Render just removed its AI sandbox time limit — and Vercel still has a 24-hour cap
Render announced the removal of its previous 30-day continuous runtime limit on AI sandboxes for paid workspace customers, now allowing indefinite runtime. The platform added new capabilities for managing long-running AI agent workflows and shared storage. In contrast, Vercel caps individual sandbox sessions at 24 hours; while Render's sandboxes can suspend when idle and resume with files, memory, and processes intact. Render founder Anurag Goel positioned the update as part of the platform's broader mission to simplify infrastructure complexity compared to AWS. Some features, including credential brokering and private networking for sandboxes, remain in development.
Key points
- Render removed 30-day runtime limit for AI sandboxes
- Sandboxes can suspend and resume while retaining state
- Competes with Vercel's 24-hour session cap
- New tools for agent workflows and shared storage in beta
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