The **Node.js Runtime** runs inside standard V8 engines with full access to Node APIs (`fs`, `child_process`, native C++ addons). The **Edge Runtime** runs inside lightweight V8 Isolates (similar to Cloudflare Workers). It offers fast cold-start speeds (<5ms) and low memory footprints, but restricts usage to Web Standard APIs (`fetch`, `Request`, `Response`), blocking native Node packages.

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