# SiliconFlow vs Vercel AI Gateway (slim)

> Vercel AI Gateway scores 66.7 (B) to SiliconFlow's 46.7 (D) for llm inference. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Vercel AI Gateway scores 66.7 (B) on agent readiness against SiliconFlow's 46.7 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. SiliconFlow leads on payments & pricing. Both do llm inference.

- SiliconFlow: D 46.7, rank #956 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/siliconflow.min.md
- Vercel AI Gateway: B 66.7, rank #302 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/vercel-ai-gateway.min.md
- SiliconFlow, good for Agents that want recent open-weight chat models, plus image, video and speech, behind one OpenAI-style key at low per-token prices, and can live without a status page or SLA. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 35 against 20. Also No incidents deducted, where Vercel AI Gateway loses 3 points for them.
- Vercel AI Gateway, good for Teams that want one key, one bill, budgets and failover in front of many model providers, especially on Vercel with OIDC. Ahead on Reliability, 74 against 33; Schema & documentation, 74 against 65; Agent ergonomics, 83 against 60; Security & auth, 79 against 39; Maintenance & community, 79 against 47; Transparency & trust, 70 against 51. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.0 against 2.5 out of 5.

| Category | SiliconFlow | Vercel AI Gateway |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 33 | 74 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 65 | 74 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 60 | 83 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 39 | 79 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 35 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 47 | 79 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 51 | 70 |

| Fact (where they differ) | SiliconFlow | Vercel AI Gateway |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Model API | Model router |
| Vendor | SiliconFlow Labs Pte. Ltd. | Vercel Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.siliconflow.com/v1` | `https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1` |
| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |
| Licence | Proprietary service under the SiliconFlow Terms of Use | Proprietary service under Vercel's Terms of Service and AI Product Terms, with Token Pass terms on its docs page. Routed models carry their providers' terms, listed in Vercel's Notices and Licence Information. The `@ai-sdk/gateway` provider is Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-09-14 | 2026-10-17 |
| Terms last updated | no date given | 2026-06-01 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2026-06-01 |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | yes, with an opt-out |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | none | 29.6M npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (4) | 3/5 (4) |