# Elastic Build Machines now protect against out of memory builds

DevFeed: [Elastic Build Machines now protect against out of memory builds](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/elastic-build-machines-now-protect-against-out-of-memory-builds-910.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://vercel.com/changelog/elastic-build-machines-now-protect-against-out-of-memory-builds>)

Author: Mehul Kar

Published: 2026-06-01T18:30:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Vercel News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/vercel-news.md>)

Topics: [Vercel](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vercel.md>), [Deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/deployment.md>), [monitor](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/monitor.md>)

Tags: [cost](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cost.md>), [deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deployment.md>), [infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infrastructure.md>), [monitor](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/monitor.md>), [vercel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vercel.md>)

## AI overview

Vercel's elastic build machines monitor build memory usage and automatically adjust machine tiers to reduce out-of-memory failures. Fast but memory-intensive builds remain on appropriately sized machines, while builds nearing or encountering memory limits can trigger an automatic upgrade for the next deployment.

## Source excerpt

Elastic build machines now monitor your build's memory usage and automatically adjust to prevent out-of-memory (OOM) failures: If your build is fast but memory-intensive, we will no longer downgrade you to a smaller machine If your build is close to running out of memory, we will automatically upgrade to a higher tier If your build fails due to an out-of-memory error, the next deployment will automatically run on a higher tier Thresholds are set conservatively to balance deployment reliability and cost. Vercel only considers your build's memory usage, not the memory used by Vercel's own build infrastructure. Enable elastic builds in your team settings or project settings, or read the docs. Read more