# Announcing Runpod's New Serverless CPU Feature

DevFeed: [Announcing Runpod's New Serverless CPU Feature](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/announcing-runpod-s-new-serverless-cpu-feature-94548.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.runpod.io/blog/announcing-runpods-new-serverless-cpu-feature>)

Author: Brendan McKeag

Published: 2026-10-22T02:56:23Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Runpod Blog.](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/runpod-blog.md>)

Topics: [Serverless](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/serverless.md>)

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## AI overview

Runpod's Serverless CPU offers GPU-free VM containers for lighter workloads, development tasks, and automation. It provides up to 3.75 GHz cores, DDR5 memory, and NVMe SSD storage, with Compute-Optimized or General Purpose CPU configurations. The excerpt says CPUs may suit some scenarios better than GPUs, which it describes as strong for parallel processing, but does not detail pricing, configuration choices, or a full comparison.

## Source excerpt

Runpod introduces Serverless CPU: high-performance VM containers with customizable CPU options, ideal for cost-effective and versatile workloads not.