AWS Lambda MicroVMs vs ix

AWS Lambda MicroVMs costs $0.0997 per vCPU-hour and ix costs $0.0288 per vCPU-hour. AWS Lambda MicroVMs runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 8 hours. ix 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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ix

Cloud VMs with up to 100 vCPUs, billed by usage.

Isolation: Full VM
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: Not listed

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What is different

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

Field

AWS Lambda MicroVMs

vCPU, per hour: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0997; ix: $0.0288
RAM, per GiB-hour: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0132; ix: $0.0108
Storage: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Snapshot storage $0.08 per GB-month (US East). Snapshot reads and writes are billed per GB.; ix: $0.101 per GiB-month stored
Billing: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Per second; ix: Active CPU time only
Largest sandbox: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; ix: 100 vCPU · 256 GiB
Isolation: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Firecracker microVM; ix: Full VM
SDKs: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Python, JavaScript; ix: Python, TypeScript, Rust

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Pricing

vCPU, per hour: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0997; ix: $0.0288
RAM, per GiB-hour: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0132; ix: $0.0108
Storage: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Snapshot storage $0.08 per GB-month (US East). Snapshot reads and writes are billed per GB.; ix: $0.101 per GiB-month stored
Free tier: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; ix: Not listed
Paid plan from: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; ix: Pay as you go
Billing: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Per second; ix: Active CPU time only

Limits

Max session: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: 8 hours; ix: Not listed
Idle stop: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; ix: Not listed
Largest sandbox: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; ix: 100 vCPU · 256 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; ix: Up to 100

Platform

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

Developer

SDKs: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Python, JavaScript; ix: Python, TypeScript, Rust
Integrations: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; ix: MCP

Trust

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

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

AWS Lambda MicroVMs

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.126; ix: $0.050
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.252; ix: $0.101
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.504; ix: $0.202

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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 pause and resume.

ix fits when

You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
You use MCP.
You want the lower list price: $0.101 against $0.252 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
Your code waits a lot: CPU is billed only while it is in use.

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