Vercel's v0 opened its model picker to AI Gateway models, with Enterprise owner controls

Archive entry: this covers an event from September 22, 2026, and we published it on November 8, 2026. The details come from sources dated at the time and may have changed since.

On September 22, 2026, Vercel updated the model picker in v0, as described in the v0 changelog. The updated picker opened v0 to AI Gateway models and gave Enterprise teams owner-controlled access.

What changed

• Browsing: users could browse and search the available AI Gateway models through the Add models option in the chat composer.
• Adding models: users could add models to the picker, review token pricing, and customize Thinking and Fast Mode where they were supported.
• Enterprise access: the updated picker was available to Enterprise teams with owner-controlled access. Teams started with v0 models, and members could browse locked custom models.
• Owner control: a team owner could enable Allow custom models in Workspace settings to accept custom models for the team, including future releases.
• Opt-in: existing Enterprise teams had to opt in, even if they had already turned off Restrict to v0 Models, and owners could turn custom model access off again.
• Restrictions: individual model restrictions and isolated tenant restrictions continued to apply.

What it meant for builders

The picker let teams build in v0 with models beyond v0's own, which brought it closer to builders that offer model choice. For Enterprise teams, the owner decided whether custom models were accepted, so adoption stayed under the team's control.

Sources

• v0 changelog: More model choices, with Enterprise owner controls (Vercel (v0), September 22, 2026, official)

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