Public story · 2026-03-16 · source-backed
Cloudflare Vinext: AI-Built Next.js Reimplementation, 4.4x Faster Builds.
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One engineer, one week, $1,100 in AI costs. Production builds on 33-route app: 1.67s vs 7.38s for Next.js 16 + Turbopack. Client bundles: 72.9 KB vs 168.9 KB. ~94% API coverage, zero source changes required. Cloudflare Blog
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