Anthropic Code Execution vs Tenki Sandbox

Anthropic Code Execution costs $0.05 per vCPU-hour and Tenki Sandbox costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour. Anthropic Code Execution runs containers. Tenki Sandbox runs full VMs.

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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Tenki Sandbox

Disposable Linux VMs for AI agents, driven by SDK or CLI.

Isolation: Full VM
Free tier: $100 credit, one time
Max session: Not listed

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What is different

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

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Anthropic Code Execution

Tenki Sandbox

vCPU, per hour: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05; Tenki Sandbox: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour: Anthropic Code Execution: Included; Tenki Sandbox: $0.0162
Free tier: Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month; Tenki Sandbox: $100 credit, one time
Billing: Anthropic Code Execution: Bundled machine time; Tenki Sandbox: Per second
Largest sandbox: Anthropic Code Execution: 1 vCPU · 5 GiB; Tenki Sandbox: 16 vCPU · 64 GiB
Isolation: Anthropic Code Execution: Container; Tenki Sandbox: Full VM
SDKs: Anthropic Code Execution: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby; Tenki Sandbox: Python, TypeScript, Go

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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

Tenki Sandboxtenki.cloud/pricingtenki.cloud

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05; Tenki Sandbox: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour: Anthropic Code Execution: Included; Tenki Sandbox: $0.0162
Storage: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Tenki Sandbox: $0.000108 per GiB-hour after 5 free GiB
Free tier: Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month; Tenki Sandbox: $100 credit, one time
Paid plan from: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Tenki Sandbox: $200 / month
Billing: Anthropic Code Execution: Bundled machine time; Tenki Sandbox: Per second

Limits

Max session: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Tenki Sandbox: Not listed
Idle stop: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Tenki Sandbox: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Anthropic Code Execution: 1 vCPU · 5 GiB; Tenki Sandbox: 16 vCPU · 64 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Tenki Sandbox: Up to 100

Platform

Isolation: Anthropic Code Execution: Container; Tenki Sandbox: Full VM
GPU: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Tenki Sandbox: Not listed
Snapshots: Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed; Tenki Sandbox:
Pause and resume: Anthropic Code Execution:; Tenki Sandbox:

Developer

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

Trust

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

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Anthropic Code Execution

Tenki Sandbox

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.050; Tenki Sandbox: $0.083
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.100; Tenki Sandbox: $0.166
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Anthropic Code Execution: $0.200; Tenki Sandbox: $0.331

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Anthropic Code Execution fits when

You want the lower list price: $0.100 against $0.166 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

Tenki Sandbox fits when

You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
You use MCP or Claude Code.
You need snapshots.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.

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