# Vercel Sandbox with Drives now starts up to 2.4x faster

Source: [Vercel](https://vercel.com/changelog/vercel-sandbox-with-drives-now-starts-up-to-2-4x-faster)  
Feed7 permalink: https://feed7.dev/p/vercel-sandbox-with-drives-now-starts-up-to-2-4x-faster-0ixk9wf  
Published: 2026-11-02T16:39:00.000Z  
Trust: Official Source (official_source)

## Why Included

Vercel Sandboxes using Drives now start faster without SDK or configuration changes: median creation fell from 1.7s to 0.7s, and p95 from 2.2s to 1.6s.

## Source Summary

For Vercel Sandboxes that mount Drives, median creation time fell from **1.7s to 0.7s**, while p95 fell from **2.2s to 1.6s**. The improvement applies automatically.

## Practical Implication

Builders using these sandboxes can expect shorter startup waits without changing their SDK version or configuration. Pricing is unchanged.

## Agent-Ready Context

For Vercel Sandboxes that mount Drives, median creation time fell from **1.7s to 0.7s**, while p95 fell from **2.2s to 1.6s**. The improvement applies automatically.

Builders using these sandboxes can expect shorter startup waits without changing their SDK version or configuration. Pricing is unchanged.

The material reports only median and p95 creation times; it does not give a measurement window or explain performance for sandboxes that do not use Drives.

## Connected Context

Feed7 judgment across 990 accumulated Signals:

This supplies measured startup improvements for the specific case of Sandboxes mounting Drives: median creation time drops from 1.7s to 0.7s and p95 from 2.2s to 1.6s, automatically and at unchanged pricing. It does not establish a change for sandboxes without Drives or explain end-to-end task speed.

- [Vercel Sandbox routing is now 18x faster globally](https://feed7.dev/p/vercel-sandbox-routing-is-now-18x-faster-globally-1xr4uw7) — Both report automatic Sandbox performance improvements at unchanged pricing, but measure different stages: this target covers creation time for Drive-mounted sandboxes, while the candidate covers domain lookup. Neither result establishes end-to-end agent speed.

## Context Map

- Layer: infra
- Domains: coding
- Topics: sandboxing

## Uncertainty

- The material reports only median and p95 creation times; it does not give a measurement window or explain performance for sandboxes that do not use Drives.

## Agent Instruction

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