I have an open support case (Case 929589) about an AI Gateway API Key returning a 403 Forbidden error that was created on 1/19/2026. It has been several days since the case was created and last updated on 1/21/2026, but I have not received any response from the support team. I need assistance with t…

Hi, everyone! Thanks for your patience :slight_smile: We had some credit card validation issues for the free tier You shouldn’t see the 403 error now - let me know if you’re still seeing it :slight_smile:

Hey, @hazlettmcdonalds459 ! Happy to help you out here whilst you wait for support. For the 403 Forbidden error with AI Gateway API Key specifically, this could be related to: API key permissions or scope issues Rate limiting Incorrect endpoint configuration Authentication header formatting If yo…

I got the same error: curl -v -X POST “ https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1/chat/completions” -H “Authorization: Bearer mygateway_key” -H “Content-Type: application/json” -d ‘{“model”: “alibaba/qwen-3-14b”, “messages”: [{“role”: “user”, “content”: “Hi”}]}’ Here is the error msg: {“error”:{“me…

Exact same issues. Can’t use AI on hobby accounts even with a valid credit card on file and enough credits to spare.

But Hobby and Pro have no difference on AI Gateway [Screenshot 2026-02-03 at 08.53.46]

I ran into the same issue—starting yesterday I’ve been getting a 403 error.

Hey, everyone! Thank you for your patience, flagging with the right team internally to help out. In the meantime it’s worth verifying your AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY, checking if a billing method is attached to your account, ensuring teamId is included for team projects, and checking for incorrect authori…

[image] Getting error above when using playground and 403 when using AI gateway; responseBody: ‘{“error”:{“message”:“Forbidden.”,“type”:“access_denied”}}’ I have (and have had for some time) a valid card which is used for billing and even adding credit to the AI gateway. This has only happened r…

Still seeing it. {“error”:{“message”:“Forbidden.”,“type”:“access_denied”}}

This is still happening even for PRO users on the AI playground: [Error] Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 403 () (generate, line 0) on https://ai-sdk.dev/api/generate Has nothing to do with card validation though. AI Playground | Compare top AI models side-by-side

Still same error {“error”:{“message”:“Forbidden.”,“type”:“access_denied”}}%

Resolving 403 Forbidden error for Vercel AI Gateway API keys

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But Hobby and Pro have no difference on AI Gateway

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