# PayPerQ (PPQ.AI) review: KYC policy, privacy and safety grades

> PayPerQ (PPQ.AI) is an AI service. Its terms put it at KYC level 0 of 4: ID never required. NoKYC Score grades it 8.3/10 for privacy (strong) and 5.0/10 for safety (caution). In its favour: no account needed, no email needed and no phone number. No incidents are on record.

Source: NoKYC Score, "PayPerQ (PPQ.AI) review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/ppq-ai

## Key facts
- **Category:** Private AI
- **KYC level:** 0 of 4: ID never required
- **Grades:** Privacy 8.3/10, Safety 5.0/10
- **Sign-up:** No account needed
- **Fees:** Pay per query, no subscription; minimum top-up about $0.10
- **Incidents on record:** 0
- **Last reviewed:** 22 Oct 2026
- **Official website:** https://ppq.ai

## What it is
PayPerQ, also known as PPQ.AI, is a pay-per-use web app and OpenAI-compatible API giving access to a large catalogue of chat, image, video and voice models without a subscription. The site says no registration or email sign-up is required: a credit ID is generated in the browser, and creating a full account is optional. Top-ups start at about ten cents and can be made anonymously with crypto or by credit card; the FAQ adds that the service runs its own Lightning node. The privacy policy says submitted prompts are not stored and conversation history lives in browser local storage, while per-query token counts are tied to a random user ID and IP addresses are visible at the network edge.

## What the terms say about ID
Site states "No registration required" and that users can pay anonymously with crypto; an email is collected only if an account is created.

## Features and warnings
- **Identity:** ID never required: yes; No account needed: yes; No email needed: yes; No phone number: yes
- **Payment:** Accepts Monero: not stated; Accepts Lightning: yes
- **Access:** Tor onion address: not stated; Works without JavaScript: not stated
- **Trust:** Open source: not stated; No-logs policy: yes; Independent audit: not stated; Company named: not stated; 5+ years operating: not stated
- **Warnings:** May ask for ID: not in terms; Email required: not in terms; Phone number required: not in terms; Closed source: not in terms; Nobody accountable: not in terms

## Questions
### Does PayPerQ (PPQ.AI) require KYC?
PayPerQ (PPQ.AI) is rated KYC level 0 of 4 on this site: ID never required. Site states "No registration required" and that users can pay anonymously with crypto; an email is collected only if an account is created.

### Is PayPerQ (PPQ.AI) safe to use?
PayPerQ (PPQ.AI) has a Safety grade of 5.0 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 8.3 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.

### Is PayPerQ (PPQ.AI) legit?
PayPerQ (PPQ.AI) is a working AI service. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 5.0 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.

### Is PayPerQ (PPQ.AI) a scam?
NoKYC Score does not label services as scams; it records documented incidents with their sources and outcomes. No incidents are on record for PayPerQ (PPQ.AI).

### Do I need an account or email to use PayPerQ (PPQ.AI)?
No account needed.

### What fees does PayPerQ (PPQ.AI) charge?
Pay per query, no subscription; minimum top-up about $0.10. Fees were recorded from PayPerQ (PPQ.AI)'s own pages and can change; check before you send.

### Does PayPerQ (PPQ.AI) have a Tor onion address?
No official onion address was found on PayPerQ (PPQ.AI)'s own pages.

### Which cryptocurrencies does PayPerQ (PPQ.AI) support?
PayPerQ (PPQ.AI) supports BTC, and fiat payments in USD.

### Can I use PayPerQ (PPQ.AI) over Tor?
PayPerQ (PPQ.AI) does not publish an official onion address.

## Sources
- https://ppq.ai
- https://ppq.ai/faq
- https://ppq.ai/privacy

How grades are calculated: https://nokycscore.com/methodology