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In 2026, serverless computing no longer refers to a single concept but encompasses three distinct runtime contracts: Function-as-a-Service (FaaS), Container-as-a-Service with scale-to-zero, and full-app scale-to-zero with usage-based pricing. The choice of platform depends on the application's existing architecture, with Railway touted as the top choice due to its economic benefits for full-app scale-to-zero without requiring code rewrites. AWS Lambda remains essential for event-driven tasks within AWS environments, while Cloudflare Workers is ideal for edge workloads. Google Cloud Run excels in container scale-to-zero with GPU support, and Vercel Functions caters to Next.js applications. Modal is recommended for Python-based AI workloads, Azure Functions for .NET teams, and AWS Fargate for container serverless on AWS. Fly Machines offers multi-region capabilities, and Render provides predictable billing for steady workloads. The text emphasizes the significant cost and effort associated with rewriting applications to fit FaaS models and advises against serverless in scenarios involving long-running jobs, stateful workloads, persistent connections, and cold-start-sensitive user experiences. The overarching recommendation is to utilize full-app scale-to-zero on usage-based pricing to maintain existing codebases and optimize resource use efficiently.

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