# Vercel AI Gateway: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 13 judge labels across 1 category by 10 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/vercel-ai-gateway

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [LLM gateways and observability](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/llm-gateways-and-observability/index.md) | 0% | 18 | 8% | 13 |

## What the models said for it

- "Choose Vercel AI Gateway if you are using Next.js/AI SDK and want a hands-off, managed solution with excellent built-in monitoring." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, LLM gateways)
- "No token markup and includes team, project, and key-level budgets, though some features require paid plans." (Perplexity Sonar, LLM gateways)
- "Choose Vercel AI Gateway for applications deeply integrated with Vercel's AI SDK and platform." (Perplexity Sonar, LLM gateways)
- "Vercel AI Gateway (Best for Simplicity) ... Completely free when using your own API keys" (Kimi K2, LLM gateways)

## And against it

- "Exercise caution with OpenRouter, Portkey, Vercel AI Gateway, and similar services" (Perplexity Sonar, LLM gateways)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Vercel AI Gateway, from 33 of the 33 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- dev.to: 26
- getmaxim.ai: 19
- respan.ai: 13
- github.com: 12
- requesty.ai: 11
- vercel.com: 11 (its own site)
- portkey.ai: 10
- daily.dev: 9
- llmgateway.io: 9
- cloudzero.com: 8

### Pages cited

- https://respan.ai/articles/best-llm-gateways: 12
- https://daily.dev/posts/wztc2x3ac: 9
- https://requesty.ai/blog/best-managed-llm-gateway: 9
- https://cloudzero.com/blog/llm-gateways: 8
- https://geekflare.com/open-source/llm-gateway: 8
- https://dataiku.com/blog/best-llm-gateways: 7
- https://developersdigest.tech/llm-gateways: 7
- https://concentrate.ai/blog/the-9-best-llm-gateways-in-2026-grouped-by-the-job-they-do: 6

## In its own words

What Vercel AI Gateway's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Build, deploy, and scale AI features with secure inference, durable workflows, and intelligent assistance. (https://vercel.com/pricing)
- Price stated: Token Requests: 500 requests / month included, $3.00 per 1,000 requests; Triggers: 1,000 triggers / month included, $0.95 per 1,000 triggers (https://vercel.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: 500 requests / month included; 1,000 triggers / month included (https://vercel.com/pricing)
- Customers named: GitBook, General Intelligence, Waldium, Potion, MMM, Hashnode, Super, Dub

## What it publishes

Every page vercel.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 10344 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 515 pages, 8 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-25
- case study: 118 pages, 7 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- webinar or virtual event: 13 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-17
- conference or event: 244 pages, 14 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-10-22
- report or ebook: 480 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-27
- comparison: 61 pages, 17 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- template or tool: 829 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 457 pages, 8 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- news or press: 7 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- Recent: 2026-10-22 conference or event: 49637 https://community.vercel.com/meetups/building-the-agentic-shopify-storefront/49637
- Recent: 2026-10-15 conference or event: 49636 https://community.vercel.com/meetups/agent-workshop-building-agents-with-eve/49636
- Recent: 2026-10-08 conference or event: 49633 https://community.vercel.com/meetups/how-interfaze-runs-50-backend-apis-on-vercel/49633
- Recent: 2026-10-07 conference or event: 49635 https://community.vercel.com/meetups/how-vercel-built-a-superagent-with-eve/49635
- Recent: 2026-10-07 conference or event: 49634 https://community.vercel.com/meetups/the-future-of-agentic-commerce/49634
- Recent: 2026-09-29 news or press: 27 https://community.vercel.com/c/announcements/27

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.