Anthropic Code Execution vs DigitalOcean Harness Runtime

Anthropic Code Execution costs $0.05 per vCPU-hour and DigitalOcean Harness Runtime costs $0.044 per vCPU-hour. Anthropic Code Execution runs containers. DigitalOcean Harness Runtime runs Firecracker 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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DigitalOcean Harness Runtime

Managed microVM sandboxes for AI agents and their code.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: Not listed

Visit site DigitalOcean Harness Runtime profile

What is different

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

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Anthropic Code Execution

DigitalOcean Harness Runtime

vCPU, per hour: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05; DigitalOcean Harness Runtime: $0.044
RAM, per GiB-hour: Anthropic Code Execution: Included; DigitalOcean Harness Runtime: $0.0095
Billing: Anthropic Code Execution: Bundled machine time; DigitalOcean Harness Runtime: Active CPU time only
Largest sandbox: Anthropic Code Execution: 1 vCPU · 5 GiB; DigitalOcean Harness Runtime: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
Isolation: Anthropic Code Execution: Container; DigitalOcean Harness Runtime: Firecracker microVM
SDKs: Anthropic Code Execution: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby; DigitalOcean Harness Runtime: Python

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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

DigitalOcean Harness Runtimedigitalocean.com/pricing/harness-runtimedigitalocean.com

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05; DigitalOcean Harness Runtime: $0.044
RAM, per GiB-hour: Anthropic Code Execution: Included; DigitalOcean Harness Runtime: $0.0095
Storage: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; DigitalOcean Harness Runtime: Session volumes $0.05 per GiB-month
Free tier: Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month; DigitalOcean Harness Runtime: Not listed
Paid plan from: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; DigitalOcean Harness Runtime: Pay as you go
Billing: Anthropic Code Execution: Bundled machine time; DigitalOcean Harness Runtime: Active CPU time only

Limits

Max session: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; DigitalOcean Harness Runtime: Not listed
Idle stop: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; DigitalOcean Harness Runtime: After 15 minutes
Largest sandbox: Anthropic Code Execution: 1 vCPU · 5 GiB; DigitalOcean Harness Runtime: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; DigitalOcean Harness Runtime: Up to 100

Platform

Isolation: Anthropic Code Execution: Container; DigitalOcean Harness Runtime: Firecracker microVM
GPU: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; DigitalOcean Harness Runtime: Not listed
Snapshots: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; DigitalOcean Harness Runtime:
Pause and resume: Anthropic Code Execution:; DigitalOcean Harness Runtime:

Developer

SDKs: Anthropic Code Execution: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby; DigitalOcean Harness Runtime: Python
Integrations: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; DigitalOcean Harness Runtime: Claude Code

Trust

License: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; DigitalOcean Harness Runtime: Not listed
BYOC: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; DigitalOcean Harness Runtime: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Anthropic Code Execution

DigitalOcean Harness Runtime

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.050; DigitalOcean Harness Runtime: $0.063
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.100; DigitalOcean Harness Runtime: $0.126
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.200; DigitalOcean Harness Runtime: $0.252

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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 $0.126 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

DigitalOcean Harness Runtime fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You use Claude Code.
You need snapshots.
Your code waits a lot: CPU is billed only while it is in use.

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