# Exceeding included Image Optimization usage no longer pauses deployments

**Published:** September 28, 2023 | **Authors:** Steven Salat

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Based on your feedback, rather than pausing a deployment when exceeding the included [Image Optimization usage](https://vercel.com/docs/image-optimization/limits-and-pricing), Vercel will now **only pause optimization for additional source images**.

- Your existing images and all traffic will not be affected
- Additional source images will throw a 402 status code when optimizing, triggering the [`onError`](https://nextjs.org/docs/app/api-reference/components/image#onerror) callback (if provided) and showing the [`alt`](https://nextjs.org/docs/app/api-reference/components/image#alt) text instead of the image

[Check out our documentation](https://vercel.com/docs/image-optimization/limits-and-pricing) to learn more.

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