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Why use Eleven v4 Turbo on Vercel AI Gateway?
Vercel AI Gateway offers Eleven v4 Turbo with pay-as-you-go pricing at $40.00/1M input characters. Vercel AI Gateway is a unified AI proxy providing a single OpenAI-compatible API endpoint to 275+ models from 25+ providers including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, Mistral, DeepSeek, xAI, Alibaba, Amazon, ByteDance, Cohere, MiniMax, MoonshotAI, KwaiPilot, Black Forest Labs, Recraft, Voyage AI, NVIDIA, and more.
Compare Eleven v4 Turbo across 4 providers to find the best fit for your use caseSetup recipe
Python + curlpip install openaiexport AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY=...import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],elevenlabs/eleven-v4-turboRequest example
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],
base_url="https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1"
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="elevenlabs/eleven-v4-turbo",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Gotchas
- Use provider model ID "elevenlabs/eleven-v4-turbo", not the LLMReference slug "eleven-v4-turbo".
- creator/model-name e.g. kwaipilot/kat-coder-pro-v2
- The examples expect AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY; rename it only if your application config maps the new variable.
Compare Eleven v4 Turbo Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| ElevenLabs API | $40.00 | — |
| OpenRouter | $40.00 | — |
| Vercel AI Gateway | $40.00 | — |
| fal API | $40.00 | — |
Pricing
| Type | Rate |
|---|---|
| Input characters | $40.00/1M chars |
Capabilities
About Eleven v4 Turbo
Eleven v4 Turbo is the real-time variant of ElevenLabs' Eleven v4 text-to-speech model, available since September 28, 2026, with a median latency of about 100 ms. It speaks 90+ languages, supports voice cloning and audio tags, and is built for agents and interactive apps. API ID: eleven_v4_turbo. Priced at $0.04 per 1K characters ($40 per 1M).