Apify AI Code Sandbox vs SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes

Apify AI Code Sandbox bills memory only, at $0.20 per GiB-hour. SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes bills memory only, at $0.04572 per GiB-hour. Apify AI Code Sandbox runs containers and has no session limit. SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes runs microVMs.

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

SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes

Isolated microVMs for AI agents that fork from a saved snapshot, part of SF Compute Autoresearch.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: None
Max session: Not listed

Visit site SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes profile

What is different

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Apify AI Code Sandbox

SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes

RAM, per GiB-hour: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: $0.04572
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; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Sandbox snapshots $0.10 per GiB-month of deduplicated bytes, $0.05 per GiB-month in cold storage
Free tier: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $5 of usage every month; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: None
Paid plan from: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Concurrent sandboxes: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Up to 256; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Up to 4,096
Isolation: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Container; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: MicroVM

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Apify AI Code Sandboxapify.com/pricing

SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxesautoresearch.sfcompute.com

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Included
RAM, per GiB-hour: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: $0.04572
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; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Sandbox snapshots $0.10 per GiB-month of deduplicated bytes, $0.05 per GiB-month in cold storage
Free tier: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $5 of usage every month; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: None
Paid plan from: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Billing: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Memory only

Limits

Max session: Apify AI Code Sandbox: No limit; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed
Idle stop: Apify AI Code Sandbox: After 15 minutes; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Up to 256; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Up to 4,096

Platform

Isolation: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Container; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: MicroVM
GPU: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed
Snapshots: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes:
Pause and resume: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes:

Developer

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

Trust

License: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Apify AI Code Sandbox

SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.400; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: $0.091
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.800; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: $0.183
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $1.600; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: $0.366

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Apify AI Code Sandbox fits when

You want to start without paying.
You need SOC 2 Type II and GDPR.

SF Compute Autoresearch 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: $0.183 against $0.800 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need snapshots.

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