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NO.: #cff54c2c
Topic: INFRA & SAAS
Source: vercel_blog
Published: 2026-05-29 10:00:00
Importance: ★ 10/10 — radar 100
Original: vercel.com/changelog/function-invocations-now-billed-per-unit

`Vercel` switches function invocations to per-unit billing

Function usage now maps directly to actual calls. The rate is unchanged, but billing becomes smoother for small teams and bursty apps.

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Pro customers pay $0.0000006 per invocation, equivalent to the previous $0.60 per 1M invocations package rate.
The change starts from the next billing cycle; current effective rates stay unchanged until the existing cycle ends.
Per-unit billing reduces the chance that Vercel Functions usage eats a large chunk of monthly included credits at once.
Applies to Pro and new Enterprise customers, so active Vercel apps should recheck cost dashboards after renewal.

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`Vercel` switches function invocations to per-unit billing

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