Cloudflare Sandbox vs OpenAI Code Interpreter

Cloudflare Sandbox costs $0.072 per vCPU-hour. OpenAI Code Interpreter bills memory only, at $0.09 per GiB-hour. Cloudflare Sandbox runs Firecracker microVMs. OpenAI Code Interpreter runs containers.

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Cloudflare Sandbox

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
None
Max session
Not listed

OpenAI Code Interpreter

Isolation
Container
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
Not listed

What is different

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

Cloudflare Sandbox
OpenAI Code Interpreter
RAM, per GiB-hour
Cloudflare Sandbox: $0.009
OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.09
Billing
Cloudflare Sandbox: Active CPU time only
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Memory only
Isolation
Cloudflare Sandbox: Firecracker microVM
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Container
SDKs
Cloudflare Sandbox: TypeScript
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Python, JavaScript, Go, Java, Ruby

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Cloudflare Sandbox: $0.072
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour
Cloudflare Sandbox: $0.009
OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.09
Storage
Cloudflare Sandbox: $0.000252 per GiB-hour
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Free tier
Cloudflare Sandbox: None
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Paid plan from
Cloudflare Sandbox: $5 / month
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Billing
Cloudflare Sandbox: Active CPU time only
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Memory only

Limits

Max session
Cloudflare Sandbox: Not listed
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Idle stop
Cloudflare Sandbox: Not listed
OpenAI Code Interpreter: After 20 minutes
Largest sandbox
Cloudflare Sandbox: 4 vCPU · 12 GiB
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes
Cloudflare Sandbox: Not listed
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed

Platform

Isolation
Cloudflare Sandbox: Firecracker microVM
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Container
GPU
Cloudflare Sandbox: Not listed
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Snapshots
Cloudflare Sandbox:
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Pause and resume
Cloudflare Sandbox: Not listed
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed

Developer

SDKs
Cloudflare Sandbox: TypeScript
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Python, JavaScript, Go, Java, Ruby
Integrations
Cloudflare Sandbox: Claude Code, OpenAI Agents SDK
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed

Trust

License
Cloudflare Sandbox: Not listed
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
BYOC
Cloudflare Sandbox: Not listed
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Cloudflare Sandbox
OpenAI Code Interpreter
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Cloudflare Sandbox: $0.090
OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.180
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Cloudflare Sandbox: $0.180
OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.360
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Cloudflare Sandbox: $0.360
OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.720

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Cloudflare Sandbox fits when

  • You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
  • You use Claude Code or the OpenAI Agents SDK.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.180 against $0.360 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
  • You need snapshots.

OpenAI Code Interpreter fits when

  • You want one rate for memory, with CPU included.

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