Anthropic Code Execution vs Perplexity Sandbox

Anthropic Code Execution costs $0.05 per vCPU-hour. Anthropic Code Execution runs containers. Perplexity Sandbox runs containers.

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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Perplexity Sandbox

Isolated Linux containers that run Python and bash code inside a Perplexity Agent API request.

Isolation: Container
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Perplexity Sandbox profile

What is different

1 field differs. The rest are the same or not listed.

Field

Anthropic Code Execution

Perplexity Sandbox

SDKs: Anthropic Code Execution: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby; Perplexity Sandbox: Python, TypeScript

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

Perplexity Sandboxdocs.perplexity.ai/guides/pricingdocs.perplexity.ai

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: Anthropic Code Execution: Included; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Storage: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Free tier: Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Paid plan from: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Billing: Anthropic Code Execution: Bundled machine time; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

Limits

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

Platform

Isolation: Anthropic Code Execution: Container; Perplexity Sandbox: Container
GPU: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Snapshots: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Pause and resume: Anthropic Code Execution:; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

Developer

SDKs: Anthropic Code Execution: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby; Perplexity Sandbox: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

Trust

License: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
BYOC: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Anthropic Code Execution

Perplexity Sandbox

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.050; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.100; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.200; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

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