Apify AI Code Sandbox vs Blaxel

Apify AI Code Sandbox bills memory only, at $0.20 per GiB-hour. Blaxel bills memory only, at $0.0414 per GiB-hour. Apify AI Code Sandbox runs containers and has no session limit. Blaxel runs microVMs and has no session limit.

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Apify AI Code Sandbox

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

Blaxel

Isolation
MicroVM
Free tier
Credit of up to $200
Max session
No limit

What is different

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

Apify AI Code Sandbox
Blaxel
RAM, per GiB-hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20
Blaxel: $0.0414
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
Blaxel: Snapshots $0.20 per GB per month. Volumes $0.12 per GB per month. Images $0.045 per GB per month.
Free tier
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $5 of usage every month
Blaxel: Credit of up to $200
Paid plan from
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month
Blaxel: Pay as you go
Isolation
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Container
Blaxel: MicroVM
SDKs
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Blaxel: Python, TypeScript, Go
Integrations
Apify AI Code Sandbox: MCP, Claude Code
Blaxel: OpenAI Agents SDK, Claude Agent SDK, MCP, Claude Code, LangChain, Vercel AI SDK

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included
Blaxel: Included
RAM, per GiB-hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20
Blaxel: $0.0414
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
Blaxel: Snapshots $0.20 per GB per month. Volumes $0.12 per GB per month. Images $0.045 per GB per month.
Free tier
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $5 of usage every month
Blaxel: Credit of up to $200
Paid plan from
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month
Blaxel: Pay as you go
Billing
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only
Blaxel: Memory only

Limits

Max session
Apify AI Code Sandbox: No limit
Blaxel: No limit
Idle stop
Apify AI Code Sandbox: After 15 minutes
Blaxel: Not listed
Largest sandbox
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Blaxel: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Up to 256
Blaxel: Not listed

Platform

Isolation
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Container
Blaxel: MicroVM
GPU
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Blaxel: Not listed
Snapshots
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Blaxel:
Pause and resume
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Blaxel:

Developer

SDKs
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Blaxel: Python, TypeScript, Go
Integrations
Apify AI Code Sandbox: MCP, Claude Code
Blaxel: OpenAI Agents SDK, Claude Agent SDK, MCP, Claude Code, LangChain, Vercel AI SDK

Trust

License
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Blaxel: Not listed
BYOC
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Blaxel: Bring-your-own-metal in your VPC, on request

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Apify AI Code Sandbox
Blaxel
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.400
Blaxel: $0.083
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.800
Blaxel: $0.166
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $1.600
Blaxel: $0.331

Compute only, at list rates.

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Apify AI Code Sandbox fits when

  • You need SOC 2 Type II and GDPR.

Blaxel fits when

  • You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
  • You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
  • You use the OpenAI Agents SDK, the Claude Agent SDK, LangChain or the Vercel AI SDK.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.166 against $0.800 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

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