Anthropic Code Execution vs microsandbox cloud

Anthropic Code Execution costs $0.05 per vCPU-hour and microsandbox cloud costs $0.05 per vCPU-hour. Anthropic Code Execution runs containers. microsandbox cloud runs microVMs.

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Anthropic Code Execution

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

microsandbox cloud

Isolation
MicroVM
Free tier
Free plan, 5 computer-hours a month
Max session
Not listed

What is different

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

Anthropic Code Execution
microsandbox cloud
RAM, per GiB-hour
Anthropic Code Execution: Included
microsandbox cloud: $0.0162
Free tier
Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month
microsandbox cloud: Free plan, 5 computer-hours a month
Billing
Anthropic Code Execution: Bundled machine time
microsandbox cloud: Per second
Isolation
Anthropic Code Execution: Container
microsandbox cloud: MicroVM
Pause and resume
Anthropic Code Execution:
microsandbox cloud: No
SDKs
Anthropic Code Execution: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby
microsandbox cloud: Python, TypeScript, Rust, Go, Ruby

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05
microsandbox cloud: $0.05
RAM, per GiB-hour
Anthropic Code Execution: Included
microsandbox cloud: $0.0162
Storage
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
microsandbox cloud: $0.0001 per GiB-hour
Free tier
Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month
microsandbox cloud: Free plan, 5 computer-hours a month
Paid plan from
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
microsandbox cloud: $49 / month
Billing
Anthropic Code Execution: Bundled machine time
microsandbox cloud: Per second

Limits

Max session
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
microsandbox cloud: Not listed
Idle stop
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
microsandbox cloud: Not listed
Largest sandbox
Anthropic Code Execution: 1 vCPU · 5 GiB
microsandbox cloud: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
microsandbox cloud: Up to 25,000

Platform

Isolation
Anthropic Code Execution: Container
microsandbox cloud: MicroVM
GPU
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
microsandbox cloud: Not listed
Snapshots
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
microsandbox cloud:
Pause and resume
Anthropic Code Execution:
microsandbox cloud: No

Developer

SDKs
Anthropic Code Execution: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby
microsandbox cloud: Python, TypeScript, Rust, Go, Ruby
Integrations
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
microsandbox cloud: Claude Code, MCP

Trust

License
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
microsandbox cloud: Apache-2.0
BYOC
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
microsandbox cloud: By evaluation, contact us

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Anthropic Code Execution
microsandbox cloud
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Anthropic Code Execution: $0.050
microsandbox cloud: $0.082
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Anthropic Code Execution: $0.100
microsandbox cloud: $0.165
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Anthropic Code Execution: $0.200
microsandbox cloud: $0.330

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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 $0.165 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
  • You need pause and resume.

microsandbox cloud fits when

  • You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
  • You want an open-source platform (Apache-2.0) that you can self-host.
  • You use Claude Code or MCP.
  • You need snapshots.

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