AI app starters · Rank #17
Vercel AI Chatbot
Grade B: derived only from the two verdicts below. How grades work
A full-featured, hackable Next.js AI chatbot built by Vercel
Why this verdict
How we check →- No commits in 90 days; last commit 102 days ago. receipt ↗
- On current major: Auth.js, Drizzle, Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS, Vercel AI SDK, Zod. receipt ↗
- Not counted in verdict: TypeScript 5 → 7. receipt ↗
Snapshot: commit c2f8235 on main, checked 2026-10-19 06:00 UTC. Receipts link to files at this exact commit.
- No license detected: check terms before commercial use.
Dependency freshness
| Package | Declared | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TypeScript typescript | 5.6.3 | 7.0.2 | Behind, not counted |
| Auth.js next-auth | 5.0.0-beta.25 | 4.24.15 | Current |
| Drizzle drizzle-orm | 0.45.2 | 0.45.4 | Current |
| Next.js next | 16.2.10 | 16.4.2 | Current |
| React react | 19.2.7 | 19.3.1 | Current |
| Tailwind CSS tailwindcss | 4.3.2 | 4.3.3 | Current |
| Vercel AI SDK ai | 7.0.15 | 7.0.143 | Current |
| Zod zod | 4.4.3 | 4.6.7 | Current |
Declared = lowest version the kit's dependency file (package.json, pyproject.toml or requirements.txt) allows. Latest = the npm "latest" tag or the newest PyPI release. TypeScript, the Stripe SDK, FastAPI and other 0.x packages are shown but not counted in the verdict.
What's in the stack
- Framework
- Next.js
- Auth
- Auth.js
- Database / ORM
- Drizzle, Postgres.js
- Testing
- Playwright
- Monitoring
- Vercel Analytics
Detected from declared dependencies. A listed package means it's installed, not necessarily fully wired up.
What the README says you get
- AIAI SDK unified API
Unified API for generating text, structured objects, and tool calls with LLMs
- AIGenerative UI hooks
Hooks for building dynamic chat and generative user interfaces
- AIMultiple model providers
Supports OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, and other model providers
- AIAI Gateway routing
Vercel AI Gateway to access multiple AI models through a unified interface
- AIIncluded model set
Included models: Mistral, Moonshot, DeepSeek, OpenAI, and xAI
- AuthAuth.js authentication
Simple and secure authentication
- DataNeon Postgres persistence
Neon Serverless Postgres for saving chat history and user data
- DeployOne-click Vercel deploy
deploy your own version of Chatbot to Vercel with one click
- OtherVercel Blob storage
Vercel Blob for efficient file storage
- UINext.js App Router
Next.js App Router
- UIReact Server Components
React Server Components (RSCs) and Server Actions
- UITailwind CSS styling
Styling with Tailwind CSS
- UIRadix UI primitives
Component primitives from Radix UI for accessibility and flexibility
Extracted from the kit's README by a local AI model (deepseek-flash) on Sep 29, 2026. Every item is checked against an exact README quote. A README claim is the maker's description, not something we tested.
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History
Sep 26, 2026 → Oct 19, 2026. One square per check, colored by maintenance status. Hover for details.
Show as a table
| Date | Maintenance | Dependencies | Commits (90d) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2026 | Slowing | Current deps | 0 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Slowing | Current deps | 0 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Steady | Current deps | 12 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Steady | Current deps | 12 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | Steady | Current deps | 12 |
Sources
Every claim on this page comes from these public records, checked . Open them to verify.
- Commit history ↗ default branch (main) at the checked commit: pulse, contributors, last commit
- Releases ↗ latest release
- package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit c2f8235)
- README ↗ quoted features at the checked commit
- npm registry ↗ latest versions (each linked in the table above)