Celesto Cloud vs InstaVM

Celesto Cloud costs $0.015 per vCPU-hour and InstaVM costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour. Celesto Cloud runs microVMs. InstaVM runs Firecracker microVMs.

Updated Oct 14, 2026

Celesto Cloud

Cloud computers for AI agents, each in a microVM.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: $5 runtime credit, one time, 30 days
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Celesto Cloud profile

InstaVM

Hardware-isolated microVMs for AI agent code.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: $50 credit
Max session: Not listed

Visit site InstaVM profile

What is different

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

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Celesto Cloud

InstaVM

vCPU, per hour: Celesto Cloud: $0.015; InstaVM: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour: Celesto Cloud: Included; InstaVM: $0.0162
Storage: Celesto Cloud: Free; InstaVM: $0.0002 per GiB-hour after 10 free GiB
Free tier: Celesto Cloud: $5 runtime credit, one time, 30 days; InstaVM: $50 credit
Paid plan from: Celesto Cloud: Pay as you go; InstaVM: $100 / month
Billing: Celesto Cloud: Bundled machine time; InstaVM: Per second
Concurrent sandboxes: Celesto Cloud: Up to 10; InstaVM: Up to 100
Isolation: Celesto Cloud: MicroVM; InstaVM: Firecracker microVM
SDKs: Celesto Cloud: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript; InstaVM: Python, TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Celesto Cloudcelesto.ai/pricing

InstaVMinstavm.io/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Celesto Cloud: $0.015; InstaVM: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour: Celesto Cloud: Included; InstaVM: $0.0162
Storage: Celesto Cloud: Free; InstaVM: $0.0002 per GiB-hour after 10 free GiB
Free tier: Celesto Cloud: $5 runtime credit, one time, 30 days; InstaVM: $50 credit
Paid plan from: Celesto Cloud: Pay as you go; InstaVM: $100 / month
Billing: Celesto Cloud: Bundled machine time; InstaVM: Per second

Limits

Max session: Celesto Cloud: Not listed; InstaVM: Not listed
Idle stop: Celesto Cloud: Not listed; InstaVM: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Celesto Cloud: 8 vCPU · 32 GiB; InstaVM: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: Celesto Cloud: Up to 10; InstaVM: Up to 100

Platform

Isolation: Celesto Cloud: MicroVM; InstaVM: Firecracker microVM
GPU: Celesto Cloud: Not listed; InstaVM: Not listed
Snapshots: Celesto Cloud:; InstaVM:
Pause and resume: Celesto Cloud:; InstaVM:

Developer

SDKs: Celesto Cloud: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript; InstaVM: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: Celesto Cloud: MCP, OpenAI Agents SDK; InstaVM: Not listed

Trust

License: Celesto Cloud: Apache-2.0; InstaVM: Not listed
BYOC: Celesto Cloud: Not listed; InstaVM: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Celesto Cloud

InstaVM

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Celesto Cloud: $0.015; InstaVM: $0.083
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Celesto Cloud: $0.030; InstaVM: $0.166
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Celesto Cloud: $0.060; InstaVM: $0.331

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Celesto Cloud fits when

You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
You want an open-source platform (Apache-2.0).
You use MCP or the OpenAI Agents SDK.
You want the lower list price: $0.030 against $0.166 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

InstaVM fits when

You want the larger free credit: $50 against $5.
You need SOC 2 Type II.

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