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title: Chatbox
product: vercel
url: /docs/ai-gateway/chat-platforms/chatbox
type: conceptual
prerequisites:
  - /docs/ai-gateway/chat-platforms
  - /docs/ai-gateway
related:
  - /docs/ai-gateway/capabilities/observability
summary: Use Chatbox with the AI Gateway.
install_vercel_plugin: npx plugins add vercel/vercel-plugin
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# Chatbox

[Chatbox](https://chatboxai.app) is a cross-platform desktop AI assistant. You can configure it to use AI Gateway for unified model access and spend monitoring.

## Configuring Chatbox

- ### Create an API key
  Go to the [**AI Gateway**](https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai-gateway\&title=Go+to+AI+Gateway) section in the Vercel dashboard sidebar and click **API keys** to create a new API key.

- ### Install Chatbox
  Download and install [Chatbox](https://chatboxai.app) for your platform (macOS, Windows, or Linux).

- ### Configure AI Gateway
  1. Go to **Settings**, then **Model Provider**
  2. Click **Add** and add **AI Gateway** with the **OpenAI API Compatible** option
  3. Set the **API Host** to `https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1`, and leave the **API Path** field empty
  4. Add your AI Gateway API Key in the **API Key** field
  5. (Optional) Click **Check** next to the API Key field to validate your connection
  6. Click **Fetch** to retrieve all available models from AI Gateway
  7. Select models from the populated list

- ### Start using models
  Your requests will now be routed through AI Gateway. You can verify this by checking your [AI Gateway Overview](https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai-gateway\&title=Go+to+AI+Gateway) in the Vercel dashboard.

- ### (Optional) Monitor usage and spend
  View your usage, spend, and request activity in the [**AI Gateway**](https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai-gateway\&title=Go+to+AI+Gateway) section in the Vercel dashboard sidebar. See the [observability documentation](/docs/ai-gateway/capabilities/observability) for more details.


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