# Vercel AI Gateway free API key: how to get one

> Free credit Vercel AI Gateway API key, no card needed. $5 of free credit every 30 days, usable on the whole catalog, as long as you never buy gateway credit. Step by step setup, checked October 2026.

- Kind: Free credit, no card
- Limits: $5 of free credit every 30 days, usable on the whole catalog, as long as you never buy gateway credit.
- Models: GPT, Claude, Gemini, Llama, DeepSeek, Kimi and 400+ more
- Get the key: https://vercel.com/dashboard/ai-gateway

## Steps

1. Create a free Vercel account.
2. Open AI Gateway in the dashboard and create an API key.
3. Paste it under Vercel AI Gateway.

## Vercel AI Gateway models in MultiScreenAI

The free tier covers GPT, Claude, Gemini, Llama, DeepSeek, Kimi and 400+ more; the others need paid usage on the same key.

- GPT-6.1 Sol: https://www.multiscreenai.com/models/gpt-6-1-sol
- Claude Sonnet 5.5: https://www.multiscreenai.com/models/claude-sonnet-5-5
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: https://www.multiscreenai.com/models/gemini-3-5-flash
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: https://www.multiscreenai.com/models/deepseek-v4-flash
- Kimi K3: https://www.multiscreenai.com/models/kimi-k3

## Use it with every other AI at once

Paste the key into MultiScreenAI (https://www.multiscreenai.com) and ask every model at once, side by side, with a blind test mode. Agents can do the same over MCP: https://www.multiscreenai.com/mcp