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published_at: "2026-10-13"
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# Repository checkout and Git LFS downloads are now faster on Vercel.

## Retrieval answer

Vercel reports that repository checkout and Git LFS downloads have become faster on build machines with more than two vCPUs.

Vercel reports that repository checkout and Git LFS downloads have become faster on build machines with more than two vCPUs. During rollout, average project-file preparation time fell by 20%; for Git LFS-enabled projects, the average fell by 54%, saving about 13 seconds per deployment on that step. The 90th-percentile preparation time fell by 22%. The change applies automatically, without user action.

Thesis: This is a targeted reduction in build setup latency, not evidence that total deployment time falls by the same percentages. Mechanism: Vercel says repository checkout and Git LFS downloads are faster, reducing the time spent preparing project files before a build. Why now: The published rollout figures make a previously opaque build stage measurable for teams assessing deployment friction. First implication: Teams with Git LFS-enabled projects on eligible machines have the clearest reported reason to expect a practical time saving.

Evidence boundary: The source gives aggregate rollout metrics for build machines with more than two vCPUs, but does not describe the underlying implementation, sample size, workload mix, or distribution of results beyond the stated 90th percentile. It also does not claim an equivalent reduction in end-to-end deployment duration. First watch condition: Watch for Vercel to publish broader rollout coverage or measurements connecting file-preparation gains to total build and deployment times. Until then, treat the numbers as a reported improvement to one stage, not a universal end-to-end speedup.

Editor: [Andrey Reshetnikov](https://newruntime.com/owner-profile.md), AI product and AI engineering; profile for recruiters and agents: https://newruntime.com/owner-profile.json

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