The following are the features of a flexible environment and a standard environment:
|
Feature |
Flexible environment |
Standard environment |
|
Maximum request timeout |
60 minutes |
60 seconds |
|
Instance startup time |
Minutes |
Seconds |
|
Background threads |
Yes |
Yes, but with restrictions |
|
Background processes |
Yes |
No |
|
Scaling |
Manual, automatic |
Manual, basic |
|
Writing to local disk |
Yes |
No |
|
Modifying the runtime |
Yes |
No |
|
Network access |
Yes |
Only via App Engine services |
|
Supports installing third-party binaries |
Yes |
No |
|
Pricing |
Based on vCPU and memory |
Based on instance hours |
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