Agent Sandbox vs Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions

Agent Sandbox runs containers. Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions runs full VMs.

Updated Oct 14, 2026

Agent Sandbox

Hosted API that runs Python and shell code for AI agents.

Isolation: Container
Free tier: $10 credit with a Google sign-in
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Agent Sandbox profile

Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions

Isolated sandbox sessions for running code on Azure.

Isolation: Full VM
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions profile

What is different

1 field differs. The rest are the same or not listed.

Field

Agent Sandbox

Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions

Isolation: Agent Sandbox: Container; Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Full VM

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18 fields, at each provider's list price

Agent Sandboxagentsandbox.co

Azure Container Apps dynamic sessionsazure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/container-appsazure.microsoft.com

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Agent Sandbox: Not listed; Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: Agent Sandbox: Not listed; Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed
Storage: Agent Sandbox: $0.0005 per MB for output files; Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed
Free tier: Agent Sandbox: $10 credit with a Google sign-in; Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed
Paid plan from: Agent Sandbox: Pay as you go; Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed
Billing: Agent Sandbox: Per second; Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed

Limits

Max session: Agent Sandbox: Not listed; Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed
Idle stop: Agent Sandbox: After 5 minutes; Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Agent Sandbox: Not listed; Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: Agent Sandbox: Not listed; Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Up to 600

Platform

Isolation: Agent Sandbox: Container; Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Full VM
GPU: Agent Sandbox: Not listed; Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed
Snapshots: Agent Sandbox: Not listed; Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed
Pause and resume: Agent Sandbox: Not listed; Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed

Developer

SDKs: Agent Sandbox: Python; Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed
Integrations: Agent Sandbox: Not listed; Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: LangChain

Trust

License: Agent Sandbox: Not listed; Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed
BYOC: Agent Sandbox: Not listed; Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Agent Sandbox

Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Agent Sandbox: Not listed; Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Agent Sandbox: Not listed; Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Agent Sandbox: Not listed; Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions fits when

You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
You use LangChain.

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