product launchOct 16, 2026
Vercel Launches General Availability for Python Runtime and SDKs
Vercel has moved Python support to general availability, enabling native deployment for frameworks like FastAPI, Flask, and Django. The release includes idiomatic Python SDKs for storage, queues, and AI workflows, alongside support for Vercel Daemons and Services.
➔ Python is generally available with native support for FastAPI, Flask, Django, and FastHTML, including dedicated Python SDKs for Vercel Queues, Workflows, and Blob, and support for Vercel Daemons.
product launchOct 16, 2026
Vercel Announces General Availability of Python Support, Container Runtimes, and Vercel Daemons
Vercel has moved Python support to general availability and launched Vercel Daemons in public beta for persistent background workers. Additionally, container support for custom runtimes and system libraries is now available for all users.
➔ Python support is Generally Available; container support is fully released; Vercel Daemons is available in Public Beta for persistent background processing.
featureOct 16, 2026
Vercel Launches Vercel Drives for Persistent Storage in Vercel Sandbox
Vercel has introduced Vercel Drives, a persistent storage solution for Vercel Sandbox that allows agents to maintain file state across different execution environments. The feature is generally available with storage capacities ranging from 1 GiB on Hobby plans to 1 TiB on other plans, with support for up to 16 TiB.
➔ Agents can use Vercel Drives to persist files across sandboxes, with 1 GiB storage on Hobby plans, 1 TiB default on other plans, and a maximum capacity of 16 TiB.
featureOct 16, 2026
Vercel for Enterprise
AI adoption in the enterprise is growing rapidly, and expanding beyond engineering users. In the last three months, token usage by enterpris...
➔ Updated feature release with expanded tooling
product launchOct 16, 2026
Vercel AI Gateway October 2026 Production Index Report
The October 2026 AI Gateway report reveals that open-weight models now account for 71.5% of total token volume and 23% of total spend. This marks a significant shift in market dynamics, with open-weight spend share quadrupling since June 2026.
➔ As of October 2026, open-weight models account for 71.5% of tokens and 23% of spend; over 68% of Chinese-origin model spend is routed through US-based providers.
product launchOct 16, 2026
Vercel Announces General Availability of Python Support and Vercel Drives
Vercel has officially moved Python support to general availability, enabling deployment of FastAPI, Flask, and Django applications. Additionally, Vercel Drives is now generally available for Sandbox, providing persistent workspaces for agents.
➔ Python is generally available (FastAPI, Flask, Django); Vercel Drives is generally available for Sandbox; Vercel Daemons is in public beta; BYOC on AWS is generally available.