E2B vs RemoteHost

E2B costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour. E2B runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 24 hours. RemoteHost runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 72 hours.

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E2B

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
$100 credit, one time
Max session
24 hours

RemoteHost

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
7-day free trial
Max session
72 hours

What is different

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

E2B
RemoteHost
RAM, per GiB-hour
E2B: $0.0162
RemoteHost: Included
Free tier
E2B: $100 credit, one time
RemoteHost: 7-day free trial
Paid plan from
E2B: $150 / month
RemoteHost: $20 / month
Billing
E2B: Per second
RemoteHost: Bundled machine time
Max session
E2B: 24 hours
RemoteHost: 72 hours
Largest sandbox
E2B: 8 vCPU · 8 GiB
RemoteHost: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
E2B: Up to 1,100
RemoteHost: Up to 2,000
SDKs
E2B: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
RemoteHost: TypeScript
Integrations
E2B: LangChain, OpenAI Agents SDK, Vercel AI SDK, MCP, Claude Code
RemoteHost: MCP, Claude Code

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
E2B: $0.0504
RemoteHost: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour
E2B: $0.0162
RemoteHost: Included
Storage
E2B: Free
RemoteHost: Free
Free tier
E2B: $100 credit, one time
RemoteHost: 7-day free trial
Paid plan from
E2B: $150 / month
RemoteHost: $20 / month
Billing
E2B: Per second
RemoteHost: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session
E2B: 24 hours
RemoteHost: 72 hours
Idle stop
E2B: Not listed
RemoteHost: Not listed
Largest sandbox
E2B: 8 vCPU · 8 GiB
RemoteHost: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
E2B: Up to 1,100
RemoteHost: Up to 2,000

Platform

Isolation
E2B: Firecracker microVM
RemoteHost: Firecracker microVM
GPU
E2B: No
RemoteHost: Not listed
Snapshots
E2B:
RemoteHost:
Pause and resume
E2B:
RemoteHost:

Developer

SDKs
E2B: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
RemoteHost: TypeScript
Integrations
E2B: LangChain, OpenAI Agents SDK, Vercel AI SDK, MCP, Claude Code
RemoteHost: MCP, Claude Code

Trust

License
E2B: Apache-2.0
RemoteHost: Not listed
BYOC
E2B: Enterprise plan
RemoteHost: Enterprise, on hardware you own

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

E2B
RemoteHost
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
E2B: $0.083
RemoteHost: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
E2B: $0.166
RemoteHost: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
E2B: $0.331
RemoteHost: Not listed

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

E2B fits when

  • You want an open-source platform (Apache-2.0) that you can self-host.
  • You use LangChain, the OpenAI Agents SDK or the Vercel AI SDK.
  • You need a desktop in the sandbox.
  • You need SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA.

RemoteHost fits when

  • A session must run longer than 24 hours.
  • You need a sandbox larger than 8 vCPU · 8 GiB.

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