Anthropic Code Execution vs Prime Sandboxes

Anthropic Code Execution costs $0.05 per vCPU-hour and Prime Sandboxes costs $0.02 per vCPU-hour. Anthropic Code Execution runs containers. Prime Sandboxes runs microVMs and has no session limit.

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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Prime Sandboxes

Isolated microVM sandboxes for AI agents and RL.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: No limit

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What is different

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

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Anthropic Code Execution

Prime Sandboxes

vCPU, per hour: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05; Prime Sandboxes: $0.02
RAM, per GiB-hour: Anthropic Code Execution: Included; Prime Sandboxes: $0.0125
Billing: Anthropic Code Execution: Bundled machine time; Prime Sandboxes: Per second
Largest sandbox: Anthropic Code Execution: 1 vCPU · 5 GiB; Prime Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 64 GiB
Isolation: Anthropic Code Execution: Container; Prime Sandboxes: MicroVM
SDKs: Anthropic Code Execution: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby; Prime Sandboxes: Python

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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

Prime Sandboxesdocs.primeintellect.ai/sandboxes/overviewdocs.primeintellect.ai

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05; Prime Sandboxes: $0.02
RAM, per GiB-hour: Anthropic Code Execution: Included; Prime Sandboxes: $0.0125
Storage: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Prime Sandboxes: $0.0002 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month; Prime Sandboxes: Not listed
Paid plan from: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Prime Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Billing: Anthropic Code Execution: Bundled machine time; Prime Sandboxes: Per second

Limits

Max session: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Prime Sandboxes: No limit
Idle stop: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Prime Sandboxes: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Anthropic Code Execution: 1 vCPU · 5 GiB; Prime Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 64 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Prime Sandboxes: Up to 1,024

Platform

Isolation: Anthropic Code Execution: Container; Prime Sandboxes: MicroVM
GPU: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Prime Sandboxes: Not listed
Snapshots: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Prime Sandboxes:
Pause and resume: Anthropic Code Execution:; Prime Sandboxes: Not listed

Developer

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

Trust

License: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Prime Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Prime Sandboxes: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Anthropic Code Execution

Prime Sandboxes

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.050; Prime Sandboxes: $0.045
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.100; Prime Sandboxes: $0.090
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.200; Prime Sandboxes: $0.180

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Anthropic Code Execution fits when

You need pause and resume.

Prime Sandboxes fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You want the lower list price: $0.090 against $0.100 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need snapshots.
You need a sandbox larger than 1 vCPU · 5 GiB.

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