Reported News
Humans& Ampersand v0.1 is free on Vercel AI Gateway through Nov 13, 2026
Vercel's November 6, 2026 changelog says Ampersand from Humans& "is now available on AI Gateway for free through November 13, 2026." Call it as humansand/ampersand-v0.1; the model uses caller-defined send_message and pass tools to speak or stay quiet in group conversations.
- Changes reported
- 4
- listed below, each from a source we read
- We tested
- Not tested yet
- reported from sources; we did not run it ourselves
- Gaps we flag
- 3
- things we could not verify
- Sources
- 1
- 1 primary, linked below
What changed
| # | What the source says | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Availability: Ampersand from Humans& is on Vercel AI Gateway and free through November 13, 2026 per the changelog. | Reported |
| 02 | Model id: applications call humansand/ampersand-v0.1 through the AI SDK, the OpenAI-compatible Chat Completions API, or a coding agent. | Reported |
| 03 | Group-chat tools: send_message delivers a contribution; pass leaves the conversation quiet until the next human message; the application executes both tools and records results. | Reported |
| 04 | Design intent: the model is built to join group conversations, decide whether to speak or stay quiet, and help with clarifying questions or shared context when useful. | Reported |
reported by the sourcemeasured or run by usnot verified
Primary source: Vercel Changelog: Ampersand from Humans& on AI Gateway. We are the fast, independent index; the vendor’s own page is the source of record for this release.
In the source’s words
“Ampersand from Humans& is now available on AI Gateway for free through November 13, 2026.”
“send_message delivers a contribution, while pass leaves the conversation quiet until the next human message.”
What we have not verified
- We did not call humansand/ampersand-v0.1 on AI Gateway or measure turn-taking quality.
- Pricing after November 13, 2026 and rate limits were not stated on the changelog page we read.
- Context window, parameter count and benchmark scores were not published on this changelog.
This brief is Reported: written from the sources below, not from running the release ourselves.
Corrections and updates
- : Removed the line and quote saying Ampersand rejects required and named tool choices, because Vercel's changelog no longer contains that sentence.
Sources
- Vercel Changelog: Ampersand from Humans& on AI Gatewayprimary source · fetched 2026-11-07
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