AWS Lambda MicroVMs vs Koyeb Sandboxes

AWS Lambda MicroVMs costs $0.0997 per vCPU-hour and Koyeb Sandboxes costs $0.0144 per vCPU-hour. AWS Lambda MicroVMs runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 8 hours. Koyeb Sandboxes runs 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

Visit site AWS Lambda MicroVMs profile

Koyeb Sandboxes

Sandboxes for AI agents, run as Koyeb Instances.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Koyeb Sandboxes profile

What is different

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

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AWS Lambda MicroVMs

Koyeb Sandboxes

vCPU, per hour: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0997; Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.0144
RAM, per GiB-hour: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0132; Koyeb Sandboxes: Included
Billing: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Per second; Koyeb Sandboxes: Bundled machine time
Isolation: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Firecracker microVM; Koyeb Sandboxes: MicroVM

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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

Koyeb Sandboxeskoyeb.com/docs/reference/instanceskoyeb.com

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0997; Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.0144
RAM, per GiB-hour: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0132; Koyeb Sandboxes: Included
Storage: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Snapshot storage $0.08 per GB-month (US East). Snapshot reads and writes are billed per GB.; Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Free tier: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Paid plan from: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Billing: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Per second; Koyeb Sandboxes: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: 8 hours; Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Idle stop: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Largest sandbox: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Firecracker microVM; Koyeb Sandboxes: MicroVM
GPU: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Snapshots: AWS Lambda MicroVMs:; Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Pause and resume: AWS Lambda MicroVMs:; Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed

Developer

SDKs: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Python, JavaScript; Koyeb Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript
Integrations: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed

Trust

License: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

AWS Lambda MicroVMs

Koyeb Sandboxes

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.126; Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.014
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.252; Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.029
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.504; Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.058

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

AWS Lambda MicroVMs fits when

You need snapshots.
You need pause and resume.

Koyeb Sandboxes fits when

You want the lower list price: $0.029 against $0.252 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

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