diff --git a/crates/api_clients/storyteller_client/src/error/api_error.rs b/crates/api_clients/storyteller_client/src/error/api_error.rs
index b85d424ea8..ea92b62b21 100644
--- a/crates/api_clients/storyteller_client/src/error/api_error.rs
+++ b/crates/api_clients/storyteller_client/src/error/api_error.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ pub enum ApiError {
 
   /// 401. The request was not authorized.
   Unauthorized(String),
+  
+  // 402. Payment required.
+  PaymentRequired(String),
 
   /// 403. The request was forbidden.
   Forbidden(String),
@@ -56,6 +59,7 @@ impl Display for ApiError {
     match self {
       // Server response code errors
       ApiError::InvalidRequest(msg) => write!(f, "Invalid request: {}", msg),
+      ApiError::PaymentRequired(msg) => write!(f, "Payment required: {}", msg),
       ApiError::Unauthorized(msg) => write!(f, "Unauthorized: {}", msg),
       ApiError::Forbidden(msg) => write!(f, "Forbidden: {}", msg),
       ApiError::NotFound(msg) => write!(f, "Not found: {}", msg),
@@ -80,6 +84,13 @@ impl Display for ApiError {
 
 impl From<reqwest::Error> for ApiError {
   fn from(error: reqwest::Error) -> Self {
+    if let Some(status) = error.status() {
+      let status = status.as_u16();
+      match status {
+        402 => return ApiError::PaymentRequired(error.to_string()),
+        _ => {} // NB: Fallthrough.
+      }
+    }
     if error.is_timeout() {
       ApiError::Timeout(error.to_string())
     } else if error.is_connect() {
diff --git a/crates/api_clients/storyteller_client/src/utils/filter_bad_response.rs b/crates/api_clients/storyteller_client/src/utils/filter_bad_response.rs
index 13fe4bad23..c971747042 100644
--- a/crates/api_clients/storyteller_client/src/utils/filter_bad_response.rs
+++ b/crates/api_clients/storyteller_client/src/utils/filter_bad_response.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ pub async fn filter_bad_response(response: reqwest::Response) -> Result<reqwest:
 
   match status_code {
     STATUS_401_UNAUTHORIZED => Err(ApiError::Unauthorized(response_body)),
+    STATUS_402_PAYMENT_REQUIRED => Err(ApiError::PaymentRequired(response_body)),
     STATUS_403_FORBIDDEN => Err(ApiError::Forbidden(response_body)),
     STATUS_404_NOT_FOUND => Err(ApiError::NotFound(response_body)),
     STATUS_429_TOO_MANY_REQUESTS => Err(ApiError::TooManyRequests(response_body)),
diff --git a/crates/api_clients/storyteller_client/src/utils/status_codes.rs b/crates/api_clients/storyteller_client/src/utils/status_codes.rs
index c15847e129..e2bf44bffb 100644
--- a/crates/api_clients/storyteller_client/src/utils/status_codes.rs
+++ b/crates/api_clients/storyteller_client/src/utils/status_codes.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 pub const STATUS_401_UNAUTHORIZED : u16 = 401u16;
 
+pub const STATUS_402_PAYMENT_REQUIRED : u16 = 402u16;
 pub const STATUS_403_FORBIDDEN : u16 = 403u16;
 
 pub const STATUS_404_NOT_FOUND : u16 = 404u16;
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ mod tests {
   #[test]
   pub fn test_codes() {
     assert_eq!(STATUS_401_UNAUTHORIZED, 401);
+    assert_eq!(STATUS_402_PAYMENT_REQUIRED, 402);
     assert_eq!(STATUS_403_FORBIDDEN, 403);
     assert_eq!(STATUS_404_NOT_FOUND, 404);
     assert_eq!(STATUS_429_TOO_MANY_REQUESTS, 429);
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/generate/common/payments_error_test.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/generate/common/payments_error_test.rs
index b60f336ed3..27a4e78829 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/generate/common/payments_error_test.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/generate/common/payments_error_test.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::http_server::common_responses::common_web_error::CommonWebError;
 pub fn payments_error_test(prompt: &str) -> Result<(), CommonWebError> {
   let prompt = prompt.trim().to_ascii_lowercase();
 
-  if prompt == "trigger_payments_failure" {
+  if prompt == "trigger_payment_failure" {
     return Err(CommonWebError::PaymentRequired);
   }
 
@@ -22,8 +22,13 @@ pub fn payments_error_test(prompt: &str) -> Result<(), CommonWebError> {
   }
 
   // TODO(bt,2025-08-30): Remove these later.
-  if prompt.contains("payment") && prompt.contains("error") {
-    return Err(CommonWebError::PaymentRequired)
+  if prompt.contains("payment") {
+    if prompt.contains("error") {
+      return Err(CommonWebError::PaymentRequired)
+    }
+    if prompt.contains("failure") {
+      return Err(CommonWebError::PaymentRequired)
+    }
   }
 
   Ok(())