--- title: Free plan users can now purchase AI Gateway credits description: Ngrok's AI Gateway, previously limited to paid plans, now lets free-tier users create API keys and purchase credits directly from the dashboard to route... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/free-plan-users-can-now-purchase-ai-gateway-credits-bmbw4v23m twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Free plan users can now purchase AI Gateway credits | daily.dev og:description: Ngrok's AI Gateway, previously limited to paid plans, now lets free-tier users create API keys and purchase credits directly from the dashboard to route... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/free-plan-users-can-now-purchase-ai-gateway-credits-bmbw4v23m og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/bmBW4v23M.png og:image:alt: Free plan users can now purchase AI Gateway credits og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Free plan users can now purchase AI Gateway credits **[ngrok Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/ngrok)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Ngrok's AI Gateway, previously limited to paid plans, now lets free-tier users create API keys and purchase credits directly from the dashboard to route requests to providers like OpenAI and Anthropic without setting up their own provider accounts. New accounts get $1 in credit automatically. Pricing is unchanged: provider costs pass through at cost plus a $0.05 per million token processing fee for ngrok-managed keys, and bring-your-own-key usage remains free on all plans. Hobbyist plan support and features like simpler model routing and dashboard BYOK are still upcoming. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Can free plan ngrok users access the AI Gateway without upgrading to a paid plan? Yes, free plan users can now create AI Gateway API keys and purchase credits directly from the ngrok dashboard, the same keys and credits paid plans use. Previously this required setting up your own provider accounts or upgrading to a pay-as-you-go plan. New accounts receive $1 in credit automatically to start making requests. _Developers evaluating AI gateway options can follow pricing and feature changes like this on daily.dev._ ### How much does ngrok charge for using its managed API keys in the AI Gateway? Provider costs are passed through at cost, with an additional processing fee of $0.05 per million tokens for requests using ngrok-managed keys. Bring-your-own-key (BYOK) usage remains free on all plans. New accounts start with $1 in credit, and additional credits can be purchased as needed. _Teams comparing AI infrastructure pricing can track updates like this via daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [OpenRouter: One API Key to Rule Them All](https://daily.dev/posts/openrouter-one-api-key-to-rule-them-all-ektckqyxv) · Playful Programming · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [All roads lead to metered pricing](https://daily.dev/posts/all-roads-lead-to-metered-pricing-yvoujksya) · Kilo Blog · 132 upvotes · 31 comments - [Understanding Azure OpenAI Pricing & 6 Ways to Cut Costs](https://daily.dev/posts/understanding-azure-openai-pricing-6-ways-to-cut-costs-gwycl2jid) · finout · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [GitHub moves Copilot to usage-based billing as AI coding costs climb](https://daily.dev/posts/github-moves-copilot-to-usage-based-billing-as-ai-coding-costs-climb-angxve7kl) · The New Stack · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#devtools](https://daily.dev/tags/devtools), [#ai-gateway](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-gateway) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/free-plan-users-can-now-purchase-ai-gateway-credits-bmbw4v23m) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Free plan users can now purchase AI Gateway credits","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/free-plan-users-can-now-purchase-ai-gateway-credits-bmbw4v23m","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/free-plan-users-can-now-purchase-ai-gateway-credits-bmbw4v23m"},"datePublished":"2026-08-23T07:21:14.967Z","dateModified":"2026-08-23T07:25:19.187Z","description":"Ngrok's AI Gateway, previously limited to paid plans, now lets free-tier users create API keys and purchase credits directly from the dashboard to route...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/5f8bb41c95330a0b25a5631f00925f4d?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/5f8bb41c95330a0b25a5631f00925f4d?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"ngrok Blog","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ngrok Blog","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--718XXxvE--/f_auto,q_auto/v1787469610/logos/ngrok?_a=BAMAMicg0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/ngrok"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/free-plan-users-can-now-purchase-ai-gateway-credits-bmbw4v23m","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"devtools,ai-gateway","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"ngrok Blog","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/ngrok"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Free plan users can now purchase AI Gateway credits"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/free-plan-users-can-now-purchase-ai-gateway-credits-bmbw4v23m#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Can free plan ngrok users access the AI Gateway without upgrading to a paid plan?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes, free plan users can now create AI Gateway API keys and purchase credits directly from the ngrok dashboard, the same keys and credits paid plans use. 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