Vercel AI SDK pricing (2026)
Plans, free tier and how Vercel AI SDK's price stacks up against 10 other tools in Agent frameworks. Verified from official pricing pages.
Current pricing
Free (open source)
- Free tier
- Yes: free library
- Value score
- 15 / 15
- Value rank
- #1 of 11 in Agent frameworks
- Overall score
- 93 / 100
How Vercel AI SDK's price compares in Agent frameworks
Sorted by our pricing and free-tier score (out of 15), then overall score. Click a tool for its own pricing page.
| Tool | Value | Free tier | Score | Pricing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vercel AI SDK(this page) | 15 | Yes | 93 | Free (open source) |
| Pydantic AI | 15 | Yes | 86 | Free (open source); Logfire Team $49/mo optional |
| OpenAI Agents SDK | 15 | Yes | 84 | Free (open source); you pay model usage |
| LangChain / LangGraph | 14 | Yes | 85 | Frameworks free; LangSmith Plus $39/seat/mo |
| Mastra | 14 | Yes | 85 | Framework free; Mastra Platform Team $250/mo |
| OpenUI | 14 | Yes | 84 | Free open-source framework (MIT). Optional OpenUI Cloud/Gateway from Thesys; you pay your model provider. |
| Agent-Native | 14 | Yes | 83 | Free open-source framework (MIT); optional hosted building via Builder.io. You pay your model provider (BYOK) or use Builder.io's managed AI. |
| CrewAI | 14 | Yes | 82 | Framework free; AMP Enterprise custom |
| Pizza Bot | 14 | Yes | 76 | Free and open source (Apache-2.0). You pay your own model provider (or run a local model with Ollama) |
| CopilotKit | 13 | Yes | 85 | SDK free (MIT). CopilotKit Intelligence (hosted or self-hosted): Free hosted with 1,000 interactions per organization a month; free Developer Edition for local, non-production use (renewable 30-day license); Pay as you go $49/mo per organization including 10,000 interactions, then metered per interaction; Annual custom (hosted, self-hosted or offline) |
| LlamaIndex | 13 | Yes | 78 | Framework free; LlamaCloud Starter $50/mo |
Cheaper or free alternatives to Vercel AI SDK
- Pydantic AI
Value 15/15 · score 86
Yes: MIT library; Logfire Personal free
Pydantic AI pricing → - OpenAI Agents SDK
Value 15/15 · score 84
Yes: free library
OpenAI Agents SDK pricing →
Pricing history on PromptToProd
- Pricing last verified: Free (open source)
- Started tracking Vercel AI SDK.
We re-check pricing pages regularly and log every change on the changelog.
FAQ
- How much does Vercel AI SDK cost in 2026?
- Vercel AI SDK pricing as of 2026-10-24: Free (open source). Plans change, so confirm on the official site.
- Is Vercel AI SDK free?
- Yes. Vercel AI SDK free tier: free library.
- Is Vercel AI SDK good value?
- Vercel AI SDK scores 15/15 on PromptToProd's pricing and free-tier criterion, #1 of 11 in Agent frameworks on value, and 93/100 overall.
- What are cheaper or free alternatives to Vercel AI SDK?
- In Agent frameworks, tools with a free tier and an equal or better pricing score include Pydantic AI (15/15, score 86), OpenAI Agents SDK (15/15, score 84).
- When was Vercel AI SDK pricing last checked?
- We last verified Vercel AI SDK's pricing on 2026-10-24 from its official pricing page and docs.
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