Anthropic Code Execution vs Phonebox

Anthropic Code Execution costs $0.05 per vCPU-hour. Anthropic Code Execution runs containers. Phonebox limits a session to 3 hours.

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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Phonebox

Cloud Android phones that AI agents control through their screens.

Isolation: Not listed
Free tier: $2 starter credit, one time, no card
Max session: 3 hours

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Phonebox

Free tier: Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month; Phonebox: $2 starter credit, one time, no card
SDKs: Anthropic Code Execution: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby; Phonebox: TypeScript

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

Phoneboxphonebox.dev/pricingphonebox.dev

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05; Phonebox: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: Anthropic Code Execution: Included; Phonebox: Not listed
Storage: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Phonebox: Not listed
Free tier: Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month; Phonebox: $2 starter credit, one time, no card
Paid plan from: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Phonebox: Pay as you go
Billing: Anthropic Code Execution: Bundled machine time; Phonebox: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Phonebox: 3 hours
Idle stop: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Phonebox: After 5 minutes
Largest sandbox: Anthropic Code Execution: 1 vCPU · 5 GiB; Phonebox: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Phonebox: Up to 5

Platform

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

Developer

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

Trust

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

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Anthropic Code Execution

Phonebox

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

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