CreateOS Sandbox vs RemoteHost

CreateOS Sandbox costs $0.03616363 per vCPU-hour. CreateOS Sandbox runs Firecracker microVMs and has no session limit. RemoteHost runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 72 hours.

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CreateOS Sandbox

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
Starting credit of 500 credits
Max session
No limit

RemoteHost

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
7-day free trial
Max session
72 hours

What is different

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

CreateOS Sandbox
RemoteHost
RAM, per GiB-hour
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.01159025
RemoteHost: Included
Storage
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.0001584 per GiB-hour
RemoteHost: Free
Free tier
CreateOS Sandbox: Starting credit of 500 credits
RemoteHost: 7-day free trial
Billing
CreateOS Sandbox: Per second
RemoteHost: Bundled machine time
Max session
CreateOS Sandbox: No limit
RemoteHost: 72 hours
Largest sandbox
CreateOS Sandbox: 8 vCPU · 8 GiB
RemoteHost: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
CreateOS Sandbox: Up to 20
RemoteHost: Up to 2,000
SDKs
CreateOS Sandbox: Python, TypeScript, Go, Rust, Java
RemoteHost: TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.03616363
RemoteHost: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.01159025
RemoteHost: Included
Storage
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.0001584 per GiB-hour
RemoteHost: Free
Free tier
CreateOS Sandbox: Starting credit of 500 credits
RemoteHost: 7-day free trial
Paid plan from
CreateOS Sandbox: Not listed
RemoteHost: $20 / month
Billing
CreateOS Sandbox: Per second
RemoteHost: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session
CreateOS Sandbox: No limit
RemoteHost: 72 hours
Idle stop
CreateOS Sandbox: Not listed
RemoteHost: Not listed
Largest sandbox
CreateOS Sandbox: 8 vCPU · 8 GiB
RemoteHost: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
CreateOS Sandbox: Up to 20
RemoteHost: Up to 2,000

Platform

Isolation
CreateOS Sandbox: Firecracker microVM
RemoteHost: Firecracker microVM
GPU
CreateOS Sandbox: No
RemoteHost: Not listed
Snapshots
CreateOS Sandbox:
RemoteHost:
Pause and resume
CreateOS Sandbox:
RemoteHost:

Developer

SDKs
CreateOS Sandbox: Python, TypeScript, Go, Rust, Java
RemoteHost: TypeScript
Integrations
CreateOS Sandbox: Not listed
RemoteHost: MCP, Claude Code

Trust

License
CreateOS Sandbox: Not listed
RemoteHost: Not listed
BYOC
CreateOS Sandbox: Enterprise only. Provider runs the control plane
RemoteHost: Enterprise, on hardware you own

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

CreateOS Sandbox
RemoteHost
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.059
RemoteHost: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.119
RemoteHost: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.237
RemoteHost: Not listed

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

CreateOS Sandbox fits when

  • A session must run longer than 72 hours.
  • You need a desktop in the sandbox.
  • You need SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001.

RemoteHost fits when

  • You use MCP or Claude Code.
  • You need a sandbox larger than 8 vCPU · 8 GiB.

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