Blaxel vs Sandock

Blaxel bills memory only, at $0.0414 per GiB-hour. Blaxel runs microVMs and has no session limit. Sandock runs containers and limits a session to 24 hours.

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

Sandock

Docker sandboxes with persistent volumes for AI agents.

Isolation: Container
Free tier: None
Max session: 24 hours

Visit site Sandock profile

What is different

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

Field

Blaxel

Sandock

Free tier: Blaxel: Credit of up to $200; Sandock: None
Paid plan from: Blaxel: Pay as you go; Sandock: $5 / month
Max session: Blaxel: No limit; Sandock: 24 hours
Isolation: Blaxel: MicroVM; Sandock: Container
SDKs: Blaxel: Python, TypeScript, Go; Sandock: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python
Integrations: Blaxel: OpenAI Agents SDK, Claude Agent SDK, MCP; Sandock: MCP

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Blaxelblaxel.ai/pricing

Sandocksandock.ai/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Blaxel: Included; Sandock: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: Blaxel: $0.0414; Sandock: Not listed
Storage: Blaxel: Snapshots $0.20 per GB per month. Volumes $0.12 per GB per month.; Sandock: Not listed
Free tier: Blaxel: Credit of up to $200; Sandock: None
Paid plan from: Blaxel: Pay as you go; Sandock: $5 / month
Billing: Blaxel: Memory only; Sandock: Not listed

Limits

Max session: Blaxel: No limit; Sandock: 24 hours
Idle stop: Blaxel: Not listed; Sandock: After 30 minutes
Largest sandbox: Blaxel: Not listed; Sandock: 16 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Blaxel: Not listed; Sandock: Up to 150

Platform

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

Developer

SDKs: Blaxel: Python, TypeScript, Go; Sandock: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python
Integrations: Blaxel: OpenAI Agents SDK, Claude Agent SDK, MCP; Sandock: MCP

Trust

License: Blaxel: Not listed; Sandock: Not listed
BYOC: Blaxel: Bring-your-own-metal in your VPC; Sandock: Private / VPC deployment on Enterprise

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Blaxel

Sandock

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Blaxel: $0.083; Sandock: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Blaxel: $0.166; Sandock: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Blaxel: $0.331; Sandock: Not listed

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Blaxel fits when

A session must run longer than 24 hours.
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 or the Claude Agent SDK.

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