AWS Lambda MicroVMs vs Dedalus Machines

AWS Lambda MicroVMs costs $0.0997 per vCPU-hour and Dedalus Machines costs $0.04536 per vCPU-hour. AWS Lambda MicroVMs runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 8 hours. Dedalus Machines runs full VMs.

Updated Oct 14, 2026

AWS Lambda MicroVMs

Serverless microVMs on AWS that suspend when idle.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: 8 hours

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Dedalus Machines

Linux virtual machines for AI agents that sleep when idle.

Isolation: Full VM
Free tier: $20 one-time sign-up credit
Max session: Not listed

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What is different

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AWS Lambda MicroVMs

Dedalus Machines

vCPU, per hour: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0997; Dedalus Machines: $0.04536
RAM, per GiB-hour: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0132; Dedalus Machines: $0.01458
Storage: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Snapshot storage $0.08 per GB-month (US East). Snapshot reads and writes are billed per GB.; Dedalus Machines: $0.0001 per GiB-hour
Largest sandbox: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; Dedalus Machines: 16 vCPU · 64 GiB
Isolation: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Firecracker microVM; Dedalus Machines: Full VM
SDKs: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Python, JavaScript; Dedalus Machines: Python, TypeScript, Go

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AWS Lambda MicroVMsaws.amazon.com/lambda/pricingaws.amazon.com

Dedalus Machinesdedaluslabs.ai/pricingdedaluslabs.ai

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0997; Dedalus Machines: $0.04536
RAM, per GiB-hour: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0132; Dedalus Machines: $0.01458
Storage: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Snapshot storage $0.08 per GB-month (US East). Snapshot reads and writes are billed per GB.; Dedalus Machines: $0.0001 per GiB-hour
Free tier: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Dedalus Machines: $20 one-time sign-up credit
Paid plan from: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Dedalus Machines: $20 / month
Billing: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Per second; Dedalus Machines: Per second

Limits

Max session: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: 8 hours; Dedalus Machines: Not listed
Idle stop: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Dedalus Machines: After 5 minutes
Largest sandbox: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; Dedalus Machines: 16 vCPU · 64 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Dedalus Machines: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Firecracker microVM; Dedalus Machines: Full VM
GPU: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Dedalus Machines: Not listed
Snapshots: AWS Lambda MicroVMs:; Dedalus Machines: Not listed
Pause and resume: AWS Lambda MicroVMs:; Dedalus Machines:

Developer

SDKs: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Python, JavaScript; Dedalus Machines: Python, TypeScript, Go
Integrations: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Dedalus Machines: Not listed

Trust

License: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Dedalus Machines: Not listed
BYOC: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Dedalus Machines: Enterprise plan

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

AWS Lambda MicroVMs

Dedalus Machines

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.126; Dedalus Machines: $0.075
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.252; Dedalus Machines: $0.149
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.504; Dedalus Machines: $0.298

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

AWS Lambda MicroVMs fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You need snapshots.

Dedalus Machines fits when

You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
You want the lower list price: $0.149 against $0.252 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.
You need a sandbox larger than 4 vCPU · 8 GiB.

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