ROUTEDESK

LLM gateways, observability and what they really cost, with the source and author of every number

GATEWAY

Vercel AI Gateway

Checked 2026-11-10. Licence: commercial (hosted). Self-host: no.

Fees by layer

LayerWhat we found
Token markupNone; provider list rates
Funding feeNone; you cover payment-processing fees
Own-key (BYOK) rulePaid tier only, no fee
Logs and platformGateway (no platform fee)
Seatsnone found

Layers are defined on Fees defined. "Not published" means our sources are silent.

Free tier

$5 a month credit, subset of models

Retention

Zero data retention
Per request: free. Team-wide: $0.10 per 1,000 requests

Example bill: $1,000 list-price spend, 100,000 logs, 3 seats, gateway credits

$0 a month. Change the inputs →

Notes

Add-ons such as team-wide ZDR ($0.10 per 1,000 requests), custom reporting and Trace Drains are off by default and not in the calculator.

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