Apify AI Code Sandbox vs Islo Machines

Apify AI Code Sandbox bills memory only, at $0.20 per GiB-hour. Islo Machines costs $0.07 per vCPU-hour. Apify AI Code Sandbox runs containers and has no session limit. Islo Machines runs 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

Islo Machines

Persistent microVM computers for coding agents.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: Starting credit, no card required
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Islo Machines profile

What is different

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Apify AI Code Sandbox

Islo Machines

vCPU, per hour: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included; Islo Machines: $0.07
RAM, per GiB-hour: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20; Islo Machines: $0.04
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; Islo Machines: $0.0007 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $5 of usage every month; Islo Machines: Starting credit, no card required
Paid plan from: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month; Islo Machines: Pay as you go
Billing: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only; Islo Machines: Per second
Isolation: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Container; Islo Machines: MicroVM
SDKs: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript; Islo Machines: Python, TypeScript, Go
Integrations: Apify AI Code Sandbox: MCP, Claude Code; Islo Machines: Claude Code

Full comparison

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Apify AI Code Sandboxapify.com/pricing

Islo Machinesislo.dev/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included; Islo Machines: $0.07
RAM, per GiB-hour: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20; Islo Machines: $0.04
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; Islo Machines: $0.0007 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $5 of usage every month; Islo Machines: Starting credit, no card required
Paid plan from: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month; Islo Machines: Pay as you go
Billing: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only; Islo Machines: Per second

Limits

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

Platform

Isolation: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Container; Islo Machines: MicroVM
GPU: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; Islo Machines: Not listed
Snapshots: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; Islo Machines:
Pause and resume: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; Islo Machines:

Developer

SDKs: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript; Islo Machines: Python, TypeScript, Go
Integrations: Apify AI Code Sandbox: MCP, Claude Code; Islo Machines: Claude Code

Trust

License: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; Islo Machines: Not listed
BYOC: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; Islo Machines: Agent computers run in your VPC.

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Apify AI Code Sandbox

Islo Machines

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.400; Islo Machines: $0.150
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.800; Islo Machines: $0.300
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $1.600; Islo Machines: $0.600

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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 SOC 2 Type II and GDPR.

Islo Machines 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: $0.300 against $0.800 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need snapshots.

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