AWS Lambda MicroVMs vs Nebius Sandboxes

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

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Nebius Sandboxes

Sandboxes for AI agents that branch from any checkpoint.

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

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What is different

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

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AWS Lambda MicroVMs

Nebius Sandboxes

Isolation: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Firecracker microVM; Nebius Sandboxes: MicroVM
SDKs: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Python, JavaScript; Nebius Sandboxes: Python

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Pricing

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

Limits

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

Platform

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

Developer

SDKs: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Python, JavaScript; Nebius Sandboxes: Python
Integrations: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Nebius Sandboxes: LangChain, MCP

Trust

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

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

AWS Lambda MicroVMs

Nebius Sandboxes

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.126; Nebius Sandboxes: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.252; Nebius Sandboxes: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.504; Nebius Sandboxes: Not listed

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

AWS Lambda MicroVMs fits when

You need pause and resume.

Nebius Sandboxes fits when

You use LangChain or MCP.

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