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Claude Code Max via AI Gateway, available now for Claude Code

Claude Code Max now routes through Vercel's AI Gateway—unified observability, zero extra cost.

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Why it matters

Developers can now use their existing Claude Code Max subscription via Vercel's AI Gateway for centralized usage tracking and monitoring, lowering operational friction for teams managing multiple AI model integrations.

The key facts

6 to know
  1. Claude Code Max subscription now supported on Claude Code CLI via AI Gateway

  2. No additional cost for existing subscribers

  3. Unified observability and usage tracking through Vercel platform

  4. Dual authentication: Authorization header for Anthropic credentials, x-ai-gateway-api-key for AI Gateway

  5. AI Gateway acts as passthrough proxy with fallback routing capability

  6. Environment variable setup required (.zshrc/.bashrc)

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Publisher excerpt: now supports the Claude Code Max subscription for the Claude Code CLI. This allows developers to use their existing subscription on Anthropic models with no additional cost while getting unified observability, usage tracking, and monitoring through Vercel’s platform.AI Gateway Set up your…
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