Vercel AI SDK 90.4

TypeScript toolkit for building AI apps and agents with any model provider.

Category

Agent frameworks

Ranking

#1 in Best agent frameworks · #8 in Ship a SaaS in a weekend stack

Why it's ranked

The standard for AI features in TypeScript/Next.js apps.

Pricing

Open source (check the vendor's site for current prices)

GitHub

vercel/ai · ★ 27,303 (as of 2026-10-14)

Editor's score

88/100

Added

2026-10-13

Last reviewed

2026-10-13

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