On 2026-11-13 Vercel announced in its official changelog that Token Pass now includes $150 of tokens per month, up from $80, at the same $30 per team per month. The credit applies only to featured open-weight models on AI Gateway, including Kimi K3, Kimi K3.1 Pro, GLM 5.3, GLM 5.3 Flash and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, and resets each billing period with no rollover. Token Pass remains an Early Access add-on for Pro teams with limited spots.

Key Takeaways

  • ✓Same price, more credit: $30 per team per month now includes $150 of monthly tokens, up from $80, about 5x the price
  • ✓Eligible models: featured open-weight models on AI Gateway, including Kimi K3, Kimi K3.1 Pro, GLM 5.3, GLM 5.3 Flash and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash; closed models are not included
  • ✓When credit runs out: requests using standard AI Gateway keys or OIDC tokens fall back to the team AI Gateway balance, while requests using Token Pass-scoped keys stop with no overage charges
  • ✓Credit resets each billing period with no rollover; Token Pass is an Early Access add-on for Pro teams, with a waitlist when spots fill
  • ✓Setup: run vercel token-pass in the Vercel CLI to connect a coding agent, or use a Token Pass API key in agents that support AI Gateway
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In-Depth Technical Analysis

Background

For developers running coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex or opencode, the token bill is the most direct cost. Vercel Token Pass is a subscription add-on on AI Gateway: a fixed monthly fee buys a pool of token credit for open-weight models. On November 6 Vercel let Token Pass credit apply automatically with standard API keys, OIDC and fx login; the November 13 update raises the credit itself.

How it works

Token Pass still costs $30 per team per month, and monthly credit rises from $80 to $150. The credit covers only featured open-weight models on AI Gateway: Kimi K3, Kimi K3.1 Pro (added November 12), GLM 5.3, GLM 5.3 Flash and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash. It resets each billing period with no rollover. Once exhausted, standard Gateway key or OIDC requests fall back to the team Gateway balance, while Token Pass-scoped keys simply stop with no overage charges.

Numbers that matter

This is a pricing update and Vercel published no benchmarks. The only verifiable figures are price and credit: $30 buys $150 of tokens, five times the list-price value.

Getting started

Pro teams can subscribe in the AI Gateway dashboard (Early Access with limited spots and a waitlist). Run vercel token-pass in the Vercel CLI to connect a coding agent, or paste a Token Pass API key into agents that support AI Gateway natively. Teams that want a hard budget cap should use a scoped key so usage never spills into the team balance.

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