Anthropic Code Execution vs Daytona

Anthropic Code Execution costs $0.05 per vCPU-hour and Daytona costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour. Anthropic Code Execution runs containers. Daytona runs containers, offers GPUs 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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Daytona

Stateful sandboxes that boot from OCI-compliant images.

Isolation: Container
Free tier: $200 free compute
Max session: No limit

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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

Daytona

vCPU, per hour: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05; Daytona: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour: Anthropic Code Execution: Included; Daytona: $0.0162
Free tier: Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month; Daytona: $200 free compute
Billing: Anthropic Code Execution: Bundled machine time; Daytona: Per second
Largest sandbox: Anthropic Code Execution: 1 vCPU · 5 GiB; Daytona: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB
SDKs: Anthropic Code Execution: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby; Daytona: Python, TypeScript, Go, Ruby, Java

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18 fields, at each provider's list price

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

Daytonadaytona.io/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05; Daytona: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour: Anthropic Code Execution: Included; Daytona: $0.0162
Storage: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Daytona: $0.000108 per GiB-hour after 5 free GiB
Free tier: Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month; Daytona: $200 free compute
Paid plan from: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Daytona: Pay as you go
Billing: Anthropic Code Execution: Bundled machine time; Daytona: Per second

Limits

Max session: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Daytona: No limit
Idle stop: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Daytona: After 15 minutes
Largest sandbox: Anthropic Code Execution: 1 vCPU · 5 GiB; Daytona: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Daytona: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: Anthropic Code Execution: Container; Daytona: Container
GPU: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Daytona:
Snapshots: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Daytona:
Pause and resume: Anthropic Code Execution:; Daytona:

Developer

SDKs: Anthropic Code Execution: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby; Daytona: Python, TypeScript, Go, Ruby, Java
Integrations: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Daytona: LangChain, OpenAI Agents SDK, Vercel AI SDK, Claude Agent SDK, MCP, Claude Code

Trust

License: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Daytona: Not listed
BYOC: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Daytona: Enterprise plan

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Anthropic Code Execution

Daytona

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.050; Daytona: $0.083
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.100; Daytona: $0.166
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.200; Daytona: $0.331

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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 $0.166 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

Daytona fits when

You need GPUs.
You use LangChain, the OpenAI Agents SDK, the Vercel AI SDK, the Claude Agent SDK, MCP or Claude Code.
You need snapshots.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.

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