CDN origin timeout increased to two minutes
Vercel just solved a real problem for AI builders. Two-minute CDN timeouts now standard—no more 504s on LLM inference.
Why it matters
Vercel's extended CDN timeout directly addresses a pain point for production AI workloads, particularly LLM inference and complex queries. This is infrastructure-as-a-feature for the AI economy—reducing friction for developers shipping real-time AI applications.
The key facts
10 to knowCDN origin timeout increased from 30 seconds to 120 seconds (4x improvement)
Available on all Vercel plans at no additional cost
Effective immediately with no configuration required
Explicitly targets LLM generation and complex data query workloads
Reduces 504 gateway timeout errors for long-running inference
CDN origin timeout increased from 30 seconds to 120 seconds (4x increase)
Specifically optimizes for LLM generation workloads
Reduces 504 gateway timeout errors
Effective immediately, no configuration required
Backend can continue sending data beyond 2 minutes if streaming continues every 120 seconds
Go to the source
Vercel Blogvercel.com
Publisher excerpt: Vercel’s CDN will now wait up to 120 seconds for your backend to start sending data, up from 30 seconds. This extended proxied request timeout is now available on all plans at no additional cost. The defines how long our CDN allows your to respond before canceling the request. After the initial…