Anthropic Code Execution vs Zipbox

Anthropic Code Execution costs $0.05 per vCPU-hour and Zipbox costs $0.00685 per vCPU-hour. Anthropic Code Execution runs containers. Zipbox runs Firecracker microVMs and has no session limit.

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Anthropic Code Execution

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

Zipbox

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
$25 credit after a one-time $5 top-up
Max session
No limit

What is different

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

Anthropic Code Execution
Zipbox
vCPU, per hour
Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05
Zipbox: $0.00685
Free tier
Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month
Zipbox: $25 credit after a one-time $5 top-up
Largest sandbox
Anthropic Code Execution: 1 vCPU · 5 GiB
Zipbox: 6 vCPU · 16 GiB
Isolation
Anthropic Code Execution: Container
Zipbox: Firecracker microVM
Pause and resume
Anthropic Code Execution:
Zipbox: No
SDKs
Anthropic Code Execution: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby
Zipbox: TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Anthropic Code Execution: $0.05
Zipbox: $0.00685
RAM, per GiB-hour
Anthropic Code Execution: Included
Zipbox: Included
Storage
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
Zipbox: Free
Free tier
Anthropic Code Execution: 1,550 free hours per month
Zipbox: $25 credit after a one-time $5 top-up
Paid plan from
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
Zipbox: Pay as you go
Billing
Anthropic Code Execution: Bundled machine time
Zipbox: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
Zipbox: No limit
Idle stop
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
Zipbox: Not listed
Largest sandbox
Anthropic Code Execution: 1 vCPU · 5 GiB
Zipbox: 6 vCPU · 16 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
Zipbox: Not listed

Platform

Isolation
Anthropic Code Execution: Container
Zipbox: Firecracker microVM
GPU
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
Zipbox: Not listed
Snapshots
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
Zipbox: No
Pause and resume
Anthropic Code Execution:
Zipbox: No

Developer

SDKs
Anthropic Code Execution: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby
Zipbox: TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust
Integrations
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
Zipbox: MCP, Claude Code, Claude Agent SDK, OpenAI Agents SDK, Vercel AI SDK, LangChain

Trust

License
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
Zipbox: Not listed
BYOC
Anthropic Code Execution: Not listed
Zipbox: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Anthropic Code Execution
Zipbox
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Anthropic Code Execution: $0.050
Zipbox: $0.007
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Anthropic Code Execution: $0.100
Zipbox: $0.014
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Anthropic Code Execution: $0.200
Zipbox: $0.027

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Anthropic Code Execution fits when

  • You need pause and resume.
  • You need SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001.

Zipbox fits when

  • You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
  • You use MCP, Claude Code, the Claude Agent SDK, the OpenAI Agents SDK, the Vercel AI SDK or LangChain.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.014 against $0.100 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
  • You need a desktop in the sandbox.

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