Azure Container Apps Sandboxes vs inis.run

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes costs $0.0864 per vCPU-hour. Azure Container Apps Sandboxes runs microVMs. inis.run runs full VMs and has no session limit.

Updated Oct 14, 2026

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes

Isolated microVM sandboxes that start on demand.

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

Visit site Azure Container Apps Sandboxes 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

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

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Azure Container Apps Sandboxes

inis.run

RAM, per GiB-hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0108; inis.run: Included
Storage: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Storage charge coming soon; inis.run: Paused sessions are billed for storage, not compute
Billing: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Per second; inis.run: Bundled machine time
Isolation: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: MicroVM; inis.run: Full VM

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Azure Container Apps Sandboxessandboxes.azure.com/docs/sandboxes/costsandboxes.azure.com

inis.runinis.run/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0864; inis.run: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0108; inis.run: Included
Storage: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Storage charge coming soon; inis.run: Paused sessions are billed for storage, not compute
Free tier: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; inis.run: €1.00 free trial credit, no card required
Paid plan from: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; inis.run: Pay as you go
Billing: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Per second; inis.run: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; inis.run: No limit
Idle stop: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; inis.run: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; inis.run: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; inis.run: Up to 10

Platform

Isolation: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: MicroVM; inis.run: Full VM
GPU: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; inis.run: No
Snapshots: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes:; inis.run:
Pause and resume: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes:; inis.run:

Developer

SDKs: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript; inis.run: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; inis.run: Vercel AI SDK, LangChain, OpenAI Agents SDK, MCP

Trust

License: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; inis.run: Not listed
BYOC: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; inis.run: In your cloud account, by quote

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes

inis.run

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.108; inis.run: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.216; inis.run: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.432; inis.run: Not listed

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.

inis.run fits when

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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