Fluid compute is now the default for new projects
Vercel has made Fluid compute the default runtime for all new projects, following its general availability. Fluid compute reuses existing instances before spawning new ones, reducing costs by up to 85% for high-concurrency workloads while combining server efficiency with serverless flexibility.
New Vercel projects now run on by default.Fluid compute
This update follows , its adoption across large-scale production apps, and all deployments by default.Fluid’s general availabilityv0.devshipping with Fluid enabled
Fluid compute reuses existing instances before spawning new ones, cutting costs by up to 85% for high-concurrency workloads. It combines the efficiency of servers with the flexibility of serverless:
for your existing projects, and learn more in our and .Enable Fluidblogdocumentation
Concurrent requests per function
Scale from zero to infinity
Minimal cold starts
Usage-based, pay as you go
Full Node.js and Python support
No infrastructure to manage
Background tasks with
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