Docker Sandboxes vs Perplexity Sandbox

Docker Sandboxes costs $0.07 per vCPU-hour. Docker Sandboxes runs microVMs and limits a session to 24 hours. Perplexity Sandbox runs containers.

Updated Oct 15, 2026

Docker Sandboxes

Cloud microVM sandboxes for coding agents, run by Docker.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: $25 credit, one time
Max session: 24 hours

Visit site Docker Sandboxes profile

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

Docker Sandboxes

Perplexity Sandbox

Isolation: Docker Sandboxes: MicroVM; Perplexity Sandbox: Container
SDKs: Docker Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript; Perplexity Sandbox: Python, TypeScript

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18 fields, at each provider's list price

Docker Sandboxesdocker.com/c/sbx-promodocker.com

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

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Docker Sandboxes: $0.07; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: Docker Sandboxes: Included; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Storage: Docker Sandboxes: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Free tier: Docker Sandboxes: $25 credit, one time; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Paid plan from: Docker Sandboxes: Pay as you go; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Billing: Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

Limits

Max session: Docker Sandboxes: 24 hours; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Idle stop: Docker Sandboxes: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Docker Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: Docker Sandboxes: Up to 10; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: Docker Sandboxes: MicroVM; Perplexity Sandbox: Container
GPU: Docker Sandboxes: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Snapshots: Docker Sandboxes:; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Pause and resume: Docker Sandboxes:; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

Developer

SDKs: Docker Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript; Perplexity Sandbox: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: Docker Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

Trust

License: Docker Sandboxes: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
BYOC: Docker Sandboxes: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Docker Sandboxes

Perplexity Sandbox

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Docker Sandboxes: $0.070; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Docker Sandboxes: $0.140; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Docker Sandboxes: $0.280; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Docker Sandboxes fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You use MCP or Claude Code.
You need snapshots.
You need pause and resume.

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