Buddy Sandboxes vs Runta

Buddy Sandboxes costs $0.0144 per vCPU-hour and Runta costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour. Buddy Sandboxes runs full VMs 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

Runta

Isolated computers where AI agents work and keep state.

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

Visit site Runta profile

What is different

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

Field

Buddy Sandboxes

Runta

vCPU, per hour: Buddy Sandboxes: $0.0144; Runta: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour: Buddy Sandboxes: $0.0144; Runta: $0.0162
Storage: Buddy Sandboxes: $0.00011 per GiB-hour; Runta: $0.000108 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Buddy Sandboxes: $1 of usage credit every month; Runta: $50 free credit
Paid plan from: Buddy Sandboxes: $29 / month; Runta: Pay as you go
SDKs: Buddy Sandboxes: TypeScript; Runta: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: Buddy Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code; Runta: OpenAI Agents SDK, Claude Code

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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Runtarunta.com/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Buddy Sandboxes: $0.0144; Runta: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour: Buddy Sandboxes: $0.0144; Runta: $0.0162
Storage: Buddy Sandboxes: $0.00011 per GiB-hour; Runta: $0.000108 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Buddy Sandboxes: $1 of usage credit every month; Runta: $50 free credit
Paid plan from: Buddy Sandboxes: $29 / month; Runta: Pay as you go
Billing: Buddy Sandboxes: Per second; Runta: Per second

Limits

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

Platform

Isolation: Buddy Sandboxes: Full VM; Runta: Not listed
GPU: Buddy Sandboxes: Not listed; Runta: Not listed
Snapshots: Buddy Sandboxes:; Runta:
Pause and resume: Buddy Sandboxes:; Runta:

Developer

SDKs: Buddy Sandboxes: TypeScript; Runta: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: Buddy Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code; Runta: OpenAI Agents SDK, Claude Code

Trust

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

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Buddy Sandboxes

Runta

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

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Buddy Sandboxes fits when

You use MCP.
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.

Runta fits when

You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
You use the OpenAI Agents SDK.
You want the larger free credit: $50 against $1.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.

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