Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime vs InstaVM

Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime costs $0.0895 per vCPU-hour and InstaVM costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour. Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime runs microVMs and limits a session to 8 hours. InstaVM runs Firecracker microVMs.

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

InstaVM

Hardware-isolated microVMs for AI agent code.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: $50 credit
Max session: Not listed

Visit site InstaVM profile

What is different

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

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InstaVM

vCPU, per hour: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: $0.0895; InstaVM: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: $0.00945; InstaVM: $0.0162
Storage: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Session storage is free during preview. Code storage is billed at Amazon ECR or S3 rates; InstaVM: $0.0002 per GiB-hour after 10 free GiB
Paid plan from: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Pay as you go; InstaVM: $100 / month
Billing: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Active CPU time only; InstaVM: Per second
Concurrent sandboxes: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Up to 5,000; InstaVM: Up to 100
Isolation: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: MicroVM; InstaVM: Firecracker microVM
Integrations: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Claude Agent SDK, LangChain, MCP, OpenAI Agents SDK; InstaVM: Claude Code, OpenAI Agents SDK

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InstaVMinstavm.io/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: $0.0895; InstaVM: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: $0.00945; InstaVM: $0.0162
Storage: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Session storage is free during preview. Code storage is billed at Amazon ECR or S3 rates; InstaVM: $0.0002 per GiB-hour after 10 free GiB
Free tier: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Not listed; InstaVM: $50 credit
Paid plan from: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Pay as you go; InstaVM: $100 / month
Billing: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Active CPU time only; InstaVM: Per second

Limits

Max session: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: 8 hours; InstaVM: Not listed
Idle stop: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: After 15 minutes; InstaVM: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: 2 vCPU · 8 GiB; InstaVM: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Up to 5,000; InstaVM: Up to 100

Platform

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

Developer

SDKs: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Python, TypeScript; InstaVM: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Claude Agent SDK, LangChain, MCP, OpenAI Agents SDK; InstaVM: Claude Code, OpenAI Agents SDK

Trust

License: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Not listed; InstaVM: Not listed
BYOC: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: Not listed; InstaVM: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime

InstaVM

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: $0.108; InstaVM: $0.083
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: $0.217; InstaVM: $0.166
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime: $0.434; InstaVM: $0.331

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime fits when

You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
You use the Claude Agent SDK, LangChain or MCP.
Your code waits a lot: CPU is billed only while it is in use.
You need SOC 2, HIPAA and ISO 27001.

InstaVM fits when

You use Claude Code.
You want the lower list price: $0.166 against $0.217 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need snapshots.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.

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