Apify AI Code Sandbox vs Mosaic Sandbox

Apify AI Code Sandbox bills memory only, at $0.20 per GiB-hour. Mosaic Sandbox costs $0.025 per vCPU-hour. Apify AI Code Sandbox runs containers and has no session limit. Mosaic Sandbox runs Firecracker microVMs.

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Apify AI Code Sandbox

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

Mosaic Sandbox

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
Not listed

What is different

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

Apify AI Code Sandbox
Mosaic Sandbox
vCPU, per hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included
Mosaic Sandbox: $0.025
RAM, per GiB-hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20
Mosaic Sandbox: 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
Mosaic Sandbox: Free
Paid plan from
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month
Mosaic Sandbox: Pay as you go
Billing
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only
Mosaic Sandbox: Bundled machine time
Concurrent sandboxes
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Up to 256
Mosaic Sandbox: Up to 200
Isolation
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Container
Mosaic Sandbox: Firecracker microVM
SDKs
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Mosaic Sandbox: Python, TypeScript, Go
Integrations
Apify AI Code Sandbox: MCP, Claude Code
Mosaic Sandbox: LangChain, MCP, Claude Code, Vercel AI SDK

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included
Mosaic Sandbox: $0.025
RAM, per GiB-hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20
Mosaic Sandbox: 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
Mosaic Sandbox: Free
Free tier
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $5 of usage every month
Mosaic Sandbox: Not listed
Paid plan from
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month
Mosaic Sandbox: Pay as you go
Billing
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only
Mosaic Sandbox: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session
Apify AI Code Sandbox: No limit
Mosaic Sandbox: Not listed
Idle stop
Apify AI Code Sandbox: After 15 minutes
Mosaic Sandbox: Not listed
Largest sandbox
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Mosaic Sandbox: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Up to 256
Mosaic Sandbox: Up to 200

Platform

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

Developer

SDKs
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Mosaic Sandbox: Python, TypeScript, Go
Integrations
Apify AI Code Sandbox: MCP, Claude Code
Mosaic Sandbox: LangChain, MCP, Claude Code, Vercel AI SDK

Trust

License
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Mosaic Sandbox: Not listed
BYOC
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Mosaic Sandbox: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Apify AI Code Sandbox
Mosaic Sandbox
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.400
Mosaic Sandbox: $0.025
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.800
Mosaic Sandbox: $0.050
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $1.600
Mosaic Sandbox: $0.100

Compute only, at list rates.

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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.
  • You need SOC 2 Type II and GDPR.

Mosaic Sandbox fits when

  • You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
  • You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
  • You use LangChain or the Vercel AI SDK.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.050 against $0.800 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

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