Anthropic Code Execution vs Apify AI Code Sandbox

Anthropic Code Execution costs $0.05 per vCPU-hour. Apify AI Code Sandbox bills memory only, at $0.20 per GiB-hour. Anthropic Code Execution runs containers. Apify AI Code Sandbox runs containers and has no session limit.

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Anthropic Code Execution

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

Apify AI Code Sandbox

Isolation
Container
Free tier
$5 of usage every month
Max session
No limit

What is different

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

Anthropic Code Execution
Apify AI Code Sandbox
vCPU, per hour
Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included
RAM, per GiB-hour
Anthropic Code Execution: Included
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20
Free tier
Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $5 of usage every month
Billing
Anthropic Code Execution: Bundled machine time
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only
SDKs
Anthropic Code Execution: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included
RAM, per GiB-hour
Anthropic Code Execution: Included
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20
Storage
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Disk in the run is part of the compute price. The workspace backup goes to a key-value store at $1 per 1,000 GB-hours, plus reads and writes. Data transfer out $0.20 per GB
Free tier
Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $5 of usage every month
Paid plan from
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month
Billing
Anthropic Code Execution: Bundled machine time
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only

Limits

Max session
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
Apify AI Code Sandbox: No limit
Idle stop
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
Apify AI Code Sandbox: After 15 minutes
Largest sandbox
Anthropic Code Execution: 1 vCPU · 5 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Up to 256

Platform

Isolation
Anthropic Code Execution: Container
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Container
GPU
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Snapshots
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Pause and resume
Anthropic Code Execution:
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed

Developer

SDKs
Anthropic Code Execution: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
Apify AI Code Sandbox: MCP, Claude Code

Trust

License
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
BYOC
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Anthropic Code Execution
Apify AI Code Sandbox
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Anthropic Code Execution: $0.050
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.400
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Anthropic Code Execution: $0.100
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.800
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Anthropic Code Execution: $0.200
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $1.600

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Anthropic Code Execution fits when

  • You want the lower list price: $0.100 against $0.800 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
  • You need pause and resume.
  • You need ISO 27001.

Apify AI Code Sandbox fits when

  • You use MCP or Claude Code.
  • You want one rate for memory, with CPU included.
  • You need GDPR.

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