Access Perplexity Web Search on Vercel AI Gateway with any model
Vercel just unlocked web search for every AI model. No more vendor lock-in.
Why it matters
Vercel AI Gateway now integrates Perplexity Search as a universal tool across all LLM providers, reducing developer friction and breaking down walled gardens that previously locked search capabilities to first-party models. This is a meaningful productivity win for teams building multi-model AI applications.
The key facts
5 to knowPerplexity Search now available via Vercel AI Gateway
Works with any model, regardless of provider
Adds web search capability to models without native search (e.g., Alibaba glm-4.7)
Use cases include developer tooling, CI assistants, and fallback consistency across multiple providers
Accessible via @ai-sdk/gateway import with perplexity_search tool
Go to the source
Vercel Blogvercel.com
Publisher excerpt: You can now give any model the ability to search the web using Perplexity through Vercel's AI Gateway. AI Gateway supports Perplexity Search as a universal web search tool that works with all models, regardless of provider. Unlike native search tools that are exclusive to specific providers,…