AI infrastructure that lets agents pay for themselves
No API keys. No subscriptions. Fund a wallet and go.
Franklin — Open-source AI coding agent
41+ models. Pay per use. No subscription.
The open-source alternative to Franklin and Cursor. Use any model, switch mid-session, pay only for what you use with USDC.
| Franklin | Cursor | Aider | Franklin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Models | Claude only | Mixed (limited) | Bring your key | 41+ models |
| Pricing | $200/mo | $20/mo + usage | Free + API costs | Pay per request |
| Payment | Credit card | Credit card | API keys | USDC |
| Open source | No | No | Yes | Yes |
npm install -g @blockrun/franklin
franklin setup base
franklinProxy mode — use Franklin as a payment proxy behind Franklin:
franklin init # auto-configures Franklin to route through FranklinClawRouter — Smart LLM router for OpenClaw
Save 40-92% on LLM costs. Automatically.
Routes every request to the cheapest model that can handle it. 15-dimension weighted scoring in <1ms.
curl -fsSL https://blockrun.ai/ClawRouter-update | bashBlockRun MCP — Real-time data for Franklin
Markets, research, X/Twitter, crypto, image generation — all inside Franklin. No API keys.
claude mcp add blockrun npx -y @blockrun/mcp@latest| Tool | What | Cost |
|---|---|---|
blockrun_search |
Web + news search | ~$0.01 |
blockrun_exa |
Neural research (Exa) | $0.01 |
blockrun_markets |
Polymarket, Kalshi | $0.001 |
blockrun_twitter |
X/Twitter intelligence | per token |
blockrun_dex |
DEX prices | free |
blockrun_image |
DALL-E 3, Flux | $0.02-0.08 |
blockrun_chat |
GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, 30+ | per token |
| Project | What | Install |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin | Open-source AI coding agent | npm i -g @blockrun/franklin |
| ClawRouter | Smart LLM router for OpenClaw | curl -fsSL https://blockrun.ai/ClawRouter-update | bash |
| blockrun-mcp | Real-time data for Franklin | claude mcp add blockrun npx -y @blockrun/mcp@latest |
| awesome-finance-mcp | Curated finance MCP servers | — |
| polymarket-agent | AI prediction market trading | git clone |
| alpha-mcp | Crypto trading signals | git clone |
| blockrun-llm | Python SDK | pip install blockrun-llm |
| blockrun-llm-ts | TypeScript SDK | npm i blockrun-llm |
Your App / Agent
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Franklin (standalone) OR ClawRouter (OpenClaw plugin)
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BlockRun API (x402 micropayments, USDC on Base & Solana)
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41+ LLM providers + real-time data sources
Payment IS authentication. No API keys — your wallet signature proves you can pay.
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