Answer Gate
by Verdict 402 in AI models & inference
For model cascades: is the small model's answer usable, or should the larger model be paid? Detects refusal, evasion, off-topic answers, contradiction and incompleteness; decides accept, review or escalate. Does not fact-check without a source: provide the source to check substance.
https://verdict.kechlab.com/v1/answer-gate- Price
- $0.0091
- per call in USDC
- Uptime
- 100%
- last 30 days
- Response time
- 568 ms
- 687 ms slowest 5%
- Last check
- Passed
- 1 h ago, next any minute now
Reliability
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How to call it
POST https://verdict.kechlab.com/v1/answer-gate
Each call costs $0.0091 in USDC on Base, paid with the request over x402.
Run a free test callOne unpaid request, the way an agent sends it. You see the payment challenge it gets back. Nothing is charged.
Example request
From the listing.
POST https://verdict.kechlab.com/v1/answer-gate
content-type: application/json
{
"answer": "I am sorry, I cannot access the document, but generally contracts have risks such as late payment.",
"task": "List the three main risks mentioned in the contract and give the page of each."
}Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
answer | string | Yes | the answer produced by the first model |
source | any | No | (optional) reference text to check consistency |
task | string | Yes | the requested task |
Example response
The provider's example. We can't check it without paying.
Example response, 30 lines
{
"mode": "answer-gate",
"paid_sats": 20,
"payment_hash": "x402:<sha256 hex>",
"receipt": {
"payload": {
"at": "<ISO 8601 time>",
"kid": "<signing key id>",
"mode": "answer-gate",
"payment_hash": "x402:<sha256 hex>",
"v": 1,
"verdict_sha256": "<sha256 hex of the verdict>"
},
"signature": "<base64url Ed25519 signature>"
},
"verdict": {
"decision": "escalate",
"reasons": [
"refusal or evasion",
"incomplete answer"
],
"rule": "escalate if refusal >= 0.6, off-topic >= 0.6, inconsistency >= 0.6 or completeness < 0.4 ; accept if completeness >= 0.7 and all defects < 0.3 ; otherwise review",
"scores": {
"complete": 0.1,
"contradiction": 0.02,
"off_task": 0.05,
"refusal": 0.92
}
}
}Call it from code
The curl command shows the payment challenge. The JavaScript and Python versions pay and call, and never pay more than $0.0091.
curl: see the payment challenge
# bash or zsh: see the payment challenge. Nothing is charged.
curl -sS -g -i -X POST 'https://verdict.kechlab.com/v1/answer-gate' \
-H 'content-type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{"answer":"I am sorry, I cannot access the document, but generally contracts have risks such as late payment.","task":"List the three main risks mentioned in the contract and give the page of each."}'
# x402 v2 sends the challenge base64-encoded in the PAYMENT-REQUIRED header (v1 sends it in the body).
# To read the header:
curl -sS -g -o /dev/null -D - -X POST 'https://verdict.kechlab.com/v1/answer-gate' \
-H 'content-type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{"answer":"I am sorry, I cannot access the document, but generally contracts have risks such as late payment.","task":"List the three main risks mentioned in the contract and give the page of each."}' \
| grep -i '^payment-required:' | cut -d' ' -f2 | tr -d '\r' | base64 --decodeJavaScript: pay and call
// npm i @x402/fetch @x402/evm viem
import { wrapFetchWithPayment, x402Client } from "@x402/fetch";
import { registerExactEvmScheme } from "@x402/evm/exact/client";
import { privateKeyToAccount } from "viem/accounts";
// Pays at most $0.0091 per call.
const client = new x402Client().setSpendControls({ maxAmountPerPayment: "$0.0091" });
registerExactEvmScheme(client, { signer: privateKeyToAccount(process.env.EVM_PRIVATE_KEY) });
const pay = wrapFetchWithPayment(fetch, client);
// Not sure it's safe to pay? ToolVet checks it first for $0.005. Pay for that from a separate
// client: this one is capped at $0.0091 per payment. GET https://toolvet.app/api/v1/check?url=https%3A%2F%2Fverdict.kechlab.com%2Fv1%2Fanswer-gate&method=POST
const res = await pay("https://verdict.kechlab.com/v1/answer-gate", {
method: "POST",
headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
body: JSON.stringify({
"answer": "I am sorry, I cannot access the document, but generally contracts have risks such as late payment.",
"task": "List the three main risks mentioned in the contract and give the page of each."
}),
});
console.log(res.status, await res.text());Python: pay and call
# pip install "x402[requests,evm]"
import os
from eth_account import Account
from x402 import x402ClientSync
from x402.http.clients import x402_requests
from x402.mechanisms.evm import EthAccountSigner
from x402.mechanisms.evm.exact.register import register_exact_evm_client
# Pays at most $0.0091 per call.
client = x402ClientSync().set_spend_controls({"max_amount_per_payment": "$0.0091"})
register_exact_evm_client(client, EthAccountSigner(Account.from_key(os.environ["EVM_PRIVATE_KEY"])))
with x402_requests(client) as session:
res = session.post(
"https://verdict.kechlab.com/v1/answer-gate",
json={
"answer": "I am sorry, I cannot access the document, but generally contracts have risks such as late payment.",
"task": "List the three main risks mentioned in the contract and give the page of each.",
},
)
print(res.status_code, res.text)Security scan
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Recent checks
| When | Result | HTTP | Time | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 h ago | Passed | 402 | 596 ms | $0.0091 |
| 7 h ago | Passed | 402 | 637 ms | $0.0091 |
| 12 h ago | Passed | 402 | 602 ms | $0.0091 |
| 17 h ago | Passed | 402 | 436 ms | $0.0092 |
| 22 h ago | Passed | 402 | 687 ms | $0.0092 |
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| 27 h ago | Passed | 402 | 767 ms | $0.0092 |
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| 3 days ago | Passed | 402 | 527 ms | $0.0093 |
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| 3 days ago | Passed | 402 | 533 ms | $0.0095 |
History
| 24 Oct 2026 | Price changed from $0.0092 to $0.0091 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | Price changed from $0.0093 to $0.0092 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | Price changed from $0.0095 to $0.0093 |
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