Vercel bandwidth pricing in 2026
Pro includes 1 TB of Fast Data Transfer a month. Here is what that actually covers, what it costs when you pass it, and when it is worth paying anyway.
Verified 2026-08-13 from vercel.com/pricing.
What overages actually cost
Pro is $20/seat/month with $1 TB included per account. Transfer beyond that is $0.15/GB.
| Monthly transfer | Over allowance | Overage cost |
|---|---|---|
| 50 GBSmall marketing site | 0 GB | — |
| 400 GBBusy blog or docs site | 0 GB | — |
| 1500 GBSaaS app with media | 476 GB | $71.40 |
| 5000 GBMedia-heavy or viral month | 3976 GB | $596.40 |
Transfer only. Edge requests, function invocations and build minutes are billed separately.
Before you consider moving
Most bandwidth bills are fixable without changing platform. Cache properly, size images through the optimiser, keep client bundles small, and move heavy static assets to object storage. If your site genuinely needs global edge delivery and per-PR preview deployments, Vercel is worth paying for and we do not match it — we serve from a region, not from hundreds of points of presence. The case for moving is a full-stack app with steady traffic that is paying for edge it does not use.
Common questions about Vercel bandwidth
How much bandwidth does Vercel Pro include?+
Pro includes 1 TB of Fast Data Transfer per month and 10 million edge requests, per account rather than per seat.
What does Vercel charge for bandwidth overages?+
$0.15/GB for Fast Data Transfer beyond the included 1 TB, and $2 per million edge requests beyond 10 million.
Is 1 TB of bandwidth a lot?+
For a marketing site or a blog, yes - it is far more than you will use. For anything serving images, video or large JavaScript bundles to a real audience, it goes faster than people expect. A single 2 MB page view is roughly 500,000 views to the limit.
Does the Hobby plan have a bandwidth limit?+
Hobby is free and has its own limits, and Vercel's terms restrict it to non-commercial use. If you are running a business on it, Pro is the honest tier.
What counts as Fast Data Transfer?+
Data served from Vercel's edge network to visitors. It is metered separately from edge requests, which count the number of requests rather than the bytes.
How can I reduce Vercel bandwidth costs?+
Cache aggressively, serve images through their optimiser at the right sizes, avoid shipping large client bundles, and move heavy static assets to object storage on another domain. Those are real fixes and worth doing before changing platform.
Does Hostwares meter bandwidth?+
No. Packs are a flat monthly price and traffic is not metered, which is the main structural difference. What you give up is Vercel's edge network - we serve from a region, not from 300 points of presence.
Should I leave Vercel over bandwidth costs?+
Only if you are consistently paying overages for a site that does not need edge delivery. If your app benefits from the edge network and preview deployments, the bandwidth cost is buying something real.