Buddy Sandboxes vs HopX

Buddy Sandboxes costs $0.0144 per vCPU-hour and HopX costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour. Buddy Sandboxes runs full VMs and has no session limit. HopX runs Firecracker microVMs and has no session limit.

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

HopX

Firecracker microVM sandboxes for AI agents.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: $200 credit
Max session: No limit

Visit site HopX profile

What is different

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

Field

Buddy Sandboxes

HopX

vCPU, per hour: Buddy Sandboxes: $0.0144; HopX: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour: Buddy Sandboxes: $0.0144; HopX: $0.0162
Storage: Buddy Sandboxes: $0.00011 per GiB-hour; HopX: $0.000108 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Buddy Sandboxes: $1 of usage credit every month; HopX: $200 credit
Paid plan from: Buddy Sandboxes: $29 / month; HopX: Pay as you go
Isolation: Buddy Sandboxes: Full VM; HopX: Firecracker microVM
SDKs: Buddy Sandboxes: TypeScript; HopX: Python, JavaScript
Integrations: Buddy Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code; HopX: MCP

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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

HopXhopx.ai/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Buddy Sandboxes: $0.0144; HopX: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour: Buddy Sandboxes: $0.0144; HopX: $0.0162
Storage: Buddy Sandboxes: $0.00011 per GiB-hour; HopX: $0.000108 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Buddy Sandboxes: $1 of usage credit every month; HopX: $200 credit
Paid plan from: Buddy Sandboxes: $29 / month; HopX: Pay as you go
Billing: Buddy Sandboxes: Per second; HopX: Per second

Limits

Max session: Buddy Sandboxes: No limit; HopX: No limit
Idle stop: Buddy Sandboxes: Not listed; HopX: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Buddy Sandboxes: 12 vCPU · 24 GiB; HopX: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: Buddy Sandboxes: Not listed; HopX: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: Buddy Sandboxes: Full VM; HopX: Firecracker microVM
GPU: Buddy Sandboxes: Not listed; HopX: Not listed
Snapshots: Buddy Sandboxes:; HopX:
Pause and resume: Buddy Sandboxes:; HopX:

Developer

SDKs: Buddy Sandboxes: TypeScript; HopX: Python, JavaScript
Integrations: Buddy Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code; HopX: MCP

Trust

License: Buddy Sandboxes: Not listed; HopX: Not listed
BYOC: Buddy Sandboxes: Not listed; HopX: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Buddy Sandboxes

HopX

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Buddy Sandboxes: $0.043; HopX: $0.083
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Buddy Sandboxes: $0.086; HopX: $0.166
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Buddy Sandboxes: $0.173; HopX: $0.331

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Buddy Sandboxes fits when

You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
You use Claude Code.
You want the lower list price: $0.086 against $0.166 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need SOC 2 Type II and GDPR.

HopX fits when

You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You want the larger free credit: $200 against $1.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.

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