Laya decision model now available on AI Gateway, free through October 31
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Zachary Chen
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Zachary Chen
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Key takeaways · AI-distilled
Vercel's suggested uses are concrete: detect a refund request and route it to billing, choose which tool or workflow should handle an AI agentAn AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.Full definition → request, flag a request or response for policy review, and rate ticket urgency or answer quality on a defined scale.
There are two model IDs. convaiinnovations/laya-free routes to Boundless and stops serving after the October 31, 2026 promotion ends, while convaiinnovations/laya keeps working and begins billing at that point.
Laya is callable through the AI SDK's experimental_evaluate function, a native HTTP API, or a TypeSafe-compatible API. Vercel's example pins the request to the free provider with the gateway option only: ['boundless'].
Terms in this piece · Glossary
eval — A repeatable test for AI quality — a set of tasks plus scoring — used the way software teams use test suites, because model output is too variable to judge by eyeballing.
AI agent — An AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.
Why it matters
Laya returns structured yes/no, choice or score answers with probabilities, usable for agent routing, triage and guardrail checks. It is free via Boundless on AI Gateway until October 31, 2026.
