Vercel's move appears to be a defensive play to retain users whose projects were outgrowing its platform, rather than a bold new capability. While the larger limit may accommodate some AI libraries, the most demanding models and datasets will still far exceed even 5GB, keeping such workloads firmly in the domain of specialized cloud providers. The real test will be whether Vercel can maintain its signature developer experience and cold-start performance at this scale, or if this simply opens the door to a new class of performance and billing surprises. In our view, this is less about enabling new AI frontiers and more about preventing existing customers from hitting a frustrating wall.