Anthropic Code Execution vs Islo Sandboxes

Anthropic Code Execution costs $0.05 per vCPU-hour and Islo Sandboxes costs $0.07 per vCPU-hour. Anthropic Code Execution runs containers. Islo Sandboxes 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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Islo Sandboxes

Persistent microVM computers for coding agents.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: Starting credit, no card required
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Islo Sandboxes profile

What is different

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

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Anthropic Code Execution

Islo Sandboxes

vCPU, per hour: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05; Islo Sandboxes: $0.07
RAM, per GiB-hour: Anthropic Code Execution: Included; Islo Sandboxes: $0.04
Free tier: Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month; Islo Sandboxes: Starting credit, no card required
Billing: Anthropic Code Execution: Bundled machine time; Islo Sandboxes: Per second
Isolation: Anthropic Code Execution: Container; Islo Sandboxes: MicroVM
SDKs: Anthropic Code Execution: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby; Islo Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript, Go

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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

Islo Sandboxesislo.dev/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05; Islo Sandboxes: $0.07
RAM, per GiB-hour: Anthropic Code Execution: Included; Islo Sandboxes: $0.04
Storage: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Islo Sandboxes: $0.0007 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month; Islo Sandboxes: Starting credit, no card required
Paid plan from: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Islo Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Billing: Anthropic Code Execution: Bundled machine time; Islo Sandboxes: Per second

Limits

Max session: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Islo Sandboxes: Not listed
Idle stop: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Islo Sandboxes: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Anthropic Code Execution: 1 vCPU · 5 GiB; Islo Sandboxes: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Islo Sandboxes: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: Anthropic Code Execution: Container; Islo Sandboxes: MicroVM
GPU: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Islo Sandboxes: Not listed
Snapshots: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Islo Sandboxes:
Pause and resume: Anthropic Code Execution:; Islo Sandboxes:

Developer

SDKs: Anthropic Code Execution: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby; Islo Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript, Go
Integrations: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Islo Sandboxes: Claude Code

Trust

License: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Islo Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Islo Sandboxes: Agent computers run in your VPC.

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Anthropic Code Execution

Islo Sandboxes

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.050; Islo Sandboxes: $0.150
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.100; Islo Sandboxes: $0.300
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.200; Islo Sandboxes: $0.600

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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 $0.300 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

Islo Sandboxes fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You use Claude Code.
You need snapshots.
You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.

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