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Vercel AI Gateway free tier stops credits upon adding credit card

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Vercel's AI Gateway is offering a free tier that provides $5 in credits monthly without requiring a credit card. However, users have reported that adding a credit card to their account immediately stops these free credits from being applied. This policy change appears to be a recent development affecting the accessibility of the free tier. AI

IMPACT This change may affect developers' ability to experiment with Vercel's AI Gateway without incurring costs.

RANK_REASON The item describes a change in a specific product's free tier policy, which is a tool-related announcement.

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Vercel AI Gateway free tier stops credits upon adding credit card

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COVERAGE [1]

  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The Vercel AI Gateway free tier provides $5 of credits every 30 days without a card, but adding a card causes these free credits to stop immediately. # vercel #

    The Vercel AI Gateway free tier provides $5 of credits every 30 days without a card, but adding a card causes these free credits to stop immediately. # vercel # cloud # ai # programming # software # coding # development # engineering # inclusive # community Vercel AI Gateway free…

    LINKS dev.to/…/vercel-ai-gateway-free-tier-5-of…

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