Chatbox
Last updated February 21, 2026
Chatbox is a cross-platform desktop AI assistant. You can configure it to use AI Gateway for unified model access and spend monitoring.
Go to the AI Gateway tab of the Vercel dashboard and click API keys to create a new API key.
Download and install Chatbox for your platform (macOS, Windows, or Linux).
- Go to Settings, then Model Provider
- Click Add and add AI Gateway with the OpenAI API Compatible option
- Set the API Host to
https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1, and leave the API Path field empty - Add your AI Gateway API Key in the API Key field
- (Optional) Click Check next to the API Key field to validate your connection
- Click Fetch to retrieve all available models from AI Gateway
- Select models from the populated list
Your requests will now be routed through AI Gateway. You can verify this by checking your AI Gateway Overview in the Vercel dashboard.
View your usage, spend, and request activity in the AI Gateway tab of the Vercel dashboard. See the observability documentation for more details.
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