Apify AI Code Sandbox vs CreateOS Sandbox

Apify AI Code Sandbox bills memory only, at $0.20 per GiB-hour. CreateOS Sandbox costs $0.03616363 per vCPU-hour. Apify AI Code Sandbox runs containers and has no session limit. CreateOS Sandbox runs Firecracker 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

CreateOS Sandbox

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
Starting credit of 500 credits
Max session
No limit

What is different

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

Apify AI Code Sandbox
CreateOS Sandbox
vCPU, per hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.03616363
RAM, per GiB-hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.01159025
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
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.0001584 per GiB-hour
Free tier
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $5 of usage every month
CreateOS Sandbox: Starting credit of 500 credits
Paid plan from
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month
CreateOS Sandbox: Pay as you go
Billing
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only
CreateOS Sandbox: Per second
Concurrent sandboxes
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Up to 256
CreateOS Sandbox: Up to 20
Isolation
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Container
CreateOS Sandbox: Firecracker microVM
SDKs
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
CreateOS Sandbox: Python, TypeScript, Go, Rust, Java
Integrations
Apify AI Code Sandbox: MCP, Claude Code
CreateOS Sandbox: Claude Code

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.03616363
RAM, per GiB-hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.01159025
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
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.0001584 per GiB-hour
Free tier
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $5 of usage every month
CreateOS Sandbox: Starting credit of 500 credits
Paid plan from
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month
CreateOS Sandbox: Pay as you go
Billing
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only
CreateOS Sandbox: Per second

Limits

Max session
Apify AI Code Sandbox: No limit
CreateOS Sandbox: No limit
Idle stop
Apify AI Code Sandbox: After 15 minutes
CreateOS Sandbox: Not listed
Largest sandbox
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
CreateOS Sandbox: 8 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Up to 256
CreateOS Sandbox: Up to 20

Platform

Isolation
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Container
CreateOS Sandbox: Firecracker microVM
GPU
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
CreateOS Sandbox: No
Snapshots
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
CreateOS Sandbox:
Pause and resume
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
CreateOS Sandbox:

Developer

SDKs
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
CreateOS Sandbox: Python, TypeScript, Go, Rust, Java
Integrations
Apify AI Code Sandbox: MCP, Claude Code
CreateOS Sandbox: Claude Code

Trust

License
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
CreateOS Sandbox: Not listed
BYOC
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
CreateOS Sandbox: Enterprise only. Provider runs the control plane

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Apify AI Code Sandbox
CreateOS Sandbox
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.400
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.059
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.800
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.119
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $1.600
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.237

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Apify AI Code Sandbox fits when

  • You use MCP.
  • You want one rate for memory, with CPU included.
  • You need GDPR.

CreateOS Sandbox fits when

  • You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
  • You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.119 against $0.800 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
  • You need snapshots.

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