# Vercel Functions now scale 12x faster for high\-volume requests

**Published:** December 11, 2023 | **Authors:** Joe Haddad

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Vercel Functions now scale 12x faster for high-volume requests on paid plans:

- The default concurrency quota has increased to 30,000
- Scale out by 1,000+ concurrency every 10 seconds automatically
- Ideal for unpredictable traffic or flash sales

Learn more about [automatic concurrency scaling](https://vercel.com/docs/functions/serverless-functions/runtimes#automatic-concurrency-scaling) with Vercel Functions.

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