Agent Sandbox vs Docker Sandboxes

Docker Sandboxes costs $0.07 per vCPU-hour. Agent Sandbox runs containers. Docker Sandboxes runs microVMs.

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Agent Sandbox

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

Docker Sandboxes

Isolation
MicroVM
Free tier
One-time promotional credit for cloud compute
Max session
Not listed

What is different

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

Agent Sandbox
Docker Sandboxes
Free tier
Agent Sandbox: $10 credit with a Google sign-in
Docker Sandboxes: One-time promotional credit for cloud compute
Billing
Agent Sandbox: Per second
Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time
Isolation
Agent Sandbox: Container
Docker Sandboxes: MicroVM
SDKs
Agent Sandbox: Python
Docker Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Agent Sandbox: Not listed
Docker Sandboxes: $0.07
RAM, per GiB-hour
Agent Sandbox: Not listed
Docker Sandboxes: Included
Storage
Agent Sandbox: $0.0005 per MB for output files
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Free tier
Agent Sandbox: $10 credit with a Google sign-in
Docker Sandboxes: One-time promotional credit for cloud compute
Paid plan from
Agent Sandbox: Pay as you go
Docker Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Billing
Agent Sandbox: Per second
Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session
Agent Sandbox: Not listed
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Idle stop
Agent Sandbox: After 5 minutes
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Largest sandbox
Agent Sandbox: Not listed
Docker Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Agent Sandbox: Not listed
Docker Sandboxes: Up to 10

Platform

Isolation
Agent Sandbox: Container
Docker Sandboxes: MicroVM
GPU
Agent Sandbox: Not listed
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Snapshots
Agent Sandbox: Not listed
Docker Sandboxes:
Pause and resume
Agent Sandbox: Not listed
Docker Sandboxes:

Developer

SDKs
Agent Sandbox: Python
Docker Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations
Agent Sandbox: Not listed
Docker Sandboxes: MCP

Trust

License
Agent Sandbox: Not listed
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC
Agent Sandbox: Not listed
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Agent Sandbox
Docker Sandboxes
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Agent Sandbox: Not listed
Docker Sandboxes: $0.070
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Agent Sandbox: Not listed
Docker Sandboxes: $0.140
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Agent Sandbox: Not listed
Docker Sandboxes: $0.280

Compute only, at list rates.

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Docker Sandboxes fits when

  • You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
  • You use MCP.
  • You need snapshots.
  • You need pause and resume.

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