Anthropic Code Execution vs Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime

Anthropic Code Execution costs $0.05 per vCPU-hour and Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime costs $0.0895 per vCPU-hour. Anthropic Code Execution runs containers. Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime runs microVMs and limits a session to 8 hours.

Updated Oct 23, 2026

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

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Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime

Hosts AI agents on AWS and runs each user session in its own microVM.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: 8 hours

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What is different

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

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Anthropic Code Execution

Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime

vCPU, per hour: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05; Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: $0.0895
RAM, per GiB-hour: Anthropic Code Execution: Included; Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: $0.00945
Billing: Anthropic Code Execution: Bundled machine time; Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Active CPU time only
Largest sandbox: Anthropic Code Execution: 1 vCPU · 5 GiB; Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: 2 vCPU · 8 GiB
Isolation: Anthropic Code Execution: Container; Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: MicroVM
SDKs: Anthropic Code Execution: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby; Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Python, TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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

Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtimeaws.amazon.com/bedrock/agentcore/pricingaws.amazon.com

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05; Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: $0.0895
RAM, per GiB-hour: Anthropic Code Execution: Included; Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: $0.00945
Storage: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Session storage is free during preview. Code storage is billed at Amazon ECR or S3 rates
Free tier: Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month; Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Not listed
Paid plan from: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Pay as you go
Billing: Anthropic Code Execution: Bundled machine time; Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Active CPU time only

Limits

Max session: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: 8 hours
Idle stop: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: After 15 minutes
Largest sandbox: Anthropic Code Execution: 1 vCPU · 5 GiB; Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: 2 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Up to 5,000

Platform

Isolation: Anthropic Code Execution: Container; Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: MicroVM
GPU: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Not listed
Snapshots: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Not listed
Pause and resume: Anthropic Code Execution:; Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime:

Developer

SDKs: Anthropic Code Execution: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby; Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Claude Agent SDK, LangChain, MCP, OpenAI Agents SDK

Trust

License: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Not listed
BYOC: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Anthropic Code Execution

Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.050; Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: $0.108
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.100; Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: $0.217
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.200; Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: $0.434

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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 $0.217 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need SOC 2 Type II.

Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You use the Claude Agent SDK, LangChain, MCP or the OpenAI Agents SDK.
Your code waits a lot: CPU is billed only while it is in use.
You need a sandbox larger than 1 vCPU · 5 GiB.

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