Anthropic Code Execution vs LangSmith Sandboxes

Anthropic Code Execution costs $0.05 per vCPU-hour and LangSmith Sandboxes costs $0.0576 per vCPU-hour. Anthropic Code Execution runs containers. LangSmith Sandboxes 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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LangSmith Sandboxes

Isolated sandboxes for running agent-generated code.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: Credit of 8 LSU every month
Max session: Not listed

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What is different

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

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Anthropic Code Execution

LangSmith Sandboxes

vCPU, per hour: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05; LangSmith Sandboxes: $0.0576
RAM, per GiB-hour: Anthropic Code Execution: Included; LangSmith Sandboxes: $0.01845
Free tier: Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month; LangSmith Sandboxes: Credit of 8 LSU every month
Billing: Anthropic Code Execution: Bundled machine time; LangSmith Sandboxes: Per second
Largest sandbox: Anthropic Code Execution: 1 vCPU · 5 GiB; LangSmith Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 64 GiB
Isolation: Anthropic Code Execution: Container; LangSmith Sandboxes: Firecracker microVM
SDKs: Anthropic Code Execution: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby; LangSmith Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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

LangSmith Sandboxeslangchain.com/pricinglangchain.com

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05; LangSmith Sandboxes: $0.0576
RAM, per GiB-hour: Anthropic Code Execution: Included; LangSmith Sandboxes: $0.01845
Storage: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; LangSmith Sandboxes: $0.000123 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month; LangSmith Sandboxes: Credit of 8 LSU every month
Paid plan from: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; LangSmith Sandboxes: Not listed
Billing: Anthropic Code Execution: Bundled machine time; LangSmith Sandboxes: Per second

Limits

Max session: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; LangSmith Sandboxes: Not listed
Idle stop: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; LangSmith Sandboxes: After 10 minutes
Largest sandbox: Anthropic Code Execution: 1 vCPU · 5 GiB; LangSmith Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 64 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; LangSmith Sandboxes: Not listed

Platform

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

Developer

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

Trust

License: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; LangSmith Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; LangSmith Sandboxes: Enterprise plan

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Anthropic Code Execution

LangSmith Sandboxes

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.050; LangSmith Sandboxes: $0.095
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.100; LangSmith Sandboxes: $0.189
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.200; LangSmith Sandboxes: $0.378

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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 $0.189 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

LangSmith Sandboxes fits when

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

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