Vercel supercharges sandboxes 5x, splits AI pricing into token and trigger fees
What happened
Between the Aug 24, 2026 and Aug 27, 2026 captures of Vercel's pricing page, Pulse recorded 3 changes: Pro plan's included Concurrent Sandboxes limit jumped from 2K to 10K, a 5x increase in included capacity; Hobby (10) and Enterprise (Custom) unchanged; Vercel Connect's single per-request pricing row (5K included, $3/10K requests) was removed from the AI section and replaced by two separate metered lines: Token Requests and Triggers; Two pricing table row labels were revised with no change to qu. In detail: Two pricing table row labels were revised with no change to quotas or prices: the 'formerly known as Edge Config' clarifier was dropped from Global Config Reads/Writes, and 'Speed Insights Data Points' was renamed 'Speed Insights Plus Events'. Pulse files it as a packaging change (positioning, limit increase, metric change) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 26, 2026) lists Pro at $20.
It lands 3 days after Vercel's previous change, "Vercel renames Edge Config to Global Config, quotas and pricing untouched" (Aug 24, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Vercel cuts Turbo/Observability prices, adds metered Connect, reworks Workflo" (Jul 4, 2026) and "Vercel makes v0 a paid add-on, locks out Hobby users" (Jun 22, 2026). Vercel has been tracked since 2024-10-01.
In the same window Netlify, Render, Railway and Heroku also changed their Cloud & DevOps pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Two · PositioningRemoved
Before'formerly known as Edge Config' clarifier
AfterNot listed
- Pro · Limit+400%2K10K
- — · Pricing modelMetric change
Vercel Connect's single per-request pricing row (5K included, $3/10K requests) was removed from the AI section and replaced by two separate metered lines: Token Requests and Triggers.
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two | Positioning | 'formerly known as Edge Config' clarifier | Not listed | Removed |
| Pro | Limit | 2K | 10K | +400% |
| — | Pricing model | Vercel Connect's single per-request pricing row (5K included, $3/10K requests) was removed from the AI section and replaced by two separate metered lines: Token Requests and Triggers. | Metric change | |
Values as written on Vercel's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Vercel's pricing page (vercel.com) from Aug 24, 2026 and Aug 27, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where the 'formerly known as Edge Config' clarifier no longer appears.
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Vercel, the last 90 days
Full history- Sep 9, 2026packagingVercel replaces Pro CDN overages with flat-rate included data transfer
- Sep 1, 2026packagingVercel adds tax disclaimer: prices in USD, exclude VAT and GST
- Aug 31, 2026packagingVercel: Connect->Token Requests price hike + new Triggers metric
- Aug 27, 2026packagingVercel supercharges sandboxes 5x, splits AI pricing into token and trigger fees · this change
- Aug 24, 2026packagingVercel renames Edge Config to Global Config, quotas and pricing untouched
- Jul 4, 2026packagingVercel cuts Turbo/Observability prices, adds metered Connect, reworks Workflo...
- Jun 22, 2026packagingVercel makes v0 a paid add-on, locks out Hobby users
Across Cloud & DevOps in the same window
All Cloud & DevOps changes- NetlifyAug 4Netlify: Enterprise price hidden + private-by-default deploys
- RenderJul 4Render ditches per-user pricing for flat fee, adds $100K startup credits
- RailwayJul 4Railway: Availability Target SLAs added + Pro volume limit doubled + new Railway Agent addon
- HerokuJul 3Heroku: new Postgres Advanced tier added (cluster-based pricing)
Questions about this change
Did Vercel raise prices in August 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Aug 24, 2026 and Aug 27, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: positioning, limit increase, metric change.
What changed on Vercel's pricing page between Aug 24, 2026 and Aug 27, 2026?
Two positioning: 'formerly known as Edge Config' clarifier → Not listed, removed; Pro limit: 2K → 10K (+400%); Vercel Connect's single per-request pricing row (5K included, $3/10K requests) was removed from the AI section and replaced by two separate metered lines: Token Requests and Triggers. Pulse compared the captures it took on Aug 24, 2026 and Aug 27, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Vercel change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 3 other pricing-page changes for Vercel in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Vercel renames Edge Config to Global Config, quotas and pricing untouched" on Aug 24, 2026; Vercel has been tracked since 2024-10-01.
