Vercel
Cloud platform for deploying web apps and AI agents, with an AI gateway, sandboxes, workflows and a global CDN.
Vercel is a cloud platform that builds, deploys and hosts web applications and AI agents. Vercel takes code from a Git repository, runs it on serverless compute and delivers it through a global CDN. Vercel also supplies an AI SDK, a model gateway, sandboxes and durable workflows. A free Hobby plan exists, and Pro costs $20 per month.
Best for Developers and engineering teams that ship web apps or AI agents and want hosting, delivery, security and AI infrastructure from one provider.
- Platforms
- Web, API, MCP
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Starting price
- $20 per month Pro plan; includes $20 of usage credit, with extra usage billed separately
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- Yes
- API
- Yes
- Made by
- Vercel
- Added
Last verified: . Information taken from vercel.com.
What is Vercel?
Vercel is a cloud platform for building, deploying and running web applications and AI agents. Code is imported from a Git repository and shipped through automatic CI/CD, with preview URLs, instant rollback and delivery over a global CDN. Compute runs as serverless functions on what the company calls Fluid compute, billed for active execution time. For AI work the platform adds an AI SDK, an AI Gateway that reaches hundreds of models, isolated sandbox VMs, durable workflows and queues. Vercel Agent can look into errors, review code and open pull requests. Security features include a web application firewall, bot management and DDoS mitigation, and observability tools cover logs, tracing and analytics. Coding agents can deploy through the API, CLI, MCP server and Skills. There is a free Hobby tier, a Pro plan and custom Enterprise contracts.
Key Features
Git-Based Deployment
Builds and deploys a project on each push, giving every change its own preview URL and allowing instant rollback.
AI Gateway
Routes requests to many AI models through one service, with fallback, load balancing, retries and spend monitoring.
Sandbox
Runs untrusted or agent-generated code inside isolated virtual machines that can be snapshotted.
Workflows and Queues
Keeps long-running, multi-step backend jobs durable so they survive failures and resume.
Firewall and Bot Management
Applies custom firewall rules, IP blocking, rate limits and managed rulesets, including one for AI bots.
Observability
Shows runtime logs, tracing, speed insights and web analytics for deployed projects.
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Use Cases
- Hosting a Next.js Application
- Connect a repository and let each commit build and publish automatically.
- Running AI Agents in Production
- Combine the gateway, sandboxes and workflows to keep an agent's backend durable.
- Marketing Sites
- Serve a company website from the CDN and preview edits before they go live.
- Multi-Tenant Platforms
- Give each customer a domain and SSL certificate while keeping tenants isolated.
- Agent-Driven Deployment
- Let a coding agent ship an app through the CLI, API or MCP server.
Pricing
Hobby
Free
per month, free
- Personal, non-commercial use
- Automatic CI/CD
- Web Application Firewall and DDoS mitigation
- Global CDN
Pro
$20
per month, plus additional usage
$20 of included usage credit
- Team collaboration with free viewer seats
- Spend management
- Cold start prevention
- Free trial available
Enterprise
Custom
contact sales, custom
- SCIM and Directory Sync
- Managed WAF rulesets
- Multi-region compute and failover
- 99.99% SLA
Plan prices as listed in the text of the official pricing page, which states that all prices are in USD and exclude taxes. Usage beyond the included amounts is billed separately at per-unit rates. Checked 9 Oct 2026 at vercel.com.
Things to know
- Hobby is for personal use
- The pricing FAQ describes the free Hobby plan as intended for personal, non-commercial projects.
- Billing is usage-based
- Each plan includes monthly allowances for requests, compute and data transfer; on Pro, usage past those allowances is charged at listed per-unit rates.
- Prices exclude tax
- The pricing page states that figures are in USD and that VAT, GST or other taxes are added according to the billing address.
- Some security features are paid add-ons
- On Pro, items such as SAML single sign-on and HIPAA BAA are listed with their own monthly fees.
FAQs
What is Vercel?
Vercel is a cloud platform for deploying and running web applications and AI agents, combining CI/CD, a CDN, serverless compute and AI infrastructure.
What is Vercel used for?
Vercel is used to host web apps, marketing sites, commerce storefronts and multi-tenant platforms, and to run AI features and agents in production.
Is Vercel free?
Vercel has a free Hobby plan at $0 per month. The pricing FAQ says Hobby is meant for personal, non-commercial use.
How much does Vercel cost?
Vercel's Pro plan is listed at $20 per month and includes $20 of usage credit; usage above the included amounts is charged per unit. Enterprise pricing is custom, and all prices are stated in USD before tax.
Does Vercel have an API?
Yes. Vercel provides an API, a CLI, an MCP server and SDKs, and its documentation covers each of them.
Which frameworks does Vercel support?
Vercel lists Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, Nitro, TanStack Start and FastAPI among supported frameworks, and it can also run containers built from a Dockerfile.
Does Vercel offer a free trial?
Yes. Vercel's pricing page offers a free trial of the Pro plan.
Who it's for
- Frontend developers
- Platform engineers
- AI application teams
- Startups
- Enterprises
Read about it
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- Building an AI-powered app: the tool stack, layer by layerStage 3: Model APIs, gateways and inference hosting
- Which AI tools do you need to build a website?Stage 8: Domain, hosting and deploy
- Building an AI-powered app: the tool stack, layer by layerStage 9: Shipping the app
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