Customize timeouts for faster automatic failover on Vercel AI Gateway (opens in new tab)

**Published:** March 5, 2026 | **Authors:** Rohan Taneja, Jerilyn Zheng --- AI Gateway now supports per-inference provider timeouts for faster failover than the provider default. If a provider doesn't start responding within your configured timeout, AI Gateway aborts the request and falls back to the next available provider. Provider timeouts are available in beta for BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) credentials only, with support for system provider timeouts coming soon. Note that some providers...