Apify AI Code Sandbox vs Perplexity Sandbox

Apify AI Code Sandbox bills memory only, at $0.20 per GiB-hour. Apify AI Code Sandbox runs containers and has no session limit. Perplexity Sandbox runs containers.

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

Perplexity Sandbox

Isolated Linux containers that run Python and bash code inside a Perplexity Agent API request.

Isolation: Container
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Perplexity Sandbox profile

What is different

1 field differs. The rest are the same or not listed.

Field

Apify AI Code Sandbox

Perplexity Sandbox

SDKs: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript; Perplexity Sandbox: Python, TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Apify AI Code Sandboxapify.com/pricing

Perplexity Sandboxdocs.perplexity.ai/docs/getting-started/pricingdocs.perplexity.ai

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
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; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Free tier: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $5 of usage every month; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Paid plan from: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Billing: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

Limits

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

Platform

Isolation: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Container; Perplexity Sandbox: Container
GPU: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Snapshots: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Pause and resume: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

Developer

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

Trust

License: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
BYOC: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Apify AI Code Sandbox

Perplexity Sandbox

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.400; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.800; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $1.600; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

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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.

Perplexity Sandbox fits when

You need ISO 27001.

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