an ID check
Clean ways to get ChatGPT, Claude and other paid AI with no card and no KYC, the shared-account offers to avoid, and where your coins' history matters.
Privacy
Monero or Bitcoin for a private purchase: what each one actually hides
What a Bitcoin payment reveals on-chain, what Monero hides by default, the trade-offs in speed and liquidity, and how to make either more private.