Blaxel vs InstaVM

Blaxel bills memory only, at $0.0414 per GiB-hour. InstaVM costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour. Blaxel runs microVMs and has no session limit. InstaVM runs Firecracker 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

InstaVM

Hardware-isolated microVMs for AI agent code.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: $50 credit
Max session: Not listed

Visit site InstaVM profile

What is different

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

Field

Blaxel

InstaVM

vCPU, per hour: Blaxel: Included; InstaVM: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour: Blaxel: $0.0414; InstaVM: $0.0162
Storage: Blaxel: Snapshots $0.20 per GB per month. Volumes $0.12 per GB per month.; InstaVM: $0.0002 per GiB-hour after 10 free GiB
Free tier: Blaxel: Credit of up to $200; InstaVM: $50 credit
Paid plan from: Blaxel: Pay as you go; InstaVM: $100 / month
Billing: Blaxel: Memory only; InstaVM: Per second
Isolation: Blaxel: MicroVM; InstaVM: Firecracker microVM
SDKs: Blaxel: Python, TypeScript, Go; InstaVM: Python, TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Blaxelblaxel.ai/pricing

InstaVMinstavm.io/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Blaxel: Included; InstaVM: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour: Blaxel: $0.0414; InstaVM: $0.0162
Storage: Blaxel: Snapshots $0.20 per GB per month. Volumes $0.12 per GB per month.; InstaVM: $0.0002 per GiB-hour after 10 free GiB
Free tier: Blaxel: Credit of up to $200; InstaVM: $50 credit
Paid plan from: Blaxel: Pay as you go; InstaVM: $100 / month
Billing: Blaxel: Memory only; InstaVM: Per second

Limits

Max session: Blaxel: No limit; InstaVM: Not listed
Idle stop: Blaxel: Not listed; InstaVM: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Blaxel: Not listed; InstaVM: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: Blaxel: Not listed; InstaVM: Up to 100

Platform

Isolation: Blaxel: MicroVM; InstaVM: Firecracker microVM
GPU: Blaxel: Not listed; InstaVM: Not listed
Snapshots: Blaxel:; InstaVM:
Pause and resume: Blaxel:; InstaVM:

Developer

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

Trust

License: Blaxel: Not listed; InstaVM: Not listed
BYOC: Blaxel: Bring-your-own-metal in your VPC; InstaVM: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Blaxel

InstaVM

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Blaxel: $0.083; InstaVM: $0.083
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Blaxel: $0.166; InstaVM: $0.166
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Blaxel: $0.331; InstaVM: $0.331

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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 use the OpenAI Agents SDK, the Claude Agent SDK or MCP.
You want the larger free credit: $200 against $50.
You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.

InstaVM fits when

You need SOC 2 Type II.

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