Blaxel vs Dedalus Machines

Blaxel bills memory only, at $0.0414 per GiB-hour. Dedalus Machines costs $0.04536 per vCPU-hour. Blaxel runs microVMs and has no session limit. Dedalus Machines runs full VMs.

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

Dedalus Machines

Linux virtual machines for AI agents that sleep when idle.

Isolation: Full VM
Free tier: $20 one-time sign-up credit
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Dedalus Machines profile

What is different

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

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Blaxel

Dedalus Machines

vCPU, per hour: Blaxel: Included; Dedalus Machines: $0.04536
RAM, per GiB-hour: Blaxel: $0.0414; Dedalus Machines: $0.01458
Storage: Blaxel: Snapshots $0.20 per GB per month. Volumes $0.12 per GB per month.; Dedalus Machines: $0.0001 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Blaxel: Credit of up to $200; Dedalus Machines: $20 one-time sign-up credit
Paid plan from: Blaxel: Pay as you go; Dedalus Machines: $20 / month
Billing: Blaxel: Memory only; Dedalus Machines: Per second
Isolation: Blaxel: MicroVM; Dedalus Machines: Full VM

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Blaxelblaxel.ai/pricing

Dedalus Machinesdedaluslabs.ai/pricingdedaluslabs.ai

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Blaxel: Included; Dedalus Machines: $0.04536
RAM, per GiB-hour: Blaxel: $0.0414; Dedalus Machines: $0.01458
Storage: Blaxel: Snapshots $0.20 per GB per month. Volumes $0.12 per GB per month.; Dedalus Machines: $0.0001 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Blaxel: Credit of up to $200; Dedalus Machines: $20 one-time sign-up credit
Paid plan from: Blaxel: Pay as you go; Dedalus Machines: $20 / month
Billing: Blaxel: Memory only; Dedalus Machines: Per second

Limits

Max session: Blaxel: No limit; Dedalus Machines: Not listed
Idle stop: Blaxel: Not listed; Dedalus Machines: After 5 minutes
Largest sandbox: Blaxel: Not listed; Dedalus Machines: 16 vCPU · 64 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Blaxel: Not listed; Dedalus Machines: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: Blaxel: MicroVM; Dedalus Machines: Full VM
GPU: Blaxel: Not listed; Dedalus Machines: Not listed
Snapshots: Blaxel:; Dedalus Machines: Not listed
Pause and resume: Blaxel:; Dedalus Machines:

Developer

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

Trust

License: Blaxel: Not listed; Dedalus Machines: Not listed
BYOC: Blaxel: Bring-your-own-metal in your VPC; Dedalus Machines: Enterprise plan

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Blaxel

Dedalus Machines

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Blaxel: $0.083; Dedalus Machines: $0.075
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Blaxel: $0.166; Dedalus Machines: $0.149
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Blaxel: $0.331; Dedalus Machines: $0.298

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Blaxel fits when

You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You use the OpenAI Agents SDK, the Claude Agent SDK or MCP.
You want the larger free credit: $200 against $20.

Dedalus Machines fits when

You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
You want the lower list price: $0.149 against $0.166 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

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