Anthropic Code Execution vs EQVPS Sandboxes

Anthropic Code Execution costs $0.05 per vCPU-hour and EQVPS Sandboxes costs $0.04 per vCPU-hour. Anthropic Code Execution runs containers. EQVPS Sandboxes runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 720 hours.

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Anthropic Code Execution

Isolation
Container
Free tier
1,550 free hours per month
Max session
Not listed

EQVPS Sandboxes

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
$1 sandbox credit, one time
Max session
720 hours

What is different

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

Anthropic Code Execution
EQVPS Sandboxes
vCPU, per hour
Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.04
RAM, per GiB-hour
Anthropic Code Execution: Included
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.013
Free tier
Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month
EQVPS Sandboxes: $1 sandbox credit, one time
Billing
Anthropic Code Execution: Bundled machine time
EQVPS Sandboxes: Per second
Largest sandbox
Anthropic Code Execution: 1 vCPU · 5 GiB
EQVPS Sandboxes: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Isolation
Anthropic Code Execution: Container
EQVPS Sandboxes: Firecracker microVM
SDKs
Anthropic Code Execution: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby
EQVPS Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.04
RAM, per GiB-hour
Anthropic Code Execution: Included
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.013
Storage
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
EQVPS Sandboxes: Free
Free tier
Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month
EQVPS Sandboxes: $1 sandbox credit, one time
Paid plan from
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
EQVPS Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Billing
Anthropic Code Execution: Bundled machine time
EQVPS Sandboxes: Per second

Limits

Max session
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
EQVPS Sandboxes: 720 hours
Idle stop
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
EQVPS Sandboxes: After 5 minutes
Largest sandbox
Anthropic Code Execution: 1 vCPU · 5 GiB
EQVPS Sandboxes: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
EQVPS Sandboxes: Up to 20

Platform

Isolation
Anthropic Code Execution: Container
EQVPS Sandboxes: Firecracker microVM
GPU
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
EQVPS Sandboxes: Not listed
Snapshots
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
EQVPS Sandboxes: Not listed
Pause and resume
Anthropic Code Execution:
EQVPS Sandboxes:

Developer

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

Trust

License
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
EQVPS Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
EQVPS Sandboxes: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Anthropic Code Execution
EQVPS Sandboxes
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Anthropic Code Execution: $0.050
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.066
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Anthropic Code Execution: $0.100
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.132
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Anthropic Code Execution: $0.200
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.264

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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 $0.132 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
  • You need SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001.

EQVPS Sandboxes fits when

  • You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
  • You use MCP or Claude Code.
  • You need a sandbox larger than 1 vCPU · 5 GiB.

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