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.
Observed facts
Vercel says the improvements apply on build machines with more than two vCPUs.
1During rollout, average project-file preparation time fell 20%; for Git LFS-enabled projects, it fell 54%, saving about 13 seconds per deployment on that step.
1The 90th-percentile preparation time fell 22%, and the change applies automatically.
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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.
Implications
Teams with Git LFS-enabled projects on eligible machines have the clearest reported reason to expect a practical time saving.
The figures should not be read as equivalent reductions in total deployment time.
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.
Watch conditions
Watch for Vercel to publish broader rollout coverage or measurements connecting file-preparation gains to total build and deployment times.