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Vercel Sandbox with Drives now starts up to 2.4x faster

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In short

Vercel successfully reduced startup times for Sandboxes mounting Drives, achieving speeds up to 2.4 times faster overall. Median creation times fell from 1.7 seconds to 0.7 seconds, while the 95th percentile times dropped to 1.6 seconds from 2.2 seconds. These technical gains apply automatically to all active setups without requiring SDK upgrades or configuration adjustments. Service pricing remains unchanged, with full operational details accessible in the Vercel Drives documentation.

Key points

  • Existing sandboxes automatically receive the speed increase without requiring configurati…: Existing sandboxes automatically receive the speed increase without requiring configuration adjustments or SDK upgrades.
  • Vercel is keeping the existing pricing structure completely unchanged despite the major p…: Vercel is keeping the existing pricing structure completely unchanged despite the major performance gains.
  • Developers can review comprehensive implementation guidance and extra details in the offi…: Developers can review comprehensive implementation guidance and extra details in the official Vercel Drives documentation.

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Vercel Sandboxes that mount Drives now start faster. Median creation time dropped from 1.7s to 0.7s, and p95 dropped from 2.2s to 1.6s.

The speedup applies automatically to every sandbox that uses Drives, with no SDK upgrade or configuration changes needed. Pricing stays the same.

Learn more in the Vercel Drives documentation.

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