DigitalOcean MicroVMs vs OpenAI Code Interpreter

DigitalOcean MicroVMs costs $0.022 per vCPU-hour. OpenAI Code Interpreter bills memory only, at $0.09 per GiB-hour. DigitalOcean MicroVMs runs Firecracker microVMs. OpenAI Code Interpreter runs containers.

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DigitalOcean MicroVMs

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
Not listed

OpenAI Code Interpreter

Isolation
Container
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
Not listed

What is different

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

DigitalOcean MicroVMs
OpenAI Code Interpreter
RAM, per GiB-hour
DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.0085
OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.09
Billing
DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Per second
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Memory only
Idle stop
DigitalOcean MicroVMs: After 5 minutes
OpenAI Code Interpreter: After 20 minutes
Isolation
DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Firecracker microVM
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Container

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.022
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour
DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.0085
OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.09
Storage
DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.05 per GiB per month, charged when running or paused. Checkpoints are charged until deleted.
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Free tier
DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Paid plan from
DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Billing
DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Per second
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Memory only

Limits

Max session
DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Idle stop
DigitalOcean MicroVMs: After 5 minutes
OpenAI Code Interpreter: After 20 minutes
Largest sandbox
DigitalOcean MicroVMs: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes
DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed

Platform

Isolation
DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Firecracker microVM
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Container
GPU
DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Snapshots
DigitalOcean MicroVMs:
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Pause and resume
DigitalOcean MicroVMs:
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed

Developer

SDKs
DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Python, JavaScript, Go, Java, Ruby
Integrations
DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed

Trust

License
DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
BYOC
DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

DigitalOcean MicroVMs
OpenAI Code Interpreter
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.039
OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.180
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.078
OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.360
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.156
OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.720

Compute only, at list rates.

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

DigitalOcean MicroVMs fits when

  • You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.078 against $0.360 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
  • You need snapshots.
  • You need pause and resume.

OpenAI Code Interpreter fits when

  • You want one rate for memory, with CPU included.

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