Buddy Sandboxes vs OpenAI Code Interpreter

Buddy Sandboxes costs $0.0144 per vCPU-hour. OpenAI Code Interpreter bills memory only, at $0.09 per GiB-hour. Buddy Sandboxes runs full VMs and has no session limit. OpenAI Code Interpreter runs containers.

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

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OpenAI Code Interpreter

Sandboxed containers where OpenAI models write and run Python code.

Isolation: Container
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: Not listed

Visit site OpenAI Code Interpreter profile

What is different

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

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Buddy Sandboxes

OpenAI Code Interpreter

RAM, per GiB-hour: Buddy Sandboxes: $0.0144; OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.09
Billing: Buddy Sandboxes: Per second; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Memory only
Isolation: Buddy Sandboxes: Full VM; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Container
SDKs: Buddy Sandboxes: TypeScript; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby
Integrations: Buddy Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code; OpenAI Code Interpreter: OpenAI Agents SDK

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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

OpenAI Code Interpreterdevelopers.openai.com/api/docs/pricingdevelopers.openai.com

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Buddy Sandboxes: $0.0144; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: Buddy Sandboxes: $0.0144; OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.09
Storage: Buddy Sandboxes: $0.00011 per GiB-hour; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Free tier: Buddy Sandboxes: $1 of usage credit every month; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Paid plan from: Buddy Sandboxes: $29 / month; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Billing: Buddy Sandboxes: Per second; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Memory only

Limits

Max session: Buddy Sandboxes: No limit; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Idle stop: Buddy Sandboxes: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: After 20 minutes
Largest sandbox: Buddy Sandboxes: 12 vCPU · 24 GiB; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: Buddy Sandboxes: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: Buddy Sandboxes: Full VM; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Container
GPU: Buddy Sandboxes: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Snapshots: Buddy Sandboxes:; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Pause and resume: Buddy Sandboxes:; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed

Developer

SDKs: Buddy Sandboxes: TypeScript; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby
Integrations: Buddy Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code; OpenAI Code Interpreter: OpenAI Agents SDK

Trust

License: Buddy Sandboxes: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
BYOC: Buddy Sandboxes: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Buddy Sandboxes

OpenAI Code Interpreter

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Buddy Sandboxes: $0.043; OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.180
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Buddy Sandboxes: $0.086; OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.360
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Buddy Sandboxes: $0.173; OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.720

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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 MCP or Claude Code.
You want the lower list price: $0.086 against $0.360 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need snapshots.

OpenAI Code Interpreter fits when

You use the OpenAI Agents SDK.
You want one rate for memory, with CPU included.
You need ISO 27001.

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