Apify AI Code Sandbox vs Fly.io Sprites

Apify AI Code Sandbox bills memory only, at $0.20 per GiB-hour. Fly.io Sprites costs $0.0385 per vCPU-hour. Apify AI Code Sandbox runs containers and has no session limit. Fly.io Sprites runs Firecracker microVMs.

Updated Oct 23, 2026

Apify AI Code Sandbox

Apify Actor that runs AI-generated code in an isolated container, with MCP, REST API and shell access.

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

Visit site Apify AI Code Sandbox profile

Fly.io Sprites

Persistent Linux computers that sleep when idle.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: $30 trial credit
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Fly.io Sprites profile

What is different

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Apify AI Code Sandbox

Fly.io Sprites

vCPU, per hour: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included; Fly.io Sprites: $0.0385
RAM, per GiB-hour: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20; Fly.io Sprites: $0.021875
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; Fly.io Sprites: $0.000683 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $5 of usage every month; Fly.io Sprites: $30 trial credit
Paid plan from: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month; Fly.io Sprites: Pay as you go
Billing: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only; Fly.io Sprites: Active CPU time only
Isolation: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Container; Fly.io Sprites: Firecracker microVM
SDKs: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript; Fly.io Sprites: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript, Go
Integrations: Apify AI Code Sandbox: MCP, Claude Code; Fly.io Sprites: MCP, OpenAI Agents SDK, Claude Code

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Apify AI Code Sandboxapify.com/pricing

Fly.io Spritesfly.io/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included; Fly.io Sprites: $0.0385
RAM, per GiB-hour: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20; Fly.io Sprites: $0.021875
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; Fly.io Sprites: $0.000683 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $5 of usage every month; Fly.io Sprites: $30 trial credit
Paid plan from: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month; Fly.io Sprites: Pay as you go
Billing: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only; Fly.io Sprites: Active CPU time only

Limits

Max session: Apify AI Code Sandbox: No limit; Fly.io Sprites: Not listed
Idle stop: Apify AI Code Sandbox: After 15 minutes; Fly.io Sprites: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; Fly.io Sprites: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Up to 256; Fly.io Sprites: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Container; Fly.io Sprites: Firecracker microVM
GPU: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; Fly.io Sprites: Not listed
Snapshots: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; Fly.io Sprites:
Pause and resume: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; Fly.io Sprites:

Developer

SDKs: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript; Fly.io Sprites: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript, Go
Integrations: Apify AI Code Sandbox: MCP, Claude Code; Fly.io Sprites: MCP, OpenAI Agents SDK, Claude Code

Trust

License: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; Fly.io Sprites: Not listed
BYOC: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; Fly.io Sprites: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Apify AI Code Sandbox

Fly.io Sprites

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.400; Fly.io Sprites: $0.082
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.800; Fly.io Sprites: $0.165
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $1.600; Fly.io Sprites: $0.329

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Apify AI Code Sandbox fits when

You want one rate for memory, with CPU included.

Fly.io Sprites 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.
You want the lower list price: $0.165 against $0.800 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

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