# Pixel Canary is now available in stealth for free on AI Gateway

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- Publisher: Vercel
- Author credit: Zachary Chen; Rohan Taneja; Jerilyn Zheng; Eric Dodds
- Category: AI
- Original publication time: 2026-09-25T00:00:00Z
- Original update time: 2026-09-25T00:00:00Z
- First observed by NexusTechWire: 2026-10-01T20:28:47Z
- Original source: https://vercel.com/changelog/pixel-canary-is-now-available-in-stealth-for-free-on-ai-gateway
- NexusTechWire record: https://nexustechwire.com/news/news-37a37d25cf983bc1728a

## The brief

Vercel introduced Pixel Canary on AI Gateway as a stealth model with temporarily free access. The announcement emphasizes coding and interface development, citing Next.js evaluation results that allow up to four attempts per task. Zero Data Retention is unavailable, and submitted prompts and responses may be used for training and model improvement.

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