Vercel AI Gateway
Unified API gateway for routing app calls across hundreds of AI models
LLM APIs & InferenceFree monthly credits; pay-as-you-go at provider list price with no markupWorks with OpenClaw
About Vercel AI Gateway
Vercel AI Gateway gives developers one API key and one endpoint for calling hundreds of AI models across providers. It supports the Vercel AI SDK, OpenAI-compatible APIs, usage and spend monitoring, provider routing, automatic retries and fallbacks, BYOK credentials, and centralized billing/observability for production AI apps.
Features
Single API key
Hundreds of models
Unified model API
Provider routing and fallbacks
Automatic retries
Usage and spend monitoring
Bring Your Own Key
AI SDK and OpenAI-compatible APIs
The tally
FOR
- +One endpoint for many model providers
- +Centralized usage, spend, and observability
- +Automatic retries and fallbacks improve production resilience
- +No token markup according to Vercel docs
- +Works with AI SDK and OpenAI-compatible API clients
AGAINST
- −Best fit for teams already building web apps or using Vercel/AI SDK
- −Underlying provider terms and model limits still apply
- −BYOK fallback can still consume AI Gateway credits
- −Exact model pricing should be checked in the current Gateway model list
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