AgentBay vs Anthropic Code Execution

AgentBay costs $0.027 per vCPU-hour and Anthropic Code Execution costs $0.05 per vCPU-hour. AgentBay runs containers. Anthropic Code Execution runs containers.

Updated Oct 15, 2026

AgentBay

Cloud sandboxes for browser, desktop, mobile and code.

Isolation: Container
Free tier: Free Basic plan
Max session: Not listed

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Anthropic Code Execution

Sandboxed Python and bash containers that Claude runs through the Anthropic API.

Isolation: Container
Free tier: 1,550 free hours per month
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Anthropic Code Execution profile

What is different

6 fields differ. The rest are the same or not listed.

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AgentBay

Anthropic Code Execution

vCPU, per hour: AgentBay: $0.027; Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05
RAM, per GiB-hour: AgentBay: $0.0113; Anthropic Code Execution: Included
Free tier: AgentBay: Free Basic plan; Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month
Billing: AgentBay: Per second; Anthropic Code Execution: Bundled machine time
Largest sandbox: AgentBay: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB; Anthropic Code Execution: 1 vCPU · 5 GiB
SDKs: AgentBay: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java; Anthropic Code Execution: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

AgentBayalibabacloud.com/help/en/agentbay/product-overview/agentbay-billing-instructionsalibabacloud.com

Anthropic Code Executionplatform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/pricingplatform.claude.com

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: AgentBay: $0.027; Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05
RAM, per GiB-hour: AgentBay: $0.0113; Anthropic Code Execution: Included
Storage: AgentBay: $0.000045 per GiB-hour after 100 free GiB; Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
Free tier: AgentBay: Free Basic plan; Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month
Paid plan from: AgentBay: Pay as you go; Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
Billing: AgentBay: Per second; Anthropic Code Execution: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session: AgentBay: Not listed; Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
Idle stop: AgentBay: Not listed; Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
Largest sandbox: AgentBay: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB; Anthropic Code Execution: 1 vCPU · 5 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: AgentBay: Up to 200; Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: AgentBay: Container; Anthropic Code Execution: Container
GPU: AgentBay: Not listed; Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
Snapshots: AgentBay: Not listed; Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
Pause and resume: AgentBay: Not listed; Anthropic Code Execution:

Developer

SDKs: AgentBay: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java; Anthropic Code Execution: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby
Integrations: AgentBay: MCP; Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed

Trust

License: AgentBay: Not listed; Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
BYOC: AgentBay: Not listed; Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

AgentBay

Anthropic Code Execution

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: AgentBay: $0.050; Anthropic Code Execution: $0.050
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: AgentBay: $0.099; Anthropic Code Execution: $0.100
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: AgentBay: $0.198; Anthropic Code Execution: $0.200

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

AgentBay fits when

You use MCP.
You want the lower list price: $0.099 against $0.100 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.
You need a sandbox larger than 1 vCPU · 5 GiB.

Anthropic Code Execution fits when

You need pause and resume.

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