Hi Vercel Team,
I’m experiencing a 403 Forbidden error when using Vercel AI Gateway, even though my account has a valid payment method attached and I still have free AI credits remaining.
The API key appears to be valid because the /v1/models endpoint works, but /v1/chat/completions is blocked.
Tested endpoint:
https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1/chat/completions
Example model:
deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash
Error message:
“Free credits temporarily have restricted access due to abuse. Paid credits continue to have unrestricted access.”
My account already has a credit card attached. Could you please check whether my account/team has an AI Gateway restriction and remove it if possible?
User ID:
LAeuvtyT4isMqc6l06sTGrGQ
Team ID:
team_KJQhm18rLTG1OyazrDAW5Xgv
Thank you.
I’m experiencing the exact same issue. Since yesterday (May 24, 2026), most of the AI Gateway models suddenly stopped working when using free credits. Previously, this restriction was only applied to flagship models like Claude Opus and Gemini Pro, but now it seems models like Sonnet, DeepSeek and GLM are also restricted.
Could the team clarify if this is just a temporary measure or a permanent policy change?
Hello Vercel Team,
I am writing to report that I am experiencing the same issue. It appears that the majority of models are currently unavailable through the AI Gateway.
While I understand that flagship models may be restricted for users on free credits, the outage currently extends to most models, including Kimi, DeepSeek, GLM, and Grok. This persists even for the Lite/Flash versions of these models.
Additionally, models that are still available are getting heavily rate limited.
Could you please clarify if this is a known issue and if it is truly a temporary measure?
Thank you in advance.