Beam Sandboxes vs Isorun

Beam Sandboxes costs $0.0675 per vCPU-hour and Isorun costs $0.025 per vCPU-hour. Beam Sandboxes runs containers, offers GPUs and has no session limit. Isorun runs microVMs.

Updated Oct 14, 2026

Beam Sandboxes

Cloud sandboxes for running AI-generated code.

Isolation: Container
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: No limit

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Isorun

Isolated Linux microVMs from any Docker image.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: $50 credit
Max session: Not listed

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What is different

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

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Beam Sandboxes

Isorun

vCPU, per hour: Beam Sandboxes: $0.0675; Isorun: $0.025
RAM, per GiB-hour: Beam Sandboxes: $0.02304; Isorun: $0.015
Isolation: Beam Sandboxes: Container; Isorun: MicroVM
SDKs: Beam Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript; Isorun: TypeScript

Full comparison

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Beam Sandboxesbeam.cloud/pricing

Isorundocs.isorun.ai/getting-started/pricingdocs.isorun.ai

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Beam Sandboxes: $0.0675; Isorun: $0.025
RAM, per GiB-hour: Beam Sandboxes: $0.02304; Isorun: $0.015
Storage: Beam Sandboxes: Not listed; Isorun: Persistent disk $0.02 per GB-month for data stored
Free tier: Beam Sandboxes: Not listed; Isorun: $50 credit
Paid plan from: Beam Sandboxes: Not listed; Isorun: Pay as you go
Billing: Beam Sandboxes: Per second; Isorun: Per second

Limits

Max session: Beam Sandboxes: No limit; Isorun: Not listed
Idle stop: Beam Sandboxes: Not listed; Isorun: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Beam Sandboxes: Not listed; Isorun: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: Beam Sandboxes: Not listed; Isorun: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: Beam Sandboxes: Container; Isorun: MicroVM
GPU: Beam Sandboxes:; Isorun: Not listed
Snapshots: Beam Sandboxes:; Isorun:
Pause and resume: Beam Sandboxes:; Isorun:

Developer

SDKs: Beam Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript; Isorun: TypeScript
Integrations: Beam Sandboxes: Not listed; Isorun: LangChain, OpenAI Agents SDK, MCP

Trust

License: Beam Sandboxes: Not listed; Isorun: Not listed
BYOC: Beam Sandboxes: In your AWS, GCP, or Azure account; Isorun: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Beam Sandboxes

Isorun

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Beam Sandboxes: $0.114; Isorun: $0.055
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Beam Sandboxes: $0.227; Isorun: $0.110
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Beam Sandboxes: $0.454; Isorun: $0.220

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Beam Sandboxes fits when

You need GPUs.
You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.
You need SOC 2 Type II.

Isorun fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You use LangChain, the OpenAI Agents SDK or MCP.
You want the lower list price: $0.110 against $0.227 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.

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