Apify AI Code Sandbox vs inis.run

Apify AI Code Sandbox bills memory only, at $0.20 per GiB-hour. Apify AI Code Sandbox runs containers and has no session limit. inis.run runs full VMs and limits a session to 24 hours.

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Apify AI Code Sandbox

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

inis.run

Isolation
Full VM
Free tier
€1.00 free trial credit, no card required
Max session
24 hours

What is different

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

Apify AI Code Sandbox
inis.run
RAM, per GiB-hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20
inis.run: Included
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
inis.run: Paused sessions and persistent volumes cost about €0.07 per GB per month. Paused sessions are billed for storage, not compute.
Free tier
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $5 of usage every month
inis.run: €1.00 free trial credit, no card required
Paid plan from
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month
inis.run: Pay as you go
Billing
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only
inis.run: Bundled machine time
Max session
Apify AI Code Sandbox: No limit
inis.run: 24 hours
Concurrent sandboxes
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Up to 256
inis.run: Up to 10
Isolation
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Container
inis.run: Full VM
SDKs
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
inis.run: Python, TypeScript
Integrations
Apify AI Code Sandbox: MCP, Claude Code
inis.run: Vercel AI SDK, LangChain, OpenAI Agents SDK, MCP

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included
inis.run: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20
inis.run: Included
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
inis.run: Paused sessions and persistent volumes cost about €0.07 per GB per month. Paused sessions are billed for storage, not compute.
Free tier
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $5 of usage every month
inis.run: €1.00 free trial credit, no card required
Paid plan from
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month
inis.run: Pay as you go
Billing
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only
inis.run: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session
Apify AI Code Sandbox: No limit
inis.run: 24 hours
Idle stop
Apify AI Code Sandbox: After 15 minutes
inis.run: Not listed
Largest sandbox
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
inis.run: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Up to 256
inis.run: Up to 10

Platform

Isolation
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Container
inis.run: Full VM
GPU
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
inis.run: No
Snapshots
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
inis.run:
Pause and resume
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
inis.run:

Developer

SDKs
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
inis.run: Python, TypeScript
Integrations
Apify AI Code Sandbox: MCP, Claude Code
inis.run: Vercel AI SDK, LangChain, OpenAI Agents SDK, MCP

Trust

License
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
inis.run: Not listed
BYOC
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
inis.run: In your own cloud account, from €30,000/year

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Apify AI Code Sandbox
inis.run
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.400
inis.run: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.800
inis.run: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $1.600
inis.run: Not listed

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 24 hours.
  • You use Claude Code.
  • You want one rate for memory, with CPU included.
  • You need SOC 2 Type II and GDPR.

inis.run fits when

  • You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
  • You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
  • You use the Vercel AI SDK, LangChain or the OpenAI Agents SDK.
  • You need snapshots.

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