v-autocomplete and setting user input as its value

In Vuetify 1.1.7 Combobox has new feature which you can refer to.

Its on the Advance custom options.

had this same issue and solved it with the v-combobox it's kinda like the same as v-autocomplete so, you can just replace your tags with <v-combobox></v-combobox> or check the documentation here: https://vuetifyjs.com/en/components/combobox/#usage