Anthropic Code Execution vs Sandbox0

Anthropic Code Execution costs $0.05 per vCPU-hour. Sandbox0 bills memory only, at $0.015 per GiB-hour. Anthropic Code Execution runs containers. Sandbox0 runs gVisor 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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Sandbox0

Long-running agent sandboxes with durable storage.

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

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What is different

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

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Anthropic Code Execution

Sandbox0

vCPU, per hour: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05; Sandbox0: Included
RAM, per GiB-hour: Anthropic Code Execution: Included; Sandbox0: $0.015
Billing: Anthropic Code Execution: Bundled machine time; Sandbox0: Memory only
Isolation: Anthropic Code Execution: Container; Sandbox0: gVisor
SDKs: Anthropic Code Execution: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby; Sandbox0: Go, Python, TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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

Sandbox0sandbox0.ai/pricingsandbox0.ai

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05; Sandbox0: Included
RAM, per GiB-hour: Anthropic Code Execution: Included; Sandbox0: $0.015
Storage: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Sandbox0: Free
Free tier: Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month; Sandbox0: Not listed
Paid plan from: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Sandbox0: Pay as you go
Billing: Anthropic Code Execution: Bundled machine time; Sandbox0: Memory only

Limits

Max session: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Sandbox0: No limit
Idle stop: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Sandbox0: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Anthropic Code Execution: 1 vCPU · 5 GiB; Sandbox0: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Sandbox0: Up to 20

Platform

Isolation: Anthropic Code Execution: Container; Sandbox0: gVisor
GPU: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Sandbox0: Not listed
Snapshots: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Sandbox0:
Pause and resume: Anthropic Code Execution:; Sandbox0:

Developer

SDKs: Anthropic Code Execution: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby; Sandbox0: Go, Python, TypeScript
Integrations: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Sandbox0: LangChain, OpenAI Agents SDK

Trust

License: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Sandbox0: Apache-2.0
BYOC: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Sandbox0: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Anthropic Code Execution

Sandbox0

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.050; Sandbox0: $0.030
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.100; Sandbox0: $0.060
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.200; Sandbox0: $0.120

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Sandbox0 fits when

You want an open-source platform (Apache-2.0) that you can self-host.
You use LangChain or the OpenAI Agents SDK.
You want the lower list price: $0.060 against $0.100 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need snapshots.

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