Vercel Brings Basic build machines to Pro and Enterprise Teams.

Vercel is giving paying teams a less expensive way to build smaller projects. Pro and Enterprise customers can now select Basic build machines, a new 2 vCPU, 8 GB option priced at $0.007 per build minute.

The change matters for teams whose applications, websites or lightweight agents do not need the automatic scaling provided by Vercel’s default Elastic build machines. Rather than paying for more capable infrastructure across every project, administrators can assign Basic machines where workloads are predictable and modest.

Vercel detailed the option in a changelog announcement published on September 3, 2026. New Pro and Enterprise projects will continue to use Elastic build machines by default, so teams must actively change their configuration to use the lower-cost tier.

Basic build machines provide 2 vCPUs and 8 GB of memory. Vercel positions them for smaller apps and agents that can complete builds without premium compute resources. The company still recommends Elastic build machines for most use cases because they scale automatically.

That distinction gives teams a practical choice rather than replacing the existing default. A small marketing site, internal tool or minimally sized agent may be a reasonable candidate for Basic infrastructure. Projects with large dependency graphs, computationally intensive build steps or variable resource requirements may be better suited to Elastic machines.

Basic machines are charged at $0.0035 per vCPU per minute. With two vCPUs, that works out to $0.007 for each build minute, according to Vercel’s build pricing documentation. Actual costs will therefore depend on how frequently a project builds and how long each build takes.

Hobby accounts are not receiving a different machine specification as part of this update. Those accounts will continue building on the same 2 vCPU machines they previously used, but Vercel now refers to that infrastructure as Basic build machines.

Pro and Enterprise administrators can choose the machine type through either team-level or project-level build and deployment settings. Team settings are useful when an organization wants to establish the configuration more broadly, while project settings allow teams to make the decision workload by workload.

The option is also available through Vercel CLI version 59.6.0 or later. Developers can update a project with:

vc project update --build-machine basic

Because existing and new paid projects do not switch automatically, teams looking to reduce build spending will need to review their configurations. A sensible approach is to begin with smaller, non-critical projects, then compare build duration and reliability before applying the setting more widely.

The update adds another cost-control lever for organizations operating many Vercel projects. Savings on a single infrequently deployed site may be limited, but the economics become more relevant for agencies, product studios and companies running numerous small applications with regular preview deployments.

It also reduces the need to use the same compute profile for fundamentally different workloads. Teams can retain Elastic machines for demanding production applications while assigning Basic machines to simpler sites, prototypes and lightweight services. The result is more granular infrastructure selection without changing Vercel’s recommended default.

What is Vercel Basic build machines?

Basic build machines are Vercel build environments with 2 vCPUs and 8 GB of memory. They are intended as a more cost-efficient option for smaller applications or agents that require fewer build resources.

Which Vercel plans can use Basic build machines?

Basic build machines can be selected by Pro and Enterprise teams. Hobby accounts continue using the same 2 vCPU infrastructure they had previously, which is now named Basic build machines.

How much do Basic build machines cost?

Vercel charges $0.0035 per vCPU per minute. Since a Basic build machine has two vCPUs, the resulting price is $0.007 per build minute.