Anthropic Code Execution vs boat

Anthropic Code Execution costs $0.05 per vCPU-hour and boat costs $0.009 per vCPU-hour. Anthropic Code Execution runs containers. boat runs full VMs and has no session limit.

Updated Oct 15, 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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boat

Persistent Ubuntu VMs with SSH, Docker and a desktop.

Isolation: Full VM
Free tier: Free trial with 25 hours
Max session: No limit

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What is different

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

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Anthropic Code Execution

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vCPU, per hour: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05; boat: $0.009
Free tier: Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month; boat: Free trial with 25 hours
Largest sandbox: Anthropic Code Execution: 1 vCPU · 5 GiB; boat: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
Isolation: Anthropic Code Execution: Container; boat: Full VM
SDKs: Anthropic Code Execution: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby; boat: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript

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boatdocs.boat.dev/pricingdocs.boat.dev

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05; boat: $0.009
RAM, per GiB-hour: Anthropic Code Execution: Included; boat: Included
Storage: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; boat: Free
Free tier: Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month; boat: Free trial with 25 hours
Paid plan from: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; boat: $20 / month
Billing: Anthropic Code Execution: Bundled machine time; boat: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; boat: No limit
Idle stop: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; boat: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Anthropic Code Execution: 1 vCPU · 5 GiB; boat: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; boat: Up to 2,000

Platform

Isolation: Anthropic Code Execution: Container; boat: Full VM
GPU: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; boat: No
Snapshots: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; boat:
Pause and resume: Anthropic Code Execution:; boat:

Developer

SDKs: Anthropic Code Execution: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby; boat: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; boat: MCP, Claude Code

Trust

License: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; boat: Not listed
BYOC: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; boat: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Anthropic Code Execution

boat

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.050; boat: $0.009
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.100; boat: $0.018
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.200; boat: $0.036

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

boat fits when

You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
You use MCP or Claude Code.
You want the lower list price: $0.018 against $0.100 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need snapshots.

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