AWS Lambda MicroVMs vs InstaVM

AWS Lambda MicroVMs costs $0.0997 per vCPU-hour and InstaVM costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour. AWS Lambda MicroVMs runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 8 hours. InstaVM runs Firecracker microVMs.

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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InstaVM

Hardware-isolated microVMs for AI agent code.

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

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What is different

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

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AWS Lambda MicroVMs

InstaVM

vCPU, per hour: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0997; InstaVM: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0132; InstaVM: $0.0162
Storage: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Snapshot storage $0.08 per GB-month (US East). Snapshot reads and writes are billed per GB.; InstaVM: $0.0002 per GiB-hour after 10 free GiB
SDKs: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Python, JavaScript; InstaVM: Python, TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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

InstaVMinstavm.io/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0997; InstaVM: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0132; InstaVM: $0.0162
Storage: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Snapshot storage $0.08 per GB-month (US East). Snapshot reads and writes are billed per GB.; InstaVM: $0.0002 per GiB-hour after 10 free GiB
Free tier: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; InstaVM: $50 credit
Paid plan from: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; InstaVM: $100 / month
Billing: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Per second; InstaVM: Per second

Limits

Max session: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: 8 hours; InstaVM: Not listed
Idle stop: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; InstaVM: Not listed
Largest sandbox: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; InstaVM: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; InstaVM: Up to 100

Platform

Isolation: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Firecracker microVM; InstaVM: Firecracker microVM
GPU: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; InstaVM: Not listed
Snapshots: AWS Lambda MicroVMs:; InstaVM:
Pause and resume: AWS Lambda MicroVMs:; InstaVM:

Developer

SDKs: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Python, JavaScript; InstaVM: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; InstaVM: Not listed

Trust

License: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; InstaVM: Not listed
BYOC: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; InstaVM: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

AWS Lambda MicroVMs

InstaVM

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.126; InstaVM: $0.083
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.252; InstaVM: $0.166
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.504; InstaVM: $0.331

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

InstaVM fits when

You want the lower list price: $0.166 against $0.252 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.
You need SOC 2 Type II.

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