Blaxel vs Isorun

Blaxel bills memory only, at $0.0414 per GiB-hour. Isorun costs $0.025 per vCPU-hour. Blaxel runs microVMs and has no session limit. Isorun 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

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Isorun

Isolated Linux microVMs from any Docker image.

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

Visit site Isorun profile

What is different

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

Field

Blaxel

Isorun

vCPU, per hour: Blaxel: Included; Isorun: $0.025
RAM, per GiB-hour: Blaxel: $0.0414; Isorun: $0.015
Storage: Blaxel: Snapshots $0.20 per GB per month. Volumes $0.12 per GB per month.; Isorun: Persistent disk $0.02 per GB-month for data stored
Free tier: Blaxel: Credit of up to $200; Isorun: $50 credit
Billing: Blaxel: Memory only; Isorun: Per second
SDKs: Blaxel: Python, TypeScript, Go; Isorun: TypeScript
Integrations: Blaxel: OpenAI Agents SDK, Claude Agent SDK, MCP, Claude Code; Isorun: LangChain, OpenAI Agents SDK, MCP

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Blaxelblaxel.ai/pricing

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

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Blaxel: Included; Isorun: $0.025
RAM, per GiB-hour: Blaxel: $0.0414; Isorun: $0.015
Storage: Blaxel: Snapshots $0.20 per GB per month. Volumes $0.12 per GB per month.; Isorun: Persistent disk $0.02 per GB-month for data stored
Free tier: Blaxel: Credit of up to $200; Isorun: $50 credit
Paid plan from: Blaxel: Pay as you go; Isorun: Pay as you go
Billing: Blaxel: Memory only; Isorun: Per second

Limits

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

Platform

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

Developer

SDKs: Blaxel: Python, TypeScript, Go; Isorun: TypeScript
Integrations: Blaxel: OpenAI Agents SDK, Claude Agent SDK, MCP, Claude Code; Isorun: LangChain, OpenAI Agents SDK, MCP

Trust

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

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Blaxel

Isorun

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Blaxel: $0.083; Isorun: $0.055
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Blaxel: $0.166; Isorun: $0.110
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Blaxel: $0.331; Isorun: $0.220

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Blaxel fits when

You use the Claude Agent SDK or Claude Code.
You want the larger free credit: $200 against $50.
You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.
You want one rate for memory, with CPU included.

Isorun fits when

You use LangChain.
You want the lower list price: $0.110 against $0.166 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

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