Apify AI Code Sandbox vs Oblien Workspace

Apify AI Code Sandbox bills memory only, at $0.20 per GiB-hour. Oblien Workspace costs $0.03 per vCPU-hour. Apify AI Code Sandbox runs containers and has no session limit. Oblien Workspace runs Firecracker microVMs and has no session limit.

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

Oblien Workspace

Hosted microVM workspaces for AI agents.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: Free tier, no credit card
Max session: No limit

Visit site Oblien Workspace profile

What is different

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

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Apify AI Code Sandbox

Oblien Workspace

vCPU, per hour: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included; Oblien Workspace: $0.03
RAM, per GiB-hour: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20; Oblien Workspace: $0.008
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; Oblien Workspace: $0.05 per GiB-month retained, also when stopped
Free tier: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $5 of usage every month; Oblien Workspace: Free tier, no credit card
Paid plan from: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month; Oblien Workspace: Pay as you go
Billing: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only; Oblien Workspace: Active CPU time only
Isolation: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Container; Oblien Workspace: Firecracker microVM
SDKs: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript; Oblien Workspace: JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations: Apify AI Code Sandbox: MCP, Claude Code; Oblien Workspace: MCP

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Apify AI Code Sandboxapify.com/pricing

Oblien Workspaceoblien.com/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included; Oblien Workspace: $0.03
RAM, per GiB-hour: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20; Oblien Workspace: $0.008
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; Oblien Workspace: $0.05 per GiB-month retained, also when stopped
Free tier: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $5 of usage every month; Oblien Workspace: Free tier, no credit card
Paid plan from: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month; Oblien Workspace: Pay as you go
Billing: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only; Oblien Workspace: Active CPU time only

Limits

Max session: Apify AI Code Sandbox: No limit; Oblien Workspace: No limit
Idle stop: Apify AI Code Sandbox: After 15 minutes; Oblien Workspace: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: 12 vCPU · 64 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Up to 256; Oblien Workspace: Not listed

Platform

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

Developer

SDKs: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript; Oblien Workspace: JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations: Apify AI Code Sandbox: MCP, Claude Code; Oblien Workspace: MCP

Trust

License: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: Not listed
BYOC: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Apify AI Code Sandbox

Oblien Workspace

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.400; Oblien Workspace: $0.046
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.800; Oblien Workspace: $0.092
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $1.600; Oblien Workspace: $0.184

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Apify AI Code Sandbox fits when

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

Oblien Workspace 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: $0.092 against $0.800 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need snapshots.

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