AI app starters · Rank #26
Gemini Chatbot (Vercel)
Grade D: derived only from the two verdicts below. How grades work
Build your own generative UI chatbot using the Vercel AI SDK and Google Gemini
Why this verdict
How we check →- No commits in 90 days; last commit 144 days ago. receipt ↗
- Vercel AI SDK 3 declared; latest is 7 (4 majors behind). receipt ↗
- Drizzle 0.34.0 declared; latest is 0.45.4 (0.x releases can break). receipt ↗
- Next.js 15 declared; latest is 16 (1 major behind). receipt ↗
- Tailwind CSS 3 declared; latest is 4 (1 major behind). receipt ↗
- Zod 3 declared; latest is 4 (1 major behind). receipt ↗
- On current major: Auth.js, React. receipt ↗
- Not counted in verdict: TypeScript 5 → 7. receipt ↗
Snapshot: commit 7034ce9 on main, checked 2026-10-19 06:11 UTC. Receipts link to files at this exact commit.
- No license detected: check terms before commercial use.
- Two or more breaking releases behind on a core dependency.
Dependency freshness
| Package | Declared | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vercel AI SDK ai | 3.4.9 | 7.0.143 | 4 majors behind |
| TypeScript typescript | 5.0.0 | 7.0.2 | Behind, not counted |
| Drizzle drizzle-orm | 0.34.0 | 0.45.4 | 1 major behind |
| Next.js next | 15.5.7 | 16.4.2 | 1 major behind |
| Tailwind CSS tailwindcss | 3.4.1 | 4.3.3 | 1 major behind |
| Zod zod | 3.23.8 | 4.6.7 | 1 major behind |
| Auth.js next-auth | 5.0.0-beta.22 | 4.24.15 | Current |
| React react | 19.2.1 | 19.3.1 | 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, Vercel Postgres, Postgres.js
- 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
- AIMulti-provider LLM support
Supports Google (default), OpenAI, Anthropic, Cohere, and other model providers
- AIUnified AI SDK API
Unified API for generating text, structured objects, and tool calls with LLMs
- AIDefault Gemini model
ships with Google Gemini `gemini-1.5-pro` models as the default
- AuthNextAuth.js authentication
Simple and secure authentication
- DataChat history persistence
Vercel Postgres powered by Neon for saving chat history and user data
- DeployOne-click Vercel deploy
deploy your own version of the Next.js AI Chatbot to Vercel with one click
- OtherBlob object storage
Vercel Blob for efficient object storage
- UIGenerative UI hooks
Hooks for building dynamic chat and generative user interfaces
- UIshadcn/ui components
Component primitives from Radix UI for accessibility and flexibility
- UITailwind CSS styling
Styling with Tailwind CSS
- UINext.js App Router
Advanced routing for seamless navigation and performance
- UIServer Components and Actions
React Server Components (RSCs) and Server Actions for server-side rendering
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 | 2+ majors behind | 0 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Slowing | 2+ majors behind | 0 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Slowing | 2+ majors behind | 0 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Slowing | 2+ majors behind | 0 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | Slowing | 2+ majors behind | 0 |
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 7034ce9)
- README ↗ quoted features at the checked commit
- npm registry ↗ latest versions (each linked in the table above)