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Vercel Sandbox can now run for up to 24 hours

24 hours. That's how long Vercel Sandboxes can now run — unlocking agentic workflows that were impossible at 5 hours.

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Why it matters

Vercel's infrastructure expansion directly enables AI agents and long-running autonomous workflows to operate at production scale. For founders building agentic products, this removes a critical technical ceiling.

The key facts

9 to know
  1. Sandbox max duration increased from 5 hours to 24 hours

  2. Available on Pro and Enterprise plans

  3. Unlocks use cases: large-scale data processing, E2E testing, long-lived agentic workflows

  4. Works with persistent sandboxes for durable state management

  5. Published June 16, 2026

  6. Vercel Sandbox max runtime increased from 5 hours to 24 hours

  7. Feature available on all Pro and Enterprise plans

  8. Use cases: large-scale data processing, end-to-end testing, long-lived agentic workflows

  9. Pairs with persistent sandboxes for durable state management

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Vercel Blogvercel.com

Publisher excerpt: Vercel Sandboxes can run uninterrupted sessions for up to 24 hours (up from 5 hours). This new max duration unlocks workloads that require longer runtimes, such as large-scale data processing, end-to-end testing pipelines, and long-lived agentic workflows. Pair with to maintain durable state across…
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