Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox vs InstaVM

InstaVM costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour. Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox runs microVMs. InstaVM runs Firecracker microVMs.

Updated Oct 14, 2026

Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox

Managed microVM sandboxes for AI agent workloads.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox profile

InstaVM

Hardware-isolated microVMs for AI agent code.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: $50 credit
Max session: Not listed

Visit site InstaVM profile

What is different

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

Field

Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox

InstaVM

Storage: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: First 30 GiB free while running, extra at the cloud disk price; InstaVM: $0.0002 per GiB-hour after 10 free GiB
Paid plan from: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: Pay as you go; InstaVM: $100 / month
Isolation: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: MicroVM; InstaVM: Firecracker microVM

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandboxalibabacloud.com/help/en/cs/user-guide/agent-sandboxalibabacloud.com

InstaVMinstavm.io/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: Not listed; InstaVM: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: Not listed; InstaVM: $0.0162
Storage: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: First 30 GiB free while running, extra at the cloud disk price; InstaVM: $0.0002 per GiB-hour after 10 free GiB
Free tier: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: Not listed; InstaVM: $50 credit
Paid plan from: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: Pay as you go; InstaVM: $100 / month
Billing: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: Per second; InstaVM: Per second

Limits

Max session: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: Not listed; InstaVM: Not listed
Idle stop: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: Not listed; InstaVM: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: Not listed; InstaVM: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: Not listed; InstaVM: Up to 100

Platform

Isolation: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: MicroVM; InstaVM: Firecracker microVM
GPU: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: No; InstaVM: Not listed
Snapshots: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox:; InstaVM:
Pause and resume: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox:; InstaVM:

Developer

SDKs: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: Not listed; InstaVM: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: Not listed; InstaVM: Not listed

Trust

License: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: Not listed; InstaVM: Not listed
BYOC: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: Not listed; InstaVM: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox

InstaVM

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: Not listed; InstaVM: $0.083
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: Not listed; InstaVM: $0.166
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: Not listed; InstaVM: $0.331

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox fits when

You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.

InstaVM fits when

You need SOC 2 Type II.

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