Buddy Sandboxes vs Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution

Buddy Sandboxes costs $0.0144 per vCPU-hour and Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution costs $0.085 per vCPU-hour. Buddy Sandboxes runs full VMs and has no session limit. Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution runs containers and limits a session to 336 hours.

Updated Oct 23, 2026

Buddy Sandboxes

Persistent Linux VMs that AI agents create and control through an API, SDK, CLI or MCP.

Isolation: Full VM
Free tier: $1 of usage credit every month
Max session: No limit

Visit site Buddy Sandboxes profile

Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution

Managed sandboxes that run code for AI agents.

Isolation: Container
Free tier: 50 vCPU-hours and 100 GiB-hours free per month
Max session: 336 hours

Visit site Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution profile

What is different

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

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Buddy Sandboxes

Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution

vCPU, per hour: Buddy Sandboxes: $0.0144; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: $0.085
RAM, per GiB-hour: Buddy Sandboxes: $0.0144; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: $0.009
Free tier: Buddy Sandboxes: $1 of usage credit every month; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: 50 vCPU-hours and 100 GiB-hours free per month
Paid plan from: Buddy Sandboxes: $29 / month; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Pay as you go
Max session: Buddy Sandboxes: No limit; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: 336 hours
Largest sandbox: Buddy Sandboxes: 12 vCPU · 24 GiB; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: 4 vCPU · 4 GiB
Isolation: Buddy Sandboxes: Full VM; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Container
Snapshots: Buddy Sandboxes:; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: No
SDKs: Buddy Sandboxes: TypeScript; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Python

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Buddy Sandboxesbuddy.works/docs/basics/billing-and-usage/gbminbuddy.works

Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Executioncloud.google.com/products/gemini-enterprise-agent-platform/pricingcloud.google.com

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Buddy Sandboxes: $0.0144; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: $0.085
RAM, per GiB-hour: Buddy Sandboxes: $0.0144; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: $0.009
Storage: Buddy Sandboxes: $0.00011 per GiB-hour; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Not listed
Free tier: Buddy Sandboxes: $1 of usage credit every month; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: 50 vCPU-hours and 100 GiB-hours free per month
Paid plan from: Buddy Sandboxes: $29 / month; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Pay as you go
Billing: Buddy Sandboxes: Per second; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Per second

Limits

Max session: Buddy Sandboxes: No limit; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: 336 hours
Idle stop: Buddy Sandboxes: Not listed; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Buddy Sandboxes: 12 vCPU · 24 GiB; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: 4 vCPU · 4 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Buddy Sandboxes: Not listed; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: Buddy Sandboxes: Full VM; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Container
GPU: Buddy Sandboxes: Not listed; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Not listed
Snapshots: Buddy Sandboxes:; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: No
Pause and resume: Buddy Sandboxes:; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution:

Developer

SDKs: Buddy Sandboxes: TypeScript; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Python
Integrations: Buddy Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Not listed

Trust

License: Buddy Sandboxes: Not listed; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Not listed
BYOC: Buddy Sandboxes: Not listed; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Buddy Sandboxes

Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Buddy Sandboxes: $0.043; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: $0.103
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Buddy Sandboxes: $0.086; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: $0.206
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Buddy Sandboxes: $0.173; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: $0.412

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Buddy Sandboxes fits when

A session must run longer than 336 hours.
You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
You use MCP or Claude Code.
You want the lower list price: $0.086 against $0.206 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution fits when

You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.

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