AWS Lambda MicroVMs vs inis.run

AWS Lambda MicroVMs costs $0.0997 per vCPU-hour. AWS Lambda MicroVMs runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 8 hours. inis.run runs full VMs and has no session limit.

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

Visit site AWS Lambda MicroVMs profile

inis.run

Isolated Linux sandboxes for AI-generated code.

Isolation: Full VM
Free tier: €1.00 free trial credit, no card required
Max session: No limit

Visit site inis.run profile

What is different

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

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AWS Lambda MicroVMs

inis.run

RAM, per GiB-hour: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0132; inis.run: Included
Storage: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Snapshot storage $0.08 per GB-month (US East). Snapshot reads and writes are billed per GB.; inis.run: Paused sessions are billed for storage, not compute
Billing: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Per second; inis.run: Bundled machine time
Max session: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: 8 hours; inis.run: No limit
Isolation: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Firecracker microVM; inis.run: Full VM
SDKs: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Python, JavaScript; inis.run: Python, TypeScript

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

inis.runinis.run/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0997; inis.run: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0132; inis.run: Included
Storage: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Snapshot storage $0.08 per GB-month (US East). Snapshot reads and writes are billed per GB.; inis.run: Paused sessions are billed for storage, not compute
Free tier: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; inis.run: €1.00 free trial credit, no card required
Paid plan from: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; inis.run: Pay as you go
Billing: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Per second; inis.run: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: 8 hours; inis.run: No limit
Idle stop: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; inis.run: Not listed
Largest sandbox: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; inis.run: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; inis.run: Up to 10

Platform

Isolation: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Firecracker microVM; inis.run: Full VM
GPU: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; inis.run: No
Snapshots: AWS Lambda MicroVMs:; inis.run:
Pause and resume: AWS Lambda MicroVMs:; inis.run:

Developer

SDKs: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Python, JavaScript; inis.run: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; inis.run: Vercel AI SDK, LangChain, OpenAI Agents SDK, MCP

Trust

License: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; inis.run: Not listed
BYOC: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; inis.run: In your cloud account, by quote

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

AWS Lambda MicroVMs

inis.run

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.126; inis.run: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.252; inis.run: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.504; inis.run: Not listed

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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.

inis.run fits when

A session must run longer than 8 hours.
You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
You use the Vercel AI SDK, LangChain, the OpenAI Agents SDK or MCP.
You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.

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