2024 release notes

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This page summarizes Function Compute releases in 2024 and links to relevant documentation.

December 2024

FeatureTypeDescriptionReferences
Available regionsNewFunction Compute is now available in the China East 2 Finance region.Endpoints
Quota CenterNewFunction Compute is integrated with Quota Center, so you can apply for quota increases directly in the Quota Center console.Limits

November 2024

FeatureTypeDescriptionReferences
Temporary disk capacityOptimizedGPU functions using 16 GB Tesla, 24 GB Ampere, or 48 GB Ada series GPUs now support 30 GB and 60 GB temporary disk options.Create a GPU function
Function types and runtimesOptimizedGPU functions are now an independent function type, separate from web functions; each function type — event, web, task, and GPU — has its own set of supported runtimes, plus the option to use a custom runtime.Selection of methods to create functions, Create an event function, Create a web function, Create a task function, Create a GPU function
Default log projectOptimizedThe default log project is changed to serverless-{{Region name}}-{{Random string}} with a default-log Logstore. This project and Logstore store logs from new functions using Automatic Configuration and from existing functions switched to Automatic Configuration. Free log quotas are also included for the new Logstore.[Product changes] Default log project and Logstore

October 2024

FeatureTypeDescriptionReferences
RuntimesNewFunction Compute adds support for the Python 3.12 runtime and a custom runtime based on Debian 11.Python runtimes, Custom runtimes

August 2024

The billing change and automatic activation below take effect on August 27, 2024. Review the linked product change announcements to understand the impact on existing usage.
FeatureTypeDescriptionReferences
Billable items, resource plans, and trial quotasOptimizedStarting August 27, 2024, Function Compute consolidates all billing into a single compute unit (CU) usage metric, replaces previous resource plans with CU resource plans, and converts new-user trial quotas to a CU resource plan.[Product changes] Billable items, resource plans, and trial quotas, Billing overview, Resource plans, Free trial quotas
Activation of Function ComputeNewStarting August 27, 2024, Function Compute is automatically activated when you register an Alibaba Cloud account — no manual activation required.[Product changes] Automatic activation
EndpointsOptimizedAn endpoint for the China (Ulanqab) region is now available.Endpoints
End-of-support for runtimesOptimizedFunction Compute ends support for several legacy runtimes per the deprecation policy, with the end-of-support timeline extended for a subset of those runtimes.Runtime deprecation policy
GPU-accelerated instancesNewFunction Compute now supports Ada series GPU-accelerated instances, adding the fc.gpu.ada.1 specification.Instance specifications

July 2024

FeatureTypeDescriptionReferences
Auto scaling of provisioned instancesOptimizedAuto scaling of provisioned instances now supports time zone configuration for both scheduled and threshold-based scaling; in addition to existing support for custom cron expressions, scheduled scaling also adds specified triggering cycles and one-time trigger mode.Configure provisioned instances, Limits and rules of auto instance scaling

June 2024

FeatureTypeDescriptionReferences
Idle GPU billingNewStarting 00:00 on June 14, 2024, GPU-accelerated instances support an idle billing mode (off by default): when no requests are being processed, GPU resources are frozen and billed at a lower unit price, reducing costs for workloads with variable traffic.[Product announcements] Idle billing for GPU usage, Billing overview

May 2024

FeatureTypeDescriptionReferences
Function performance profilingNewThe performance profiling feature (public preview) identifies the maximum queries per second (QPS) for a single instance and allows you to obtain optimal instance specifications and concurrency settings for your end-to-end latency target.Function performance profiling (public preview)

April 2024

FeatureTypeDescriptionReferences
Asynchronous tasksNewWhen invoking a function asynchronously, you can enable task mode to track and save the state of each phase, improving observability and control over async workloads.Asynchronous task feature, Task management

March 2024

FeatureTypeDescriptionReferences
TagsNewAttach tags to function resources to organize, search, and aggregate them, and assign different permissions to different roles based on tags.Manage tags
Bill splittingNewAdd tags to functions and use them to split bills.Split bills

February 2024

  • Node.js 18 and Node.js 20 runtimes

  • FeatureTypeDescriptionReferences
    RuntimesNewFunction Compute now supports the Node.js 18 and Node.js 20 runtimes.Node.js runtimes