Blaxel vs boxd

Blaxel bills memory only, at $0.0414 per GiB-hour. boxd costs $0.047 per vCPU-hour. Blaxel runs microVMs and has no session limit. boxd runs microVMs.

Updated Oct 14, 2026

Blaxel

Sandboxes that pause when idle and resume with state.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: Credit of up to $200
Max session: No limit

Visit site Blaxel profile

boxd

Persistent Linux machines for devs and AI agents.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: $30 credit with a payment method
Max session: Not listed

Visit site boxd profile

What is different

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

Field

Blaxel

boxd

vCPU, per hour: Blaxel: Included; boxd: $0.047
RAM, per GiB-hour: Blaxel: $0.0414; boxd: $0.014
Storage: Blaxel: Snapshots $0.20 per GB per month. Volumes $0.12 per GB per month.; boxd: $0.000096 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Blaxel: Credit of up to $200; boxd: $30 credit with a payment method
Billing: Blaxel: Memory only; boxd: Per second
SDKs: Blaxel: Python, TypeScript, Go; boxd: TypeScript, Python

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Blaxelblaxel.ai/pricing

boxdboxd.sh/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Blaxel: Included; boxd: $0.047
RAM, per GiB-hour: Blaxel: $0.0414; boxd: $0.014
Storage: Blaxel: Snapshots $0.20 per GB per month. Volumes $0.12 per GB per month.; boxd: $0.000096 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Blaxel: Credit of up to $200; boxd: $30 credit with a payment method
Paid plan from: Blaxel: Pay as you go; boxd: Pay as you go
Billing: Blaxel: Memory only; boxd: Per second

Limits

Max session: Blaxel: No limit; boxd: Not listed
Idle stop: Blaxel: Not listed; boxd: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Blaxel: Not listed; boxd: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: Blaxel: Not listed; boxd: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: Blaxel: MicroVM; boxd: MicroVM
GPU: Blaxel: Not listed; boxd: Not listed
Snapshots: Blaxel:; boxd:
Pause and resume: Blaxel:; boxd:

Developer

SDKs: Blaxel: Python, TypeScript, Go; boxd: TypeScript, Python
Integrations: Blaxel: OpenAI Agents SDK, Claude Agent SDK, MCP; boxd: Not listed

Trust

License: Blaxel: Not listed; boxd: Not listed
BYOC: Blaxel: Bring-your-own-metal in your VPC; boxd: Custom plan

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Blaxel

boxd

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Blaxel: $0.083; boxd: $0.075
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Blaxel: $0.166; boxd: $0.150
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Blaxel: $0.331; boxd: $0.300

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Blaxel fits when

You use the OpenAI Agents SDK, the Claude Agent SDK or MCP.
You want the larger free credit: $200 against $30.
You want one rate for memory, with CPU included.
You need SOC 2, HIPAA and ISO 27001.

boxd fits when

You want the lower list price: $0.150 against $0.166 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

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