diff --git a/rlm/clients/__init__.py b/rlm/clients/__init__.py
index 6a2f7f22..09d3008b 100644
--- a/rlm/clients/__init__.py
+++ b/rlm/clients/__init__.py
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ def get_client(
 
         backend_kwargs.setdefault("base_url", "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1")
         return OpenAIClient(**backend_kwargs)
+    elif backend == "vercel":
+        from rlm.clients.openai import OpenAIClient
+
+        backend_kwargs.setdefault("base_url", "https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1")
+        return OpenAIClient(**backend_kwargs)
     elif backend == "litellm":
         from rlm.clients.litellm import LiteLLMClient
 
@@ -54,5 +59,5 @@ def get_client(
         return AzureOpenAIClient(**backend_kwargs)
     else:
         raise ValueError(
-            f"Unknown backend: {backend}. Supported backends: ['openai', 'vllm', 'portkey', 'openrouter', 'litellm', 'anthropic', 'azure_openai', 'gemini']"
+            f"Unknown backend: {backend}. Supported backends: ['openai', 'vllm', 'portkey', 'openrouter', 'litellm', 'anthropic', 'azure_openai', 'gemini', 'vercel']"
         )
diff --git a/rlm/clients/openai.py b/rlm/clients/openai.py
index 48e8ed37..9b46a42e 100644
--- a/rlm/clients/openai.py
+++ b/rlm/clients/openai.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # Load API keys from environment variables
 DEFAULT_OPENAI_API_KEY = os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY")
 DEFAULT_OPENROUTER_API_KEY = os.getenv("OPENROUTER_API_KEY")
+DEFAULT_VERCEL_API_KEY = os.getenv("AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY")
 DEFAULT_PRIME_INTELLECT_BASE_URL = "https://api.pinference.ai/api/v1/"
 
 
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ def __init__(
                 api_key = DEFAULT_OPENAI_API_KEY
             elif base_url == "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1":
                 api_key = DEFAULT_OPENROUTER_API_KEY
+            elif base_url == "https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1":
+                api_key = DEFAULT_VERCEL_API_KEY
 
         # For vLLM, set base_url to local vLLM server address.
         self.client = openai.OpenAI(api_key=api_key, base_url=base_url)
diff --git a/rlm/core/types.py b/rlm/core/types.py
index c4ce16bb..7e913835 100644
--- a/rlm/core/types.py
+++ b/rlm/core/types.py
@@ -3,7 +3,15 @@
 from typing import Any, Literal
 
 ClientBackend = Literal[
-    "openai", "portkey", "openrouter", "vllm", "litellm", "anthropic", "azure_openai", "gemini"
+    "openai",
+    "portkey",
+    "openrouter",
+    "vercel",
+    "vllm",
+    "litellm",
+    "anthropic",
+    "azure_openai",
+    "gemini",
 ]
 EnvironmentType = Literal["local", "prime", "modal"]