DigitalOcean MicroVMs vs Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution

DigitalOcean MicroVMs costs $0.022 per vCPU-hour and Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution costs $0.085 per vCPU-hour. DigitalOcean MicroVMs runs Firecracker microVMs. Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution runs containers.

Updated Oct 15, 2026

DigitalOcean MicroVMs

Lightweight virtual machines that run a container image in their own kernel and pause when idle.

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

Visit site DigitalOcean MicroVMs profile

Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution

Managed sandboxes that run code for AI agents.

Isolation: Container
Free tier: 50 vCPU-hours and 100 GiB-hours free per month
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution profile

What is different

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DigitalOcean MicroVMs

Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution

vCPU, per hour: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.022; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: $0.085
RAM, per GiB-hour: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.0085; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: $0.009
Largest sandbox: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: 4 vCPU · 4 GiB
Isolation: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Firecracker microVM; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Container
Snapshots: DigitalOcean MicroVMs:; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: No

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

DigitalOcean MicroVMsdocs.digitalocean.com/products/microvms/details/pricingdocs.digitalocean.com

Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Executioncloud.google.com/products/gemini-enterprise-agent-platform/pricingcloud.google.com

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.022; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: $0.085
RAM, per GiB-hour: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.0085; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: $0.009
Storage: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.05 per GiB per month, charged when running or paused. Checkpoints are charged until deleted.; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Not listed
Free tier: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: 50 vCPU-hours and 100 GiB-hours free per month
Paid plan from: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Pay as you go
Billing: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Per second; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Per second

Limits

Max session: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Not listed
Idle stop: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: After 5 minutes; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Not listed
Largest sandbox: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: 4 vCPU · 4 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Firecracker microVM; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Container
GPU: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Not listed
Snapshots: DigitalOcean MicroVMs:; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: No
Pause and resume: DigitalOcean MicroVMs:; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution:

Developer

SDKs: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Python
Integrations: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Not listed

Trust

License: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Not listed
BYOC: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

DigitalOcean MicroVMs

Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.039; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: $0.103
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.078; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: $0.206
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.156; Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: $0.412

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Which one fits

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DigitalOcean MicroVMs fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You want the lower list price: $0.078 against $0.206 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need snapshots.
You need a sandbox larger than 4 vCPU · 4 GiB.

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