Vercel Functions can now run up to 30 minutes

Vercel increased the maximum execution duration for Functions using Node.js and Python runtimes to 30 minutes for Pro and Enterprise teams, more than doubling the previous 800-second limit. The update enables longer-running tasks such as AI reasoning, document processing, and web scraping, with Fluid Compute ensuring cost-efficient billing by charging only for active CPU time.

Vercel Functions using the Node.js and Python runtimes now support execution durations up to 30 minutes for Pro and Enterprise teams, more than 2x the previous 800 second limit. Support for additional runtimes is coming soon. Use longer-running Functions for work that needs more time to finish, including: Long LLM reasoning and tool calls AI responses that stream for several minutes Document and media processing OCR and extraction Web scraping and browser automation Fluid Compute keeps long-running work cost-efficient. Active CPU billing only applies while your code is executing, and pauses while your Function is waiting on I/O such as AI model calls, database queries, and third-party APIs. Set maxDuration to opt in. For Next.js App Router, configure it in the route file: For other runtimes and frameworks, configure maxDuration for a specific function path in vercel.json : Durations above 800 seconds are in beta and require Fluid Compute. Learn more about configuring max duration for Vercel Functions in the documentation https://vercel.com/docs/functions/configuring-functions/duration .