Edge Middleware and Edge Functions are now powered by Vercel Functions
Vercel unifies Edge and serverless compute under one pricing model—developers now get predictable costs across all function types.
Why it matters
Vercel's consolidation of Edge Middleware and Edge Functions into a unified Vercel Functions infrastructure simplifies the developer experience and reduces cost unpredictability—relevant to AI app builders optimizing inference workloads at the edge.
The key facts
11 to knowEdge Middleware now Vercel Routing Middleware—runs full Vercel Functions before cache
Edge Functions now use Edge Runtime after cache on Vercel's Fluid compute infrastructure
Unified pricing model based on Active CPU time across all compute types
Multi-runtime support: Node.js and Edge runtimes
Framework-driven automatic deployment
General availability for all Vercel users
Edge Middleware now Vercel Routing Middleware (generally available)
Edge Functions consolidated under unified Vercel Functions infrastructure
Unified pricing based on Active CPU time across all compute types
Supports both Node.js and Edge runtimes
Runs on Vercel's Fluid compute for improved performance and cost efficiency
Go to the source
Vercel Blogvercel.com
Publisher excerpt: Functions using the Edge runtime now run on the unified Vercel Functions infrastructure. This applies to both before and after the cache: With these changes, all functions including those running the Edge runtime are: Vercel Routing Middleware is now generally available to all users. Learn more…