Apify AI Code Sandbox vs Prized Sandboxes

Apify AI Code Sandbox bills memory only, at $0.20 per GiB-hour. Prized Sandboxes costs $0.04 per vCPU-hour. Apify AI Code Sandbox runs containers and has no session limit. Prized Sandboxes runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 24 hours.

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

Prized Sandboxes

Linux microVMs in beta that your code creates, runs commands in, pauses, forks and deletes.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: $30 credit, one time
Max session: 24 hours

Visit site Prized Sandboxes profile

What is different

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vCPU, per hour: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included; Prized Sandboxes: $0.04
RAM, per GiB-hour: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20; Prized Sandboxes: $0.0125
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; Prized Sandboxes: $0.0001 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $5 of usage every month; Prized Sandboxes: $30 credit, one time
Paid plan from: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month; Prized Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Billing: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only; Prized Sandboxes: Per second
Max session: Apify AI Code Sandbox: No limit; Prized Sandboxes: 24 hours
Concurrent sandboxes: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Up to 256; Prized Sandboxes: Up to 50
Isolation: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Container; Prized Sandboxes: Firecracker microVM

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Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included; Prized Sandboxes: $0.04
RAM, per GiB-hour: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20; Prized Sandboxes: $0.0125
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; Prized Sandboxes: $0.0001 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $5 of usage every month; Prized Sandboxes: $30 credit, one time
Paid plan from: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month; Prized Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Billing: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only; Prized Sandboxes: Per second

Limits

Max session: Apify AI Code Sandbox: No limit; Prized Sandboxes: 24 hours
Idle stop: Apify AI Code Sandbox: After 15 minutes; Prized Sandboxes: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; Prized Sandboxes: 32 vCPU · 128 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Up to 256; Prized Sandboxes: Up to 50

Platform

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

Developer

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

Trust

License: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; Prized Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; Prized Sandboxes: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Apify AI Code Sandbox

Prized Sandboxes

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.400; Prized Sandboxes: $0.065
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.800; Prized Sandboxes: $0.130
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $1.600; Prized Sandboxes: $0.260

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Apify AI Code Sandbox fits when

A session must run longer than 24 hours.
You use MCP or Claude Code.
You want one rate for memory, with CPU included.
You need SOC 2 Type II and GDPR.

Prized Sandboxes 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: $0.130 against $0.800 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You want the larger free credit: $30 against $5.

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