Dedalus Machines vs Runloop

Dedalus Machines costs $0.04536 per vCPU-hour and Runloop costs $0.108 per vCPU-hour. Dedalus Machines runs full VMs. Runloop runs microVMs.

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

Runloop

Devboxes built for coding agents.

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

Visit site Runloop profile

What is different

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Dedalus Machines

Runloop

vCPU, per hour: Dedalus Machines: $0.04536; Runloop: $0.108
RAM, per GiB-hour: Dedalus Machines: $0.01458; Runloop: $0.0252
Storage: Dedalus Machines: $0.0001 per GiB-hour; Runloop: $0.00034236 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Dedalus Machines: $20 one-time sign-up credit; Runloop: $50 credit
Paid plan from: Dedalus Machines: $20 / month; Runloop: Pay as you go
Isolation: Dedalus Machines: Full VM; Runloop: MicroVM
SDKs: Dedalus Machines: Python, TypeScript, Go; Runloop: Python, TypeScript

Full comparison

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Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Dedalus Machines: $0.04536; Runloop: $0.108
RAM, per GiB-hour: Dedalus Machines: $0.01458; Runloop: $0.0252
Storage: Dedalus Machines: $0.0001 per GiB-hour; Runloop: $0.00034236 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Dedalus Machines: $20 one-time sign-up credit; Runloop: $50 credit
Paid plan from: Dedalus Machines: $20 / month; Runloop: Pay as you go
Billing: Dedalus Machines: Per second; Runloop: Per second

Limits

Max session: Dedalus Machines: Not listed; Runloop: Not listed
Idle stop: Dedalus Machines: After 5 minutes; Runloop: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Dedalus Machines: 16 vCPU · 64 GiB; Runloop: 16 vCPU · 64 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Dedalus Machines: Not listed; Runloop: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: Dedalus Machines: Full VM; Runloop: MicroVM
GPU: Dedalus Machines: Not listed; Runloop: Not listed
Snapshots: Dedalus Machines: Not listed; Runloop:
Pause and resume: Dedalus Machines:; Runloop:

Developer

SDKs: Dedalus Machines: Python, TypeScript, Go; Runloop: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: Dedalus Machines: Not listed; Runloop: OpenAI Agents SDK, MCP

Trust

License: Dedalus Machines: Not listed; Runloop: Not listed
BYOC: Dedalus Machines: Enterprise plan; Runloop: Deploy to VPC, Enterprise plan

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Dedalus Machines

Runloop

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Dedalus Machines: $0.075; Runloop: $0.158
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Dedalus Machines: $0.149; Runloop: $0.317
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Dedalus Machines: $0.298; Runloop: $0.634

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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 $0.317 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

Runloop fits when

You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You use the OpenAI Agents SDK or MCP.
You want the larger free credit: $50 against $20.

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