Blaxel vs inis.run

Blaxel bills memory only, at $0.0414 per GiB-hour. Blaxel runs microVMs and has no session limit. inis.run runs full VMs and has no session limit.

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Blaxel

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

inis.run

Isolation
Full VM
Free tier
€1.00 free trial credit, no card required
Max session
No limit

What is different

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

Blaxel
inis.run
RAM, per GiB-hour
Blaxel: $0.0414
inis.run: Included
Storage
Blaxel: Snapshots $0.20 per GB per month. Volumes $0.12 per GB per month.
inis.run: Paused sessions are billed for storage, not compute
Free tier
Blaxel: Credit of up to $200
inis.run: €1.00 free trial credit, no card required
Billing
Blaxel: Memory only
inis.run: Bundled machine time
Isolation
Blaxel: MicroVM
inis.run: Full VM
SDKs
Blaxel: Python, TypeScript, Go
inis.run: Python, TypeScript
Integrations
Blaxel: OpenAI Agents SDK, Claude Agent SDK, MCP, Claude Code
inis.run: Vercel AI SDK, LangChain, OpenAI Agents SDK, MCP

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Blaxel: Included
inis.run: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour
Blaxel: $0.0414
inis.run: Included
Storage
Blaxel: Snapshots $0.20 per GB per month. Volumes $0.12 per GB per month.
inis.run: Paused sessions are billed for storage, not compute
Free tier
Blaxel: Credit of up to $200
inis.run: €1.00 free trial credit, no card required
Paid plan from
Blaxel: Pay as you go
inis.run: Pay as you go
Billing
Blaxel: Memory only
inis.run: Bundled machine time

Limits

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

Platform

Isolation
Blaxel: MicroVM
inis.run: Full VM
GPU
Blaxel: Not listed
inis.run: No
Snapshots
Blaxel:
inis.run:
Pause and resume
Blaxel:
inis.run:

Developer

SDKs
Blaxel: Python, TypeScript, Go
inis.run: Python, TypeScript
Integrations
Blaxel: OpenAI Agents SDK, Claude Agent SDK, MCP, Claude Code
inis.run: Vercel AI SDK, LangChain, OpenAI Agents SDK, MCP

Trust

License
Blaxel: Not listed
inis.run: Not listed
BYOC
Blaxel: Bring-your-own-metal in your VPC
inis.run: In your cloud account, by quote

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Blaxel
inis.run
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Blaxel: $0.083
inis.run: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Blaxel: $0.166
inis.run: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Blaxel: $0.331
inis.run: Not listed

Compute only, at list rates.

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Blaxel fits when

  • You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
  • You use the Claude Agent SDK or Claude Code.
  • You need a desktop in the sandbox.
  • You want one rate for memory, with CPU included.

inis.run fits when

  • You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
  • You use the Vercel AI SDK or LangChain.

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