Dedalus Machines vs Sandock

Dedalus Machines costs $0.04536 per vCPU-hour. Dedalus Machines runs full VMs. Sandock runs containers and limits a session to 24 hours.

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

Sandock

Docker sandboxes with persistent volumes for AI agents.

Isolation: Container
Free tier: None
Max session: 24 hours

Visit site Sandock profile

What is different

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Dedalus Machines

Sandock

Free tier: Dedalus Machines: $20 one-time sign-up credit; Sandock: None
Paid plan from: Dedalus Machines: $20 / month; Sandock: $5 / month
Idle stop: Dedalus Machines: After 5 minutes; Sandock: After 30 minutes
Largest sandbox: Dedalus Machines: 16 vCPU · 64 GiB; Sandock: 16 vCPU · 8 GiB
Isolation: Dedalus Machines: Full VM; Sandock: Container
SDKs: Dedalus Machines: Python, TypeScript, Go; Sandock: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Dedalus Machines: $0.04536; Sandock: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: Dedalus Machines: $0.01458; Sandock: Not listed
Storage: Dedalus Machines: $0.0001 per GiB-hour; Sandock: Not listed
Free tier: Dedalus Machines: $20 one-time sign-up credit; Sandock: None
Paid plan from: Dedalus Machines: $20 / month; Sandock: $5 / month
Billing: Dedalus Machines: Per second; Sandock: Not listed

Limits

Max session: Dedalus Machines: Not listed; Sandock: 24 hours
Idle stop: Dedalus Machines: After 5 minutes; Sandock: After 30 minutes
Largest sandbox: Dedalus Machines: 16 vCPU · 64 GiB; Sandock: 16 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Dedalus Machines: Not listed; Sandock: Up to 150

Platform

Isolation: Dedalus Machines: Full VM; Sandock: Container
GPU: Dedalus Machines: Not listed; Sandock: Not listed
Snapshots: Dedalus Machines: Not listed; Sandock: Not listed
Pause and resume: Dedalus Machines:; Sandock:

Developer

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

Trust

License: Dedalus Machines: Not listed; Sandock: Not listed
BYOC: Dedalus Machines: Enterprise plan; Sandock: Private / VPC deployment on Enterprise

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Dedalus Machines

Sandock

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Dedalus Machines: $0.075; Sandock: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Dedalus Machines: $0.149; Sandock: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Dedalus Machines: $0.298; Sandock: Not listed

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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 to start without paying.
You need a sandbox larger than 16 vCPU · 8 GiB.

Sandock fits when

You use MCP.

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