Deno Sandbox vs Perplexity Sandbox

Deno Sandbox costs $0.10 per vCPU-hour. Deno Sandbox runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 30 minutes. Perplexity Sandbox 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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Perplexity Sandbox

Isolated Linux containers that run Python and bash code inside a Perplexity Agent API request.

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

Visit site Perplexity Sandbox profile

What is different

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

Field

Deno Sandbox

Perplexity Sandbox

Isolation: Deno Sandbox: Firecracker microVM; Perplexity Sandbox: Container
SDKs: Deno Sandbox: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python; Perplexity Sandbox: Python, TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Deno Sandboxdeno.com/deploy/pricingdeno.com

Perplexity Sandboxdocs.perplexity.ai/guides/pricingdocs.perplexity.ai

Pricing

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

Limits

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

Platform

Isolation: Deno Sandbox: Firecracker microVM; Perplexity Sandbox: Container
GPU: Deno Sandbox: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Snapshots: Deno Sandbox:; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Pause and resume: Deno Sandbox: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

Developer

SDKs: Deno Sandbox: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python; Perplexity Sandbox: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: Deno Sandbox: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

Trust

License: Deno Sandbox: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
BYOC: Deno Sandbox: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Deno Sandbox

Perplexity Sandbox

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Deno Sandbox: $0.150; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Deno Sandbox: $0.300; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Deno Sandbox: $0.600; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

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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 need snapshots.
Your code waits a lot: CPU is billed only while it is in use.
You need SOC 2, ISO 27001 and HIPAA.

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