Apify AI Code Sandbox vs Upstash Box

Apify AI Code Sandbox bills memory only, at $0.20 per GiB-hour. Upstash Box costs $0.10 per vCPU-hour. Apify AI Code Sandbox runs containers and has no session limit. Upstash Box runs containers.

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Apify AI Code Sandbox

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

Upstash Box

Isolation
Container
Free tier
Free plan, 5 CPU hours per month
Max session
Not listed

What is different

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

Apify AI Code Sandbox
Upstash Box
vCPU, per hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included
Upstash Box: $0.10
RAM, per GiB-hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20
Upstash Box: 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
Upstash Box: $0.10 per GB per month, including snapshots. Included on Fixed.
Free tier
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $5 of usage every month
Upstash Box: Free plan, 5 CPU hours per month
Paid plan from
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month
Upstash Box: Pay as you go
Billing
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only
Upstash Box: Active CPU time only
Idle stop
Apify AI Code Sandbox: After 15 minutes
Upstash Box: After 360 minutes
Concurrent sandboxes
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Up to 256
Upstash Box: Up to 1,000
SDKs
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Upstash Box: Python, TypeScript
Integrations
Apify AI Code Sandbox: MCP, Claude Code
Upstash Box: LangChain, Vercel AI SDK, Claude Code, MCP

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included
Upstash Box: $0.10
RAM, per GiB-hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20
Upstash Box: 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
Upstash Box: $0.10 per GB per month, including snapshots. Included on Fixed.
Free tier
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $5 of usage every month
Upstash Box: Free plan, 5 CPU hours per month
Paid plan from
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month
Upstash Box: Pay as you go
Billing
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only
Upstash Box: Active CPU time only

Limits

Max session
Apify AI Code Sandbox: No limit
Upstash Box: Not listed
Idle stop
Apify AI Code Sandbox: After 15 minutes
Upstash Box: After 360 minutes
Largest sandbox
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Upstash Box: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Up to 256
Upstash Box: Up to 1,000

Platform

Isolation
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Container
Upstash Box: Container
GPU
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Upstash Box: Not listed
Snapshots
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Upstash Box:
Pause and resume
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Upstash Box:

Developer

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

Trust

License
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Upstash Box: Not listed
BYOC
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Upstash Box: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Apify AI Code Sandbox
Upstash Box
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.400
Upstash Box: $0.100
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.800
Upstash Box: $0.200
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $1.600
Upstash Box: $0.400

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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.

Upstash Box fits when

  • You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
  • You use LangChain or the Vercel AI SDK.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.200 against $0.800 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
  • You need snapshots.

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