Anthropic Code Execution vs Celesto Cloud

Anthropic Code Execution costs $0.05 per vCPU-hour and Celesto Cloud costs $0.015 per vCPU-hour. Anthropic Code Execution runs containers. Celesto Cloud runs microVMs.

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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Celesto Cloud

Cloud computers for AI agents, each in a microVM.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: $5 runtime credit, one time, 30 days
Max session: Not listed

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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

Celesto Cloud

vCPU, per hour: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05; Celesto Cloud: $0.015
Free tier: Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month; Celesto Cloud: $5 runtime credit, one time, 30 days
Largest sandbox: Anthropic Code Execution: 1 vCPU · 5 GiB; Celesto Cloud: 8 vCPU · 32 GiB
Isolation: Anthropic Code Execution: Container; Celesto Cloud: MicroVM
SDKs: Anthropic Code Execution: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby; Celesto Cloud: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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

Celesto Cloudcelesto.ai/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05; Celesto Cloud: $0.015
RAM, per GiB-hour: Anthropic Code Execution: Included; Celesto Cloud: Included
Storage: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Celesto Cloud: Free
Free tier: Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month; Celesto Cloud: $5 runtime credit, one time, 30 days
Paid plan from: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Celesto Cloud: Pay as you go
Billing: Anthropic Code Execution: Bundled machine time; Celesto Cloud: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Celesto Cloud: Not listed
Idle stop: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Celesto Cloud: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Anthropic Code Execution: 1 vCPU · 5 GiB; Celesto Cloud: 8 vCPU · 32 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Celesto Cloud: Up to 10

Platform

Isolation: Anthropic Code Execution: Container; Celesto Cloud: MicroVM
GPU: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Celesto Cloud: Not listed
Snapshots: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Celesto Cloud:
Pause and resume: Anthropic Code Execution:; Celesto Cloud:

Developer

SDKs: Anthropic Code Execution: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby; Celesto Cloud: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Celesto Cloud: MCP, OpenAI Agents SDK, Claude Code

Trust

License: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Celesto Cloud: Apache-2.0
BYOC: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Celesto Cloud: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Anthropic Code Execution

Celesto Cloud

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.050; Celesto Cloud: $0.015
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.100; Celesto Cloud: $0.030
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.200; Celesto Cloud: $0.060

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Celesto Cloud fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You want an open-source platform (Apache-2.0).
You use MCP, the OpenAI Agents SDK or Claude Code.
You want the lower list price: $0.030 against $0.100 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

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