Deno Sandbox vs OpenAI Code Interpreter

Deno Sandbox costs $0.10 per vCPU-hour. OpenAI Code Interpreter bills memory only, at $0.09 per GiB-hour. Deno Sandbox runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 30 minutes. OpenAI Code Interpreter runs containers.

Updated Oct 15, 2026

Deno Sandbox

Linux microVMs for running untrusted and generated code.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: 30 minutes

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OpenAI Code Interpreter

Sandboxed containers where OpenAI models write and run Python code.

Isolation: Container
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: Not listed

Visit site OpenAI Code Interpreter profile

What is different

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

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Deno Sandbox

OpenAI Code Interpreter

RAM, per GiB-hour: Deno Sandbox: $0.025; OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.09
Billing: Deno Sandbox: Active CPU time only; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Memory only
Isolation: Deno Sandbox: Firecracker microVM; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Container
SDKs: Deno Sandbox: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Python, JavaScript, Go, Java, Ruby

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Deno Sandboxdeno.com/deploy/pricingdeno.com

OpenAI Code Interpreterdevelopers.openai.com/api/docs/pricingdevelopers.openai.com

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Deno Sandbox: $0.10; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: Deno Sandbox: $0.025; OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.09
Storage: Deno Sandbox: Volumes $0.20 per GiB-month after plan allowance. Volumes 300 MB to 20 GB.; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Free tier: Deno Sandbox: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Paid plan from: Deno Sandbox: $20 / month; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Billing: Deno Sandbox: Active CPU time only; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Memory only

Limits

Max session: Deno Sandbox: 30 minutes; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Idle stop: Deno Sandbox: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: After 20 minutes
Largest sandbox: Deno Sandbox: 2 vCPU · 4 GiB; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: Deno Sandbox: Up to 20; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed

Platform

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

Developer

SDKs: Deno Sandbox: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Python, JavaScript, Go, Java, Ruby
Integrations: Deno Sandbox: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed

Trust

License: Deno Sandbox: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
BYOC: Deno Sandbox: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Deno Sandbox

OpenAI Code Interpreter

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Deno Sandbox: $0.150; OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.180
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Deno Sandbox: $0.300; OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.360
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Deno Sandbox: $0.600; OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.720

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Deno Sandbox fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You want the lower list price: $0.300 against $0.360 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need snapshots.
Your code waits a lot: CPU is billed only while it is in use.

OpenAI Code Interpreter fits when

You want one rate for memory, with CPU included.

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