Activeverified July 17, 2026
Vercel AI Gateway free tier
Vercel AI Gateway routes LLM requests across providers. Vercel’s current pricing documentation and Academy guide disagree about its monthly free credit and model access; free use ends after purchasing paid credits.
Free-tier allowances
- Offer details
- Free access is limited to a subset of models and ends after paid credits are purchased.
- Evidence: official pricing page (accessed 2026-07-17)
Requirements and restrictions
Restrictions
- Vercel pricing and Academy pages conflict on the free credit and model set.
- Monthly free credit ends after paid credits are purchased.
Provider snapshot
Also serves: API gateway, caching, rate limiting
Developer experience
Check the current AI Gateway dashboard for the available free credit and model set; published Vercel pages conflict.
Features
- Unified model gateway
- Routing and caching
Core products
Official links and evidence
- Vercel AI Gateway official pricing page — pricing, accessed 2026-07-17Official source reviewed for the recorded free-tier terms.
- Vercel AI Gateway official website page — website, accessed 2026-07-17Official provider destination recorded during verification.