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Vercel Blog·May 7·5 min read
Faster builds now available with compute upgrades on paid plans
TL;DR
Software builds can be slow, causing delays in development. Vercel has introduced compute upgrades for paid plans, enhancing build speed.
✦ Why It Matters
Engineers can leverage faster build times to enhance productivity and accelerate development cycles.
Key Takeaways
- Consider upgrading to a paid plan for enhanced build performance.
- Enable enhanced builds on a per-project basis for faster results.
- Monitor build minutes to optimize costs with the new billing model.
- Enterprise users should utilize higher-spec machines for concurrent builds.
Full Summary
Vercel has introduced upgraded compute resources for all paid plans, providing machines with 8 CPUs, 16 GB of memory, and 58 GB of disk space. These enhancements significantly reduce build times and the total build minutes consumed.
Existing customers have reported improvements of up to 25% in build speed without needing to modify their current setups. Users can enable these enhanced builds on a per-project basis, and the billing is calculated based on the minutes used.
For enterprise customers, all concurrent builds can be executed on these higher-spec machines, including both pre-allocated and on-demand build slots. This upgrade aims to improve the overall development experience by making builds faster and more efficient.