Dedalus Machines vs HopX

Dedalus Machines costs $0.04536 per vCPU-hour and HopX costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour. Dedalus Machines runs full VMs. HopX runs Firecracker microVMs and has no session limit.

Updated Oct 14, 2026

Dedalus Machines

Linux virtual machines for AI agents that sleep when idle.

Isolation: Full VM
Free tier: $20 one-time sign-up credit
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Dedalus Machines profile

HopX

Firecracker microVM sandboxes for AI agents.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: $200 credit
Max session: No limit

Visit site HopX profile

What is different

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

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Dedalus Machines

HopX

vCPU, per hour: Dedalus Machines: $0.04536; HopX: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour: Dedalus Machines: $0.01458; HopX: $0.0162
Storage: Dedalus Machines: $0.0001 per GiB-hour; HopX: $0.000108 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Dedalus Machines: $20 one-time sign-up credit; HopX: $200 credit
Paid plan from: Dedalus Machines: $20 / month; HopX: Pay as you go
Isolation: Dedalus Machines: Full VM; HopX: Firecracker microVM
SDKs: Dedalus Machines: Python, TypeScript, Go; HopX: Python, JavaScript

Full comparison

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Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Dedalus Machines: $0.04536; HopX: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour: Dedalus Machines: $0.01458; HopX: $0.0162
Storage: Dedalus Machines: $0.0001 per GiB-hour; HopX: $0.000108 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Dedalus Machines: $20 one-time sign-up credit; HopX: $200 credit
Paid plan from: Dedalus Machines: $20 / month; HopX: Pay as you go
Billing: Dedalus Machines: Per second; HopX: Per second

Limits

Max session: Dedalus Machines: Not listed; HopX: No limit
Idle stop: Dedalus Machines: After 5 minutes; HopX: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Dedalus Machines: 16 vCPU · 64 GiB; HopX: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: Dedalus Machines: Not listed; HopX: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: Dedalus Machines: Full VM; HopX: Firecracker microVM
GPU: Dedalus Machines: Not listed; HopX: Not listed
Snapshots: Dedalus Machines: Not listed; HopX: Not listed
Pause and resume: Dedalus Machines:; HopX:

Developer

SDKs: Dedalus Machines: Python, TypeScript, Go; HopX: Python, JavaScript
Integrations: Dedalus Machines: Not listed; HopX: MCP

Trust

License: Dedalus Machines: Not listed; HopX: Not listed
BYOC: Dedalus Machines: Enterprise plan; HopX: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Dedalus Machines

HopX

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Dedalus Machines: $0.075; HopX: $0.083
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Dedalus Machines: $0.149; HopX: $0.166
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Dedalus Machines: $0.298; HopX: $0.331

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Dedalus Machines fits when

You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
You want the lower list price: $0.149 against $0.166 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.

HopX fits when

You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You use MCP.
You want the larger free credit: $200 against $20.

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