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The Ark The Ark AI

AI that works for sats ⚡

No signup. No accounts. No KYC. Just send a request, pay a Lightning invoice, and get results instantly.

Basic Day Pass
2,000
sats · 15 tasks
POPULAR
Pro Day Pass
5,000
sats · 50 tasks
Unlimited Day Pass
10,000
sats · 200 tasks

Day passes give you 24 hours of AI access. Get yours ↓

The Ark

Three steps. That's it.

01

Send a Task

POST your request to our API — summarize, translate, generate code, and more.

02

Pay the Invoice ⚡

You'll get a Lightning invoice. Scan it with any wallet — payment confirms in seconds.

03

Get Results

Once paid, poll the status endpoint. Your AI-generated result is ready instantly.

Pay only for what you use

📝 Summarize

Condense long text into key points

50 sats

🌐 Translate

Translate between any languages

50 sats

💻 Code Generation

Generate code from natural language

500 sats

🔍 Research

Deep research on any topic

2,000 sats

✍️ Content Writing

Articles, copy, creative writing

1,000 sats

📊 Data Analysis

Analyze and interpret your data

500 sats

🖼️ Image Description

Detailed descriptions of images

200 sats

Simple REST API

Standard Flow

Request
POST /task
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "task": "summarize",
  "input": "Your text here"
}
Response
{
  "payment_hash": "abc123...",
  "invoice": "lnbc500n1...",
  "amount_sats": 50,
  "status_url": "/task/{hash}/status"
}
Check Status
GET /task/{hash}/status

→ Returns result after payment

L402 Flow

Step 1
POST /l402/task
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "task": "summarize",
  "input": "Your text here"
}

→ 402 Payment Required
→ WWW-Authenticate: L402 invoice="lnbc...", macaroon="..."
Step 2
// Pay the invoice, then retry:

POST /l402/task
Authorization: L402 {macaroon}:{preimage}

→ 200 OK + result

The L402 protocol enables machine-to-machine payments. Your client pays the Lightning invoice and uses the proof-of-payment to authenticate — no API keys needed.

Unlimited AI for 24 hours ⚡

Chama — AI Access, Together 🤝

Pool sats with friends, family, or colleagues. Create a group wallet, contribute together, and share AI access — the African way.

📋
1. Create
Start a Chama group with a name and invite code
👥
2. Invite
Share the code — up to 20 members per group
3. Contribute
Each member adds sats — minimum 500 per deposit
🚀
4. Use
Run AI tasks from the shared pool — fair use capped at 40%
Min Deposit
500
sats per contribution
Fair Use Cap
40%
max per member
Max Members
20
per group
Create a Group ⚡

Translate in 88 Languages 🌍

AI-powered translation with special support for African languages. Pay 50 sats per translation — no accounts needed.

Popular Pairs
🇬🇧 English ↔ Swahili 🇰🇪 🇬🇧 English ↔ Amharic 🇪🇹 🇫🇷 French ↔ Hausa 🇳🇬 🇬🇧 English ↔ Yoruba 🇳🇬 🇬🇧 English ↔ Zulu 🇿🇦
🌍 African Languages
Swahili Amharic Hausa Yoruba Igbo Zulu Kinyarwanda Somali Tigrinya Oromo Shona Xhosa

+ 76 more languages including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hindi, Arabic, and all major European languages. See full list →

Send a request right now ⚡