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Vercel

Frontend cloud for Next.js and JavaScript apps, with previews

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Vercel deploys frontend and full-stack apps such as Next.js from Git, with preview URLs, functions, a CDN and Hobby, Pro and Enterprise plans.

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What is Vercel?

Vercel is a frontend cloud platform built around Git-connected deployments, automatic preview environments for pull requests, and edge and serverless functions. It is the company behind the Next.js framework, was founded in 2015 as ZEIT, renamed Vercel in 2020, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Vercel now describes itself as agentic infrastructure for every app and agent, a platform where humans and agents build software together.

Deployment works from the command line or from Git. The CLI detects your framework, builds your project and deploys it. Alternatively you connect a GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket account, select a repo and click Deploy, and every push to the connected branch triggers a new deployment. Next.js deploys with zero configuration, and Vercel supports 40+ other frameworks. Serverless functions run on Fluid compute, which scales concurrency for AI and I/O-heavy workloads.

The documentation also covers AI Gateway, which calls 400+ models through one endpoint with budgets, fallbacks and usage monitoring. Other products include the AI SDK, Sandbox for isolated execution environments, the Workflow SDK, and Vercel MCP server for agents. Plans are Hobby, Pro and Enterprise, with Hobby described as the starting place for a web app or personal project.

Key capabilities

  • Deployments Git-connected builds with automatic preview URLs for every pull request.
  • Runtime Edge and serverless functions alongside static asset hosting and image optimization.
  • Plans Free Hobby tier, Pro from $20/month, and custom Enterprise pricing.
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Where Vercel fits

  • Frontend and full-stack hosting Deploy Next.js with zero configuration, or bring one of 40+ supported frameworks.
  • Preview deployments Connect GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket to deploy on every push, with a preview URL for every branch.
  • Functions with Fluid compute Server-side code runs on demand, and Fluid compute scales concurrency for AI and I/O-heavy workloads.
  • Delivery and caching Cache responses close to users, control routing, compression and revalidation, and regenerate static pages on a schedule or on demand.
  • Safe releases Send a new deployment to a percentage of traffic first, then promote it, or revert production to a previous deployment without a rebuild.
  • AI Gateway and AI SDK Call 400+ models through one endpoint, and build chat, agents and structured output in TypeScript.
  • Agent tooling The API, CLI, MCP server and Skills let coding agents deploy and manage projects, deployments and logs.

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