Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime vs EQVPS Sandboxes

Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime costs $0.0895 per vCPU-hour and EQVPS Sandboxes costs $0.04 per vCPU-hour. Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime runs microVMs and limits a session to 8 hours. EQVPS Sandboxes runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 720 hours.

Updated Oct 23, 2026

Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime

Hosts AI agents on AWS and runs each user session in its own microVM.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: 8 hours

Visit site Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime profile

EQVPS Sandboxes

Firecracker microVM sandboxes for AI agents, paid per second from a prepaid crypto balance.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: $1 sandbox credit, one time
Max session: 720 hours

Visit site EQVPS Sandboxes profile

What is different

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

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EQVPS Sandboxes

vCPU, per hour: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: $0.0895; EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.04
RAM, per GiB-hour: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: $0.00945; EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.013
Storage: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Session storage is free during preview. Code storage is billed at Amazon ECR or S3 rates; EQVPS Sandboxes: Free
Billing: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Active CPU time only; EQVPS Sandboxes: Per second
Max session: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: 8 hours; EQVPS Sandboxes: 720 hours
Idle stop: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: After 15 minutes; EQVPS Sandboxes: After 5 minutes
Largest sandbox: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: 2 vCPU · 8 GiB; EQVPS Sandboxes: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Up to 5,000; EQVPS Sandboxes: Up to 20
Isolation: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: MicroVM; EQVPS Sandboxes: Firecracker microVM
SDKs: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Python, TypeScript; EQVPS Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Claude Agent SDK, LangChain, MCP, OpenAI Agents SDK; EQVPS Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code

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Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: $0.0895; EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.04
RAM, per GiB-hour: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: $0.00945; EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.013
Storage: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Session storage is free during preview. Code storage is billed at Amazon ECR or S3 rates; EQVPS Sandboxes: Free
Free tier: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Not listed; EQVPS Sandboxes: $1 sandbox credit, one time
Paid plan from: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Pay as you go; EQVPS Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Billing: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Active CPU time only; EQVPS Sandboxes: Per second

Limits

Max session: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: 8 hours; EQVPS Sandboxes: 720 hours
Idle stop: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: After 15 minutes; EQVPS Sandboxes: After 5 minutes
Largest sandbox: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: 2 vCPU · 8 GiB; EQVPS Sandboxes: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Up to 5,000; EQVPS Sandboxes: Up to 20

Platform

Isolation: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: MicroVM; EQVPS Sandboxes: Firecracker microVM
GPU: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Not listed; EQVPS Sandboxes: Not listed
Snapshots: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Not listed; EQVPS Sandboxes: Not listed
Pause and resume: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime:; EQVPS Sandboxes:

Developer

SDKs: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Python, TypeScript; EQVPS Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Claude Agent SDK, LangChain, MCP, OpenAI Agents SDK; EQVPS Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code

Trust

License: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Not listed; EQVPS Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Not listed; EQVPS Sandboxes: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime

EQVPS Sandboxes

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: $0.108; EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.066
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: $0.217; EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.132
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: $0.434; EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.264

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime fits when

You use the Claude Agent SDK, LangChain or the OpenAI Agents SDK.
Your code waits a lot: CPU is billed only while it is in use.
You need SOC 2, HIPAA and ISO 27001.

EQVPS Sandboxes fits when

A session must run longer than 8 hours.
You use Claude Code.
You want the lower list price: $0.132 against $0.217 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need a sandbox larger than 2 vCPU · 8 GiB.

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