Anthropic Code Execution vs Oblien Workspace

Anthropic Code Execution costs $0.05 per vCPU-hour and Oblien Workspace costs $0.03 per vCPU-hour. Anthropic Code Execution runs containers. Oblien Workspace 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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Oblien Workspace

Hosted microVM workspaces for AI agents.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: Free tier, no credit card
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

Oblien Workspace

vCPU, per hour: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05; Oblien Workspace: $0.03
RAM, per GiB-hour: Anthropic Code Execution: Included; Oblien Workspace: $0.008
Free tier: Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month; Oblien Workspace: Free tier, no credit card
Billing: Anthropic Code Execution: Bundled machine time; Oblien Workspace: Active CPU time only
Largest sandbox: Anthropic Code Execution: 1 vCPU · 5 GiB; Oblien Workspace: 12 vCPU · 64 GiB
Isolation: Anthropic Code Execution: Container; Oblien Workspace: Firecracker microVM
SDKs: Anthropic Code Execution: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby; Oblien Workspace: JavaScript / TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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

Oblien Workspaceoblien.com/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05; Oblien Workspace: $0.03
RAM, per GiB-hour: Anthropic Code Execution: Included; Oblien Workspace: $0.008
Storage: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: $0.05 per GiB-month retained, also when stopped
Free tier: Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month; Oblien Workspace: Free tier, no credit card
Paid plan from: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: Pay as you go
Billing: Anthropic Code Execution: Bundled machine time; Oblien Workspace: Active CPU time only

Limits

Max session: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: Not listed
Idle stop: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Anthropic Code Execution: 1 vCPU · 5 GiB; Oblien Workspace: 12 vCPU · 64 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: Anthropic Code Execution: Container; Oblien Workspace: Firecracker microVM
GPU: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: No
Snapshots: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Oblien Workspace:
Pause and resume: Anthropic Code Execution:; Oblien Workspace:

Developer

SDKs: Anthropic Code Execution: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby; Oblien Workspace: JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: MCP

Trust

License: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: Not listed
BYOC: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Anthropic Code Execution

Oblien Workspace

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.050; Oblien Workspace: $0.046
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.100; Oblien Workspace: $0.092
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.200; Oblien Workspace: $0.184

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Oblien Workspace fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You use MCP.
You want the lower list price: $0.092 against $0.100 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need snapshots.

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