# Keywords AI vs Vercel AI Gateway

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Keywords AI

| Attribute | Keywords AI | Vercel AI Gateway |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 63.5 (74% (medium)) | 42.1 (41% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | An LLM engineering platform providing a single endpoint to reach 1000+ language models from all major providers, with built-in request caching, automatic fallback when services fail, real-time cost and usage observability, and granular budget and rate limiting controls per key or user. | A unified API gateway that routes requests across multiple AI providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceXAI, Gemini, and others), providing automatic failover, intelligent routing based on cost and latency, and consolidated billing with zero platform fees. |
| features.capabilities | `{"caching":"exact","pricing_model":"usage-based-saas","rate_limiting":true,"deployment_model":"managed-SaaS","routing_strategy":"custom","automatic_failover":true,"budget_spend_controls":true,"openai_compatible_api":true,"virtual_key_management":true,"request_cost_observability":true}` | `{"open_source":false,"pricing_model":"usage-based-saas","deployment_model":"managed-SaaS","routing_strategy":"custom","streaming_support":true,"automatic_failover":true,"budget_spend_controls":true,"openai_compatible_api":true,"virtual_key_management":true,"request_cost_observability":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | 7 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"PostHog"},{"name":"Vercel AI"},{"name":"n8n"},{"name":"OpenTelemetry"}]` | `[{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"SpaceXAI"},{"name":"Google Gemini"},{"name":"Cohere"},{"name":"AssistLoop"},{"name":"Vercel AI SDK"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free","features":["Full platform","2 evaluators","5 prompts","Log management","Community Discord"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"logs":"100k/mo","prompts":"5","evaluators":"2"}},{"free":false,"name":"Team","summary":"$199/month","features":["Everything in Free","Unlimited datasets","Unlimited evaluators","Unlimited prompts","Private Slack channel","SOC 2 report","Email support"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":199,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"prompts":"Unlimited","datasets":"Unlimited","evaluators":"Unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Custom packages","Volume discount","Custom SLAs","Dedicated support engineer","HIPAA BAA"],"contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Additional logs","components":[{"per":{"qty":100000,"unit":"logs"},"kind":"metered","amount":8,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Additional evaluation scores","components":[{"per":{"qty":1000,"unit":"scores"},"kind":"metered","amount":1,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Additional seats","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"member","amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"HIPAA compliance","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":249,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free tier available. Team plan $199/month. Usage add-ons from $1/1k scores and $8/100k logs. Enterprise on request.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.keywordsai.co/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T21:45:22.085Z","startingPrice":{"amount":199,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"usage","summary":"Usage-based pricing with no platform markup; invoicing available with no payment processing fees","currency":"USD","sourceUrl":"https://vercel.com/docs/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T11:08:31.437Z","billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | high | unknown |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":199,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.9 | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Llm Gateways)

| Capability | Keywords AI | Vercel AI Gateway |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Openai compatible API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automatic failover | ✓ | ✓ |
| Routing strategy | Custom | Custom |
| Caching | Exact | - |
| Virtual key management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Budget spend controls | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rate limiting | ✓ | - |
| Guardrails moderation | - | - |
| Request cost observability | ✓ | ✓ |
| Streaming support | - | ✓ |
| Deployment model | Managed SaaS | Managed SaaS |
| Open source | - | ✗ |
| Pricing model | Usage based saas | Usage based saas |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:15:06.316Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*