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Session 6 medium

Add AI features (no API keys)

LESSONLesson 6 · ~20 min

🎯Goal. Put real AI inside your app — summaries, chat, classification — without creating a model account or pasting keys.

▶ Try this prompt

Add an 'AI care tips' button to each plant card that generates 3 short care tips for that plant.

By default v0 uses the Vercel AI Gateway to reach AI models — no setup or API key required.

  1. 1Describe the AI feature like the prompt above. v0 builds it against the Vercel AI Gateway, which it's pre-configured to use — you don't create a provider account.
  2. 2Want a specific provider? From Project Menu ⋯ → Integrations you can add AI platforms like fal or Deep Infra, or connect Grok by xAI, from the Marketplace.
  3. 3During setup you can set spend limits and auto-top-ups so an AI feature can't run away with your budget. To use a third-party model directly (e.g. OpenAI), add its key as an environment variable instead.
v0's Integrations panel listing AI providers fal, Deep Infra and Grok by xAI alongside databases
v0's Integrations panel — add AI providers like fal, Deep Infra or Grok by xAI (next to the databases) with one click. By default v0 reaches models via the Vercel AI Gateway, no key needed. Source: v0.app/docs

✓You'll see. An AI-powered feature running inside your app with no model account to manage.

💳Cost. AI usage is billed through the gateway by what the model consumes — set a spend limit during setup to stay in control.

💡Takeaway. v0 bundles model access via the AI Gateway — describe the AI feature and it's wired, no keys to juggle.