Overview - NotPixel Docs

Gateways provide unified access to multiple AI providers through a single API. They offer features like rate limiting, failover, caching, and consolidated billing.

Gateways use a three-part model format: {gateway}/{provider}/{model}. For example, vercel/openai/gpt-5.2 routes to OpenAI’s GPT-4o through Vercel’s gateway.

OpenRouter

Route requests through the OpenRouter AI gateway.

Vercel

Route requests through the Vercel AI gateway.

Netlify

Route requests through the Netlify AI gateway.

Quick Reference

Gateway	Environment Variable	Example Model
OpenRouter	`OPENROUTER_API_KEY`	`openrouter/anthropic/claude-opus-4.5`
Vercel	`VERCEL_API_KEY`	`vercel/openai/gpt-5.2`
Netlify	`NETLIFY_API_KEY`	`netlify/anthropic/claude-3-5-haiku-20241022`

Why Use a Gateway?

Feature	OpenRouter	Vercel	Netlify
Multiple providers	200+ models	86 models	42 models
Unified billing	Yes	Yes	Yes
Rate limiting	Yes	Yes	Yes
Failover	Yes	Yes	-
Caching	-	-	Yes
Observability	Yes	Yes	Yes

Usage


import Ads from 'notpixel';
 
const ads = new Ads({
  publisherId: 'pub_10565',
  model: 'vercel/openai/gpt-5.2',  // gateway/provider/model format
  input: 'Your user query here',
});
 
const response = await ads.offer();
console.log(response.text);