# 16GB RAM advertised for Sprites but not actually available?

**URL:** <https://community.fly.io/t/16gb-ram-advertised-for-sprites-but-not-actually-available/28123>\
**Category:** Questions / Help\
**Tags:** sprites\
**Created:** [June 17, 2026, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/16gb-ram-advertised-for-sprites-but-not-actually-available/28123 "2026-06-17T17:51:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![flyio-support](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/fly1/user_avatar/community.fly.io/flyio-support/32/46245_2.png) [@flyio-support](https://community.fly.io/u/flyio-support)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 10:58pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/16gb-ram-advertised-for-sprites-but-not-actually-available/28123/2 "2026-06-17T22:58:09Z")

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Hi there!

Currently the default is up to 8GB of memory, and you can write in to support to request up to 16GB.

I’ve gone ahead and enabled the higher memory limit on your organization. This should apply for new Sprites you create, but will not update the existing ones.

Cheers!

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