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The latest AI and developer news from Vercel Blog, with short summaries.
Visit website →Recraft image models now available on AI Gateway
Vercel's **AI Gateway** now lets you use **Recraft**'s V2 and V3 image models without a separate account.
Improved Environment Variables UI
Vercel improved its UI to let users manage shared and project environment variables more efficiently.
On-Demand Code Review with Vercel Agent
Vercel has launched an on-demand code review feature for **Vercel Agent** that can be triggered with just a button click on a GitHub Pull Request.
Vercel AI Gateway begins supporting the OpenResponses API
Vercel AI Gateway supports OpenResponses API, OpenAI's open-source specification.
Experimental Build Mode for Hono and Express Projects
Vercel has introduced an experimental build mode for Hono and Express projects.
SSH into a running Vercel Sandbox using the CLI
The Vercel Sandbox CLI lets you connect an interactive SSH session with enhanced security to a running sandbox.
AWS Databases Now Available on Vercel Marketplace and v0
Vercel has launched a feature that allows direct provisioning and connection of AWS databases through Marketplace and v0.
Faster build times for large-scale projects
Vercel optimized its build system to cut build times for large-scale projects by an average of 2.8 seconds, up to 12 seconds at most.
AI Voice Elements
A new **AI Voice Elements** set of components has been released, integrating with the AI SDK's Transcription and Speech features.
GPT 5.2 Codex Now Available on Vercel AI Gateway
GPT 5.2 Codex, which combines expert knowledge with agentic coding ability, is now available through Vercel AI Gateway.
Perplexity Web Search Now Available for Any Model on Vercel AI Gateway
Perplexity's web search capability can now be integrated and used across all AI models through Vercel AI Gateway.
Vercel Sandbox Sets Node.js 24 as Default Runtime
The default Node.js runtime version for Vercel Sandbox has been changed to Node.js 24 for the latest features and performance improvements.
React Best Practices Released
Vercel has released a knowledge repository of React and Next.js optimizations, tailored for AI agents and LLMs.
Using Perplexity Web Search in Vercel AI Gateway
Vercel AI Gateway has introduced Perplexity web search functionality, providing real-time web search capability to all LLM models.
Protection Bypass for Automation now supports multiple secrets
Vercel now supports multiple Protection Bypass for Automation secrets, making secret rotation and workflow management easier.
Deployment Protection Now Supports Team-Level Default Settings
Vercel now lets teams specify a default Deployment Protection setting that will be applied to new projects.
Support for Project-Level Deployment Suffix Configuration
Vercel has introduced a feature that allows deployment suffixes to be set per project rather than per team.
Markdown response support on documentation pages
Vercel documentation pages can now be requested in Markdown format, making them easier to use in AI agent and CLI workflows.
Nick Bogaty Joins Vercel as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)
Vercel has recruited Adobe veteran Nick Bogaty as CRO to accelerate its AI-driven market push.
Streamdown v2: Smaller Bundle Size and New Remend Options
**Streamdown**, an AI-streaming-oriented alternative to react-markdown, has released v2 with a reduced bundle size.