Anthropic Code Execution vs RemoteHost

Anthropic Code Execution costs $0.05 per vCPU-hour. Anthropic Code Execution runs containers. RemoteHost runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 72 hours.

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Anthropic Code Execution

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

RemoteHost

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
7-day free trial
Max session
72 hours

What is different

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

Anthropic Code Execution
RemoteHost
Free tier
Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month
RemoteHost: 7-day free trial
Largest sandbox
Anthropic Code Execution: 1 vCPU · 5 GiB
RemoteHost: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Isolation
Anthropic Code Execution: Container
RemoteHost: Firecracker microVM
SDKs
Anthropic Code Execution: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby
RemoteHost: TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05
RemoteHost: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour
Anthropic Code Execution: Included
RemoteHost: Included
Storage
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
RemoteHost: Free
Free tier
Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month
RemoteHost: 7-day free trial
Paid plan from
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
RemoteHost: $20 / month
Billing
Anthropic Code Execution: Bundled machine time
RemoteHost: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
RemoteHost: 72 hours
Idle stop
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
RemoteHost: Not listed
Largest sandbox
Anthropic Code Execution: 1 vCPU · 5 GiB
RemoteHost: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
RemoteHost: Up to 2,000

Platform

Isolation
Anthropic Code Execution: Container
RemoteHost: Firecracker microVM
GPU
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
RemoteHost: Not listed
Snapshots
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
RemoteHost:
Pause and resume
Anthropic Code Execution:
RemoteHost:

Developer

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

Trust

License
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
RemoteHost: Not listed
BYOC
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
RemoteHost: Enterprise, on hardware you own

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

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

Compute only, at list rates.

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

RemoteHost fits when

  • You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
  • You use MCP or Claude Code.
  • You need snapshots.
  • You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.

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