Docker Sandboxes vs LangSmith Sandboxes

Docker Sandboxes costs $0.07 per vCPU-hour and LangSmith Sandboxes costs $0.0576 per vCPU-hour. Docker Sandboxes runs microVMs. LangSmith Sandboxes runs Firecracker microVMs.

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Docker Sandboxes

Isolation
MicroVM
Free tier
One-time promotional credit for cloud compute
Max session
Not listed

LangSmith Sandboxes

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
Credit of 8 LSU every month
Max session
Not listed

What is different

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

Docker Sandboxes
LangSmith Sandboxes
vCPU, per hour
Docker Sandboxes: $0.07
LangSmith Sandboxes: $0.0576
RAM, per GiB-hour
Docker Sandboxes: Included
LangSmith Sandboxes: $0.01845
Free tier
Docker Sandboxes: One-time promotional credit for cloud compute
LangSmith Sandboxes: Credit of 8 LSU every month
Billing
Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time
LangSmith Sandboxes: Per second
Largest sandbox
Docker Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
LangSmith Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 64 GiB
Isolation
Docker Sandboxes: MicroVM
LangSmith Sandboxes: Firecracker microVM
SDKs
Docker Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript
LangSmith Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript
Integrations
Docker Sandboxes: MCP
LangSmith Sandboxes: LangChain

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Docker Sandboxes: $0.07
LangSmith Sandboxes: $0.0576
RAM, per GiB-hour
Docker Sandboxes: Included
LangSmith Sandboxes: $0.01845
Storage
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
LangSmith Sandboxes: $0.000123 per GiB-hour
Free tier
Docker Sandboxes: One-time promotional credit for cloud compute
LangSmith Sandboxes: Credit of 8 LSU every month
Paid plan from
Docker Sandboxes: Pay as you go
LangSmith Sandboxes: Not listed
Billing
Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time
LangSmith Sandboxes: Per second

Limits

Max session
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
LangSmith Sandboxes: Not listed
Idle stop
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
LangSmith Sandboxes: After 10 minutes
Largest sandbox
Docker Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
LangSmith Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 64 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Docker Sandboxes: Up to 10
LangSmith Sandboxes: Not listed

Platform

Isolation
Docker Sandboxes: MicroVM
LangSmith Sandboxes: Firecracker microVM
GPU
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
LangSmith Sandboxes: Not listed
Snapshots
Docker Sandboxes:
LangSmith Sandboxes:
Pause and resume
Docker Sandboxes:
LangSmith Sandboxes:

Developer

SDKs
Docker Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript
LangSmith Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript
Integrations
Docker Sandboxes: MCP
LangSmith Sandboxes: LangChain

Trust

License
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
LangSmith Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
LangSmith Sandboxes: Enterprise plan

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Docker Sandboxes
LangSmith Sandboxes
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.070
LangSmith Sandboxes: $0.095
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.140
LangSmith Sandboxes: $0.189
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.280
LangSmith Sandboxes: $0.378

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Docker Sandboxes fits when

  • You use MCP.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.140 against $0.189 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

LangSmith Sandboxes fits when

  • You use LangChain.
  • You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.
  • You need a sandbox larger than 16 vCPU · 32 GiB.

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