Apify AI Code Sandbox vs Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime

Apify AI Code Sandbox bills memory only, at $0.20 per GiB-hour. Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime costs $0.0895 per vCPU-hour. Apify AI Code Sandbox runs containers and has no session limit. Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime runs microVMs and limits a session to 8 hours.

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Apify AI Code Sandbox

Isolation
Container
Free tier
$5 of usage every month
Max session
No limit

Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime

Isolation
MicroVM
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
8 hours

What is different

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

Apify AI Code Sandbox
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime
vCPU, per hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: $0.0895
RAM, per GiB-hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: $0.00945
Storage
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Disk in the run is part of the compute price. The workspace backup goes to a key-value store at $1 per 1,000 GB-hours, plus reads and writes. Data transfer out $0.20 per GB
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Session storage is free during preview. Code storage is billed at Amazon ECR or S3 rates
Paid plan from
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Pay as you go
Billing
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Active CPU time only
Max session
Apify AI Code Sandbox: No limit
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: 8 hours
Concurrent sandboxes
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Up to 256
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Up to 5,000
Isolation
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Container
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: MicroVM
SDKs
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Python, TypeScript
Integrations
Apify AI Code Sandbox: MCP, Claude Code
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Claude Agent SDK, LangChain, MCP, OpenAI Agents SDK

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: $0.0895
RAM, per GiB-hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: $0.00945
Storage
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Disk in the run is part of the compute price. The workspace backup goes to a key-value store at $1 per 1,000 GB-hours, plus reads and writes. Data transfer out $0.20 per GB
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Session storage is free during preview. Code storage is billed at Amazon ECR or S3 rates
Free tier
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $5 of usage every month
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Not listed
Paid plan from
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Pay as you go
Billing
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Active CPU time only

Limits

Max session
Apify AI Code Sandbox: No limit
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: 8 hours
Idle stop
Apify AI Code Sandbox: After 15 minutes
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: After 15 minutes
Largest sandbox
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: 2 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Up to 256
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Up to 5,000

Platform

Isolation
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Container
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: MicroVM
GPU
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Not listed
Snapshots
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Not listed
Pause and resume
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime:

Developer

SDKs
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Python, TypeScript
Integrations
Apify AI Code Sandbox: MCP, Claude Code
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Claude Agent SDK, LangChain, MCP, OpenAI Agents SDK

Trust

License
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Not listed
BYOC
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Apify AI Code Sandbox
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.400
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: $0.108
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.800
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: $0.217
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $1.600
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: $0.434

Compute only, at list rates.

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Apify AI Code Sandbox fits when

  • A session must run longer than 8 hours.
  • You use Claude Code.
  • You want one rate for memory, with CPU included.
  • You need SOC 2 Type II and GDPR.

Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime fits when

  • You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
  • You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
  • You use the Claude Agent SDK, LangChain or the OpenAI Agents SDK.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.217 against $0.800 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

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