Apify AI Code Sandbox vs Koyeb Sandboxes

Apify AI Code Sandbox bills memory only, at $0.20 per GiB-hour. Koyeb Sandboxes costs $0.0144 per vCPU-hour. Apify AI Code Sandbox runs containers and has no session limit. Koyeb Sandboxes runs microVMs and offers GPUs.

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Apify AI Code Sandbox

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

Koyeb Sandboxes

Isolation
MicroVM
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
Not listed

What is different

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

Apify AI Code Sandbox
Koyeb Sandboxes
vCPU, per hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included
Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.0144
RAM, per GiB-hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20
Koyeb Sandboxes: Included
Paid plan from
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month
Koyeb Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Billing
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only
Koyeb Sandboxes: Bundled machine time
Idle stop
Apify AI Code Sandbox: After 15 minutes
Koyeb Sandboxes: After 5 minutes
Isolation
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Container
Koyeb Sandboxes: MicroVM
SDKs
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Koyeb Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included
Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.0144
RAM, per GiB-hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20
Koyeb Sandboxes: 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
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Free tier
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $5 of usage every month
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Paid plan from
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month
Koyeb Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Billing
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only
Koyeb Sandboxes: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session
Apify AI Code Sandbox: No limit
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Idle stop
Apify AI Code Sandbox: After 15 minutes
Koyeb Sandboxes: After 5 minutes
Largest sandbox
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Up to 256
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed

Platform

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

Developer

SDKs
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Koyeb Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript
Integrations
Apify AI Code Sandbox: MCP, Claude Code
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed

Trust

License
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Apify AI Code Sandbox
Koyeb Sandboxes
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.400
Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.014
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.800
Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.029
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $1.600
Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.058

Compute only, at list rates.

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Apify AI Code Sandbox fits when

  • You use MCP or Claude Code.
  • You want one rate for memory, with CPU included.
  • You need SOC 2 Type II.

Koyeb Sandboxes fits when

  • You need GPUs.
  • 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: $0.029 against $0.800 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

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