Azure Container Apps Sandboxes vs MIOSA

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes costs $0.0864 per vCPU-hour and MIOSA costs $0.04536 per vCPU-hour. Azure Container Apps Sandboxes runs microVMs. MIOSA runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 24 hours.

Updated Oct 15, 2026

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes

Isolated microVM sandboxes that start on demand.

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

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MIOSA

Cloud sandboxes and persistent computers that AI agents use to build and run software.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: $10 credit, one time
Max session: 24 hours

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What is different

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

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Azure Container Apps Sandboxes

MIOSA

vCPU, per hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0864; MIOSA: $0.04536
RAM, per GiB-hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0108; MIOSA: $0.01458
Storage: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Storage charge coming soon; MIOSA: $0.0006147 per GiB-hour
Largest sandbox: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; MIOSA: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
Isolation: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: MicroVM; MIOSA: Firecracker microVM
SDKs: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript; MIOSA: TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust, Java
Integrations: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Claude Code; MIOSA: MCP

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Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0864; MIOSA: $0.04536
RAM, per GiB-hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0108; MIOSA: $0.01458
Storage: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Storage charge coming soon; MIOSA: $0.0006147 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; MIOSA: $10 credit, one time
Paid plan from: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; MIOSA: $500 / month
Billing: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Per second; MIOSA: Per second

Limits

Max session: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; MIOSA: 24 hours
Idle stop: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; MIOSA: After 30 minutes
Largest sandbox: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; MIOSA: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; MIOSA: Up to 250

Platform

Isolation: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: MicroVM; MIOSA: Firecracker microVM
GPU: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; MIOSA: Not listed
Snapshots: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes:; MIOSA:
Pause and resume: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes:; MIOSA:

Developer

SDKs: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript; MIOSA: TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust, Java
Integrations: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Claude Code; MIOSA: MCP

Trust

License: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; MIOSA: Not listed
BYOC: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; MIOSA: Your own AWS, GCP or Azure account

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes

MIOSA

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.108; MIOSA: $0.075
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.216; MIOSA: $0.149
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.432; MIOSA: $0.298

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes fits when

You use Claude Code.

MIOSA fits when

You use MCP.
You want the lower list price: $0.149 against $0.216 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.
You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.

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