# Introduced the Flex compute plan for Render Workflows

- Date: 2026-09-01
- Change type: New
- URL: https://render.com/changelog/introduced-the-flex-compute-plan-for-render-workflows

[Render Workflows](https://render.com/docs/workflows) uses a new default compute plan for task runs: *`flex`*.

The `flex` compute plan provides up to 1 CPU and 4 GB of RAM. Task runs on `flex` are billed only for the CPU and RAM they actually use, resulting in significantly lower costs for computationally inexpensive runs.

The `flex` compute plan replaces the `starter` and `standard` compute plans for Render Workflows. Tasks that previously used `starter` or `standard` now automatically use `flex` instead.

For tasks with higher resource requirements, you can assign a different compute plan in your [task's definition](https://render.com/docs/workflows-defining#compute-plan):

```typescript
const myTask = task(
  {
    name: 'myTask',
    plan: '2c-4g' //highlight-line
  },
  function myTask(ctx: TaskContext, a: number): number {
    return a * a
  }
)
```

Learn more about compute plans for Render Workflows in the [documentation](https://render.com/docs/workflows-limits#compute-plans).