Anthropic Code Execution vs Brimble Sandboxes

Anthropic Code Execution costs $0.05 per vCPU-hour. Anthropic Code Execution runs containers. Brimble Sandboxes runs gVisor and limits a session to 6 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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Brimble Sandboxes

Sandbox product of the Brimble hosting platform that runs code in gVisor containers.

Isolation: gVisor
Free tier: 7-day Developer plan trial, card required
Max session: 6 hours

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What is different

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Anthropic Code Execution

Brimble Sandboxes

Free tier: Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month; Brimble Sandboxes: 7-day Developer plan trial, card required
Billing: Anthropic Code Execution: Bundled machine time; Brimble Sandboxes: Per second
Largest sandbox: Anthropic Code Execution: 1 vCPU · 5 GiB; Brimble Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Isolation: Anthropic Code Execution: Container; Brimble Sandboxes: gVisor
SDKs: Anthropic Code Execution: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby; Brimble Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python, Go

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

Brimble Sandboxesbrimble.io/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05; Brimble Sandboxes: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: Anthropic Code Execution: Included; Brimble Sandboxes: Not listed
Storage: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Brimble Sandboxes: Snapshot storage and persistent volumes bill at storage rates
Free tier: Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month; Brimble Sandboxes: 7-day Developer plan trial, card required
Paid plan from: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Brimble Sandboxes: $3 / month
Billing: Anthropic Code Execution: Bundled machine time; Brimble Sandboxes: Per second

Limits

Max session: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Brimble Sandboxes: 6 hours
Idle stop: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Brimble Sandboxes: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Anthropic Code Execution: 1 vCPU · 5 GiB; Brimble Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Brimble Sandboxes: Up to 15

Platform

Isolation: Anthropic Code Execution: Container; Brimble Sandboxes: gVisor
GPU: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Brimble Sandboxes: Not listed
Snapshots: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Brimble Sandboxes:
Pause and resume: Anthropic Code Execution:; Brimble Sandboxes:

Developer

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

Trust

License: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Brimble Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Brimble Sandboxes: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Anthropic Code Execution

Brimble Sandboxes

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.050; Brimble Sandboxes: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.100; Brimble Sandboxes: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.200; Brimble Sandboxes: Not listed

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Which one fits

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Anthropic Code Execution fits when

You need SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001.

Brimble Sandboxes fits when

You use MCP or Claude Code.
You need snapshots.
You need a sandbox larger than 1 vCPU · 5 GiB.

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