Anthropic Code Execution vs exe.dev

Anthropic Code Execution costs $0.05 per vCPU-hour and exe.dev costs $0.0525 per vCPU-hour. Anthropic Code Execution runs containers. exe.dev runs full VMs.

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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exe.dev

Disposable VMs for AI agents, billed by the second.

Isolation: Full VM
Free tier: 7-day trial with a paid ChatGPT subscription
Max session: Not listed

Visit site exe.dev profile

What is different

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

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Anthropic Code Execution

exe.dev

vCPU, per hour: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05; exe.dev: $0.0525
Free tier: Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month; exe.dev: 7-day trial with a paid ChatGPT subscription
Largest sandbox: Anthropic Code Execution: 1 vCPU · 5 GiB; exe.dev: 32 vCPU · 64 GiB
Isolation: Anthropic Code Execution: Container; exe.dev: Full VM

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Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05; exe.dev: $0.0525
RAM, per GiB-hour: Anthropic Code Execution: Included; exe.dev: Included
Storage: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; exe.dev: $0.08 per GiB per month of extra disk
Free tier: Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month; exe.dev: 7-day trial with a paid ChatGPT subscription
Paid plan from: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; exe.dev: $15 / month
Billing: Anthropic Code Execution: Bundled machine time; exe.dev: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; exe.dev: Not listed
Idle stop: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; exe.dev: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Anthropic Code Execution: 1 vCPU · 5 GiB; exe.dev: 32 vCPU · 64 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; exe.dev: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: Anthropic Code Execution: Container; exe.dev: Full VM
GPU: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; exe.dev: Not listed
Snapshots: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; exe.dev: Not listed
Pause and resume: Anthropic Code Execution:; exe.dev: Not listed

Developer

SDKs: Anthropic Code Execution: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby; exe.dev: Not listed
Integrations: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; exe.dev: Claude Code, MCP

Trust

License: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; exe.dev: Not listed
BYOC: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; exe.dev: Enterprise plan

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Anthropic Code Execution

exe.dev

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.050; exe.dev: $0.053
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.100; exe.dev: $0.105
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.200; exe.dev: $0.210

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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 $0.105 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need pause and resume.

exe.dev fits when

You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
You use Claude Code or MCP.
You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.
You need a sandbox larger than 1 vCPU · 5 GiB.

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