Anthropic Code Execution vs ix

Anthropic Code Execution costs $0.05 per vCPU-hour and ix costs $0.0288 per vCPU-hour. Anthropic Code Execution runs containers. ix 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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ix

Cloud VMs with up to 100 vCPUs, billed by usage.

Isolation: Full VM
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: Not listed

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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

vCPU, per hour: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05; ix: $0.0288
RAM, per GiB-hour: Anthropic Code Execution: Included; ix: $0.0108
Billing: Anthropic Code Execution: Bundled machine time; ix: Active CPU time only
Largest sandbox: Anthropic Code Execution: 1 vCPU · 5 GiB; ix: 100 vCPU · 256 GiB
Isolation: Anthropic Code Execution: Container; ix: Full VM
SDKs: Anthropic Code Execution: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby; ix: Python, TypeScript, Rust

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18 fields, at each provider's list price

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Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05; ix: $0.0288
RAM, per GiB-hour: Anthropic Code Execution: Included; ix: $0.0108
Storage: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; ix: $0.101 per GiB-month stored
Free tier: Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month; ix: Not listed
Paid plan from: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; ix: Pay as you go
Billing: Anthropic Code Execution: Bundled machine time; ix: Active CPU time only

Limits

Max session: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; ix: Not listed
Idle stop: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; ix: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Anthropic Code Execution: 1 vCPU · 5 GiB; ix: 100 vCPU · 256 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; ix: Up to 100

Platform

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

Developer

SDKs: Anthropic Code Execution: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby; ix: Python, TypeScript, Rust
Integrations: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; ix: MCP

Trust

License: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; ix: Not listed
BYOC: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; ix: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Anthropic Code Execution

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.050; ix: $0.050
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.100; ix: $0.101
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.200; ix: $0.202

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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 $0.101 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need pause and resume.

ix fits when

You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
You use MCP.
You need snapshots.
Your code waits a lot: CPU is billed only while it is in use.

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