Deno Sandbox vs Runloop

Deno Sandbox costs $0.10 per vCPU-hour and Runloop costs $0.108 per vCPU-hour. Deno Sandbox runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 30 minutes. Runloop runs microVMs.

Updated Oct 14, 2026

Deno Sandbox

Linux microVMs for running untrusted and generated code.

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

Visit site Deno Sandbox profile

Runloop

Devboxes built for coding agents.

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

Visit site Runloop profile

What is different

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

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Deno Sandbox

Runloop

vCPU, per hour: Deno Sandbox: $0.10; Runloop: $0.108
RAM, per GiB-hour: Deno Sandbox: $0.025; Runloop: $0.0252
Storage: Deno Sandbox: Volumes $0.20 per GiB-month after plan allowance. Volumes 300 MB to 20 GB.; Runloop: $0.00034236 per GiB-hour
Paid plan from: Deno Sandbox: $20 / month; Runloop: Pay as you go
Billing: Deno Sandbox: Active CPU time only; Runloop: Per second
Largest sandbox: Deno Sandbox: 2 vCPU · 4 GiB; Runloop: 16 vCPU · 64 GiB
Isolation: Deno Sandbox: Firecracker microVM; Runloop: MicroVM
SDKs: Deno Sandbox: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python; Runloop: Python, TypeScript

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18 fields, at each provider's list price

Deno Sandboxdeno.com/deploy/sandboxdeno.com

Runlooprunloop.ai/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Deno Sandbox: $0.10; Runloop: $0.108
RAM, per GiB-hour: Deno Sandbox: $0.025; Runloop: $0.0252
Storage: Deno Sandbox: Volumes $0.20 per GiB-month after plan allowance. Volumes 300 MB to 20 GB.; Runloop: $0.00034236 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Deno Sandbox: Not listed; Runloop: $50 credit
Paid plan from: Deno Sandbox: $20 / month; Runloop: Pay as you go
Billing: Deno Sandbox: Active CPU time only; Runloop: Per second

Limits

Max session: Deno Sandbox: 30 minutes; Runloop: Not listed
Idle stop: Deno Sandbox: Not listed; Runloop: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Deno Sandbox: 2 vCPU · 4 GiB; Runloop: 16 vCPU · 64 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Deno Sandbox: Up to 20; Runloop: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: Deno Sandbox: Firecracker microVM; Runloop: MicroVM
GPU: Deno Sandbox: Not listed; Runloop: Not listed
Snapshots: Deno Sandbox:; Runloop:
Pause and resume: Deno Sandbox: Not listed; Runloop:

Developer

SDKs: Deno Sandbox: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python; Runloop: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: Deno Sandbox: Not listed; Runloop: OpenAI Agents SDK, MCP

Trust

License: Deno Sandbox: Not listed; Runloop: Not listed
BYOC: Deno Sandbox: Not listed; Runloop: Deploy to VPC, Enterprise plan

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Deno Sandbox

Runloop

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Deno Sandbox: $0.150; Runloop: $0.158
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Deno Sandbox: $0.300; Runloop: $0.317
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Deno Sandbox: $0.600; Runloop: $0.634

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Deno Sandbox fits when

You want the lower list price: $0.300 against $0.317 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
Your code waits a lot: CPU is billed only while it is in use.
You need SOC 2, ISO 27001 and HIPAA.

Runloop fits when

You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
You use the OpenAI Agents SDK or MCP.
You need pause and resume.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.

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