Vercel AI Gateway: Free tier ($5/month credit) limited to a subset of models with lower per-model rate limits than paid tier.
Old Free credits usable across all models
New Free tier: subset of Free Tier eligible models, lower per-model rate limits
Why it matters: If you are on or choosing a Vercel AI Gateway (free tier) plan, this changes what the plan includes or how it is billed. The source does not state a separate effective date.
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| Product | Vercel AI Gateway (free tier) |
|---|---|
| Category | plan |
| Announced / detected | between 2026-06-06 and 2026-06-28 Backfilled |
| Backfilled | Yes: added retroactively, detected between 2026-06-06 and 2026-06-28 |
| Quote verified against | https://web.archive.org/web/20260628103238/https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway/pricing |
| Archive captures | https://web.archive.org/web/20260606200143/https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway/pricing https://web.archive.org/web/20260628103238/https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway/pricing |
| Effective | not stated in source |
| Before | Free credits usable across all models |
| After | Free tier: subset of Free Tier eligible models, lower per-model rate limits |
| Official source | https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway/pricing |
| Source quote | The free tier includes a subset of models, not the full catalog. |
| Archive | No post-change Wayback capture found |
| Snapshot hash | sha256:7e5323fe85071e207bbcb12e68a4241ed60ec1bb60e219dc3731a457f8b67ac9 |
| Status | verified |
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Previous changes from Vercel AI Gateway
- 2026-07-21 Backfilled: AI Gateway added service tiers (default, priority, flex) for OpenAI and Gemini models, billed per tier actually used.
- between 2026-04-28 and 2026-05-29 Backfilled: Pricing page lists charges for opt-in capabilities: Custom Reporting, team-wide provider allowlist, team-wide ZDR.